BY CHARLOTTE LLOYD
Following last months push from Councillor Mitchell Griffin for the restoration of Morpeth Railway Station, member for Maitland Jenny Aitchison has since followed suit.
Joining with concerned local residents, Jenny Aitchison is calling for the NSW Government to restore the recently listed heritage site.
Since the restoration of the site in 1988, it has since been left as a storage site for NSW Public Works.
“The NSW Government’s failure to preserve this historic building shows a total disregard for the heritage of Morpeth and the amenity of the local community.”
In similarity to the refurbished Newcastle station, a major reason for the restoration is based on the cultural and historical significance of the site that the station could provide to both the Morpeth community and tourists to the area.
"The Maitland Heritage Conservation Group and the Business Chamber have been working together for quite a long time now, to try and get action on this site."
"No one wants to seem to take responsibility for the care and uptake of it and it's a real problem."
With 2021 as the bicentenary of the European settlement, locals are keen to see the site restored as an icon of Morpeth.
"The Liberals and Nationals have neglected this important heritage site for over a decade and it needs to be restored."
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| Morpeth Railway Station today as a storage facility Image: Mitchell Griffin |
