Pioneering spirit lives on

FEW things have caught community imagination more than the Pioneers Park at the corner of Peel Street and Lyall Road, Berwick.
The Berwick community came together to make a strong submission that the property should be saved in perpetuity for future communities and backed this with a $250,000 fundraising campaign.
Casey Council then supported the project, as did Gembrook MP Tammy Lobato, and the unbelievable happened.
The council negotiated a deal with the government and the entire site was acquired.
Already the grounds have been transformed, the heritage building on site renovated, a Rotary rotunda built, and a drinking tap and rest area in the name of former community worker Ellis Loveridge established. More is to come.