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Thursday, 05 September 2013 15:41

Fieldays chief turns hand to demolition

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A FEW swings with the digger and National Fieldays president Lloyd Downing began the old Mystery Creek admin building’s descent into oblivion.

 

The 15-year-old building’s demolition on August 15 followed the June 2013 opening of the society’s new headquarters. 

“It had served its purpose after having a floor added and being swapped and changed around over the years,” says Downing. “And it had recently developed some special ‘water features’.”

Photos, memorabilia and historic wooden panels and features were removed and will go to a new Fieldays museum. The adjacent Interlok building will stay.

“The building’s removal makes way for the next stage of development in the ‘master plan’, a 20-year blueprint for the Mystery Creek Events Centre,” says chief executive Jon Calder.

The society plans to expand the Village Green area during the next five years and to build new exhibition space.

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