One of the more dominant industries in Greater Shepparton is the transport industry, and a number of the people behind these companies have pitched in contributions of $50,000 that will go towards the construction of the revitalised Museum of Vehicle Evolution, formerly known as the Shepparton Motor Museum.
The new space, costing $5.35M, partly funded by the Federal Government, the State Government and Greater Shepparton City Council, will more than double the size of the existing building, providing more space to increase the number of vehicles on display while giving room to project audio visual displays showing aspects from our motoring history and into the future.
Jenna Buzza, general manager at MOVE and project manager for the reconstruction said, “We have 20 legends from the community who all contributed to the cost of construction. The government funding we received was on a one-for-one basis, so these donations have gone a large part of the way towards meeting that obligation.”
The museum is a living collection and is constantly growing to help ensure our motoring history is preserved for future generations.
In normal times, the Shepparton Motor Museum and Collectibles is home to up to 100 classic, heritage and muscle cars as well as motorcycles and vintage bicycles.
All vehicles have been generously loaned or donated for display from not only Shepparton and the Goulburn Valley, but across Victoria and Australia.
A visual fly through of the new facility is available on Youtube at https://youtu.be/7ph3FoQuQKs
The builders for the new project are A.S. Villani Building Contractors from Kialla and if all goes to plan, will be complete by May 2021 with an opening being scheduled for the middle of the year.
