After almost 6 months of construction a new building has appeared in Victoria Street. In fact a whole row of buildings has been erected along Victoria Street and East Street.
In Victoria Street the ‘Golden Dragon’ is open for business. The restaurant is situated in the former Hotel Diggers Rest, which closed its doors 6 years ago (More information in W.C. Chronicle no. 3). The law firm Lawson and Partners has also moved into the ground floor of the building, whilst the top floor is still empty apart from some storage space used by the brewery.
The front of the building is inspired from a shop front in Queen Street in Warragul.
(The rusty and bent hotel sign on the front of the building shows its age and recent neglect. On the wall along the alley next to the brewery the words ‘Hotel Diggers Rest’ are just visible above the sign showing the way to ‘Ray Knott’s Joinery’.
Photos of the other buildings in the row will be uploaded soon.
