The Bathurst Rail Museum opened in 2020.
I MADE a public statement at a recent Bathurst Regional Council meeting about the departure of Alan Cattermole, council's director of cultural and community services.
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I thanked him for leading cultural improvements which included:
- Awards: Gold 2023 and 2024 NSW Tourism Awards - Visitors' Information Services; 2024 National Trust President's Prize for Heritage Trades Trail; 2024 Tidy Town - Litter Prevention; 2024 Wotif Top Five Aussie Town of the Year destinations in Australia.
- Assets: Created Bathurst Rail Museum, and Central Tablelands Collections Facility as a model for the rest of Australia. Improved Chifley Home Museum and Education Centre. Continued to enhance the National Motor Racing Museum and Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum. Consolidated Bathurst Regional Art Gallery as one of the leading regional art galleries in Australia.
- New events: Delivered new cultural events to the region, putting Bathurst on the international stage, such as Festival of Bells and Ring-Around-The-World centred around the only carillon in regional Australia.
Our community is fortunate to have council assets that enrich our lives and bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Bathurst region.
I hope that his successor can build on these excellent foundations and continue to grow the reputation of Bathurst as a cultural destination.
Thank you, Alan, and I wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
