The first buildings are finished or under construction.
(The main building comlex in the foreground is ‘Wombat Creek Brewery’ which is famous for the ‘Wombat Bitter’. The brewery is a kit from the Danish manufacturer Heljan. The small building to the right of the brewery is Kookaburra Stock and Land Agents.
The trams mark the future depot area.
(The low-relief buildings along Victoria Lane and East Street are all from Rakem Emporium with a few alterations. From left to right:
Hillman Cycles & Radio (Inspried from a real shop in Melbourne) selling among lots of items Beatles Australian edition of the album ‘With the Beatles’ from 1963
Fish ‘n’ Chips Shop
Coles Stores
John McCoff – Chemist
Palace Cinema showing ‘Lawrence of Arabia’
Milk Bar (ex candy shop)
Book Shop
A.J. Roberts Butcher (inspired from a real butcher’s shop)
Pears’ Greengrocery
Ravens Emporium
Barber Shop
Wombat Creek Bakery (with a chimney added)
Bell Brothers Funeral Directors – ‘Best in the Ground’ (They have changed their slogan from ‘Heaven or Hell? Ring Bell!’)
Button’s Haberdashery
Tram stop shelter under construction (inspired from a VR tram shelter in Brighton)
Bert. Edwards’ Tea Rooms (inspired from a real shop)
Wombat Creek Post Office
Allan W. Taylor & Co. Hardware
As seen in the photos no street surface has yet been modelled.
