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Historic Mount Buffalo Chalet to close 20-Feb-2012 At 1:52:42 PM Climboholic

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On 20/02/2012 One Day Hero wrote:
>
>The bridge on the way to Booroomba recently provided an example of heritage
>buffs going nuts with public money. The Tharwa bridge was about 100yrs
>old, and apparently "one of very few wooden truss bridges of that era in
>south-eastern N.S.W.".......or some crap like that. Anyway, old timber
>truss bridge which had totally rotted out and was liable to dump a car
>full of climbers into the 'bidgee. ACT government approved a concrete replacement
>for $10 million......then the heritage folk got involved! The result is
>a simulated recreation of the original (all new trusses made using massive
>amounts of timber). It'll require lots of ongoing maintanence and cost
>$20 million, thereby wasting a mere $10 million of public money so as to
>allow a few fogies to reminisce about imaginary better times.

Wow! I didn't realise that's what was going on. I haven't lived in Canberra for a few years but it used to shit me having to drive all the way around to get to Booroomba when the bridge was closed. So the Tharwa bridge is reopened now?

Your point is well made but personally I feel a bit different about The Chalet than the bridge.

On 20/02/2012 STEALTH wrote:
>The Chalet was never a 5 star place.
>It was originally built by VicRail's ancient predecessor when choo choo's
>went all the way to Bright, and then horse and cart dragged touristic types
>up the road.
>existed.

You didn't get much more "5 Star" than that back in the day. You're average punter in the early 20th century couldn't afford a holiday there!