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Celebrating the heritage of unique towns like Tallangatta could be the key to bringing more tourists to the Border.
Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism Danielle Green was in the town on Saturday to officially open the new community centre, built with $2.2m in Victorian government funding and $400,000 from Towong Council.
“One of the highest yielding lot of visitors and tourists are those that come for arts and heritage,” she said.
“I think the lifestyle will reach the tipping point in Melbourne where many many people will go ‘it’s too big, I want to live in a great little place like Tallangatta … I think you’re getting the mix right here in the North East.”
National Trust Board of Victoria chairwoman Kristin Stegley said it was a fitting day to recognise “the town that moved”.
“This is a most, most interesting town and is clearly a beautiful town,” she said.
“If people have got something to do, something to see, a story to hear and a lesson to learn, they will come.”
The day’s celebrations started with historian Ray Crispin taking a group on a walking tour and Memorial Hall was open to visit.
Towong’s Cr Mary Fraser said the new community centre would be fantastic for the future of Tallangatta.
“For years after the old town moved I used to be quite distraught driving past because I love the town very much, but this has been a great new town,” she said.
