A HISTORICAL police hut in Keilor, aged more than 150 years old, is the subject of an exciting new preservation and relocation project.
Brimbank City Council and the Keilor Historical Society last week started a joint preservation program at the hut’s present site, on private property in Keilor North.
The tin hut is believed to be part of the original Upper Keilor police station, which was established around 1855, when prospective miners travelled through the area on their way to the goldfields in Bendigo.
The police hut, a Heritage Victoria registered building, will be moved to the grounds of Harricks Cottage in Keilor Park after an archaeological survey.
Brimbank City Council administrators chairman, John Watson, said relocating the cottage would make it more accessible for the community.
“It is crucial that history is recorded, preserved and, most importantly, shared,” he said.
Susan Jennison is president of the Keilor Historical Society, which initiated the relocation and preservation project.
“The Keilor Historical Society has been contacted by the descendants of a family whose relative had been a policeman who had lived in the building during the 19th century,” Ms Jennison said.
“The history of people linked to heritage buildings like the police hut is an important component of work undertaken to research and record the history of the region.”
