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The old building is now back near the former railway line … just a few metres away from where it used to stand when it was a working railway station building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 17, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett Rail Trail will soon have two new attractions at Wooroolin thanks to the efforts of the Wooroolin Lions Club.<\/p>\n

The former Wooroolin Railway Station building has been shifted from the Wooroolin Sportsground to its new home next to the rail trail, just a few metres away from where it stood when passenger trains were still servicing the area.<\/p>\n

The second attraction, a display of an historic Stolzenberg peanut thresher, is also nearing completion nearby.<\/p>\n

The wooden thresher which will form the heart of this display was formerly owned by a Wooroolin farmer, the late Stan Marshall, but may date back to some of the earliest growers in the South Burnett, the Young family.<\/p>\n

It will be moved into location next week and housed under a shed built with funding from a successful Gambling Community Benefit Fund grant.<\/p>\n

Funds to shift and restore the old station building also came from the same grant but this part of the project has had a rockier path to success, with the South Burnett Regional Council finally voting 5-2 in January to support the Lions Club project after lobbying by local councillor Ros Heit.<\/p>\n

The building will sit on steel stumps cemented into the ground.<\/p>\n

Noel Weller, who was Wooroolin Lions president when the project began, said a ramp would be built so visitors could reach the former waiting area.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The club plans to mount historic photos in this space.<\/p>\n

The building already sports a new roof and is in the process of being repainted by Lions Club volunteers.<\/p>\n

Concrete for the foundations will be poured on Friday and the building finally lowered into position.<\/p>\n

The railway arrived in Wooroolin in 1903 and the station building was officially opened in 1904.<\/p>\n

It was shifted to the Wooroolin Sportsgrounds during the 1990s to serve as a clubhouse for various sporting groups after passenger services stopped on the Kingaroy-Theebine line.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, vandals damaged the building while it was there, and it is now missing all its windows and several of the doors are damaged.<\/p>\n

The Lions members plan to replace these over coming weeks to once again make the building secure.<\/p>\n

“It will be a work in progress as we’re all volunteers and we’re only doing it on weekends,” Noel said.<\/p>\n

The old restroom, station office and ticket office will remain locked and off-limits to the public as the club has only gained permission for the building to be used as static display.<\/p>\n

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