FRANCES Walsh is passionate about saving the town's iconic "wine-bottle" water tower.
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"It's an iconic part of Rutherglen and everyone knows it," said Ms Walsh, a member of the Friends of the Wine Bottle.
"You can see it from all over the place and kids often have competitions to see who can see it first when they are driving in to Rutherglen.
"It is an important part of the town."
Ms Walsh said the 26-metre water tower was the responsibility of North East Water which agreed to do repairs to the value of $120,000 and leave the bottle in good condition.
"Indigo Shire will then have to reverse the previous decision not to take on the responsibility and maintenance of the bottle."
The committee is seeking letters of support to encourage the council to reverse the decision.
Ms Walsh, who was born in Rutherglen, believes she lives in a unique country town.
"It's the type of place where if you ask for volunteers, people just turn up," she said.
A retired teacher and former principal of St Joseph's School at Chiltern, Ms Walsh said Rutherglen was a place where you could "make things happen."
She has also been involved in the Community Gardens project which is being developed around three sites in the town.
Ms Walsh said an example of great community spirit was the town's 150th anniversary celebrations of the discovery of gold in 2010.
"It was a tough task to work on for six months before the culmination of a four-day celebration," she said.
"The final result was four days of activities, fun, fireworks and two parades in Main Street."
