Seymour Cottage could soon be a go-to tourist spot for Romsey.
The Romsey and Lancefield District Historical Society have received $12,000 through Macedon Ranges council’s community funding scheme to go towards developing a masterplan for the cottage.
This will inform the society on how to unlock the tourism and local community engagement potential held at Romsey’s oldest homestead.
Society acting president Dr Fay Woodhouse said the group was thrilled to find out their grant application had been successful.
“This is vitally important money for a masterplan which will direct the society on how best to use the cottage,” she said.
Dr Woodhouse said the heritage cottage was built in 1855, and the society has owned it since 1983.
“It’s been maintained over those years but because there is a great deal of restoration work to be done, we need to find out exactly the right way to use the cottage and its grounds to bring in income and do more fundraising so we can raise the funding for the restoration,” she said.
“It will be much more available to the local community and everyone in the Macedon Ranges.”
The $12,000 will cover half of the masterplan, with the society now working to secure funding to cover the rest.
“It’s a really important part of the tourism of Romsey, Lancefield and the Macedon Ranges area,” Dr Woodhouse said.
Georgia Tacey
