Best yet to come for Cobden Pioneer Dairy park

Jan. 31, 2015, 4 a.m.

CRAMMED in sheds, lovingly restored and eagerly tended are hidden treasures that tell the story of our regions dairying past.

CRAMMED in sheds, lovingly restored and eagerly tended are hidden treasures that tell the story of our regions dairying past.

Cobden Pioneer Dairy Park project manager Dennis Walsh believes expansion plans will create a major new tourist attraction while preserving the regions dairy heritage. 150129RG03 Picture: ROB GUNSTONE

Since 1998 the Cobden Pioneer Dairy Park has taken a leading role in preserving the areas rich history.

Spread across eight sheds on almost a hectare of land are countless agricultural relics restored tractors, an old bailer, herd testing equipment, mowers and a dairy dating from the 1880s are just some of the gems to be found.

The park opens every third Sunday and attracts bus tours and school groups, but a hard-working band of volunteers has a much bigger future in sight.

A $100,000 redevelopment is planned to put the pioneer park on the map.

Dairy park project manager Dennis Walsh said the revamp would include a new building to provide a grand entrance to the park, a caf, a museum display area and carparking.

We have so much here and we need more room to display it better, he said.

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Best yet to come for Cobden Pioneer Dairy park