Station Pier: Hear about the remarkable ‘backstory’ (or ‘understory’) of this Heritage listed Pier
A rare opportunity to this State heritage-listed maritime infrastructure - Station Pier. Experts from Ports Victoria together with Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network (MMHN) will ‘unearth’ some fascinating insights into one of Australia’s largest timber piled wharf structures still in use today.
Station Pier: A familiar Port Melbourne landmark, the significance of which is seldom recognised. Situated within the traditional lands of the Kulin nation, this State heritage-listed pier reflects some of Victoria’s most important development phases and continues to play a key role in Victoria’s prosperity. Constructed during the mid-nineteenth century, initially a rudimentary timber pier, it has been the place of arrival and departure in Victoria for gold-seekers, immigrants, refugees, tourists and many service men and women. Although the design of the pier has changed over time with realignment and expansion, the use of timber piles persisted. Sustaining and maintaining such a significant example of timber maritime infrastructure amid the constant challenge of marine conditions and ever-growing vessel sizes, was, and remains, no easy task – as you will discover!
Rarely open to the public, hear about the technical and heritage underpinning of this remarkable landmark.