The Australian Agricultural Academy with AEG Pty Ltd. are planning to transform the Murrumburrah Mill in to an educational tourism facility open to the general public. Azam Asad, Dr John Troughton, Thomas So and Greg Medway are hoping to put Harden Murrumburrah on the map with the new venture.
Mr Medway said they are planning to have a five storey glass planetarium that will house a variety of different species of plants. He said that they will be the first in Australia to grow hydroponic cherry trees and tea bushes. He said “the twin concrete silos will be used for abseiling and will utilise digital and 3D technology to represent landing in a jungle”.
Mr Medway went on to say that they will be transforming two vats currently in the mill into a rocket ship design that will be visible from the highway. He said local agricultural producers will be able to sell products in the facility.
A large kitchen will be constructed entirely of concrete with a viewing area for student chefs and the general public. “We plan to stream footage of celebrity chefs into Canberra and Sydney to promote the restaurant part of the development”.
The group hope to house approximately 15 separate agricultural demonstrations including canola, viticulture and cereal production. Mr Medway said with the high level of traffic flow and thousands of vehicles passing through each day, Harden Murrumburrah was a perfect place for the venture.
He said “there is nothing between Canberra and Temora with a distance of 250 kilometres and that Harden is an excellent stopping point for travellers”.
The general public can visit the Mill as of tomorrow and head to the office area across the road from the Museum to view models of the proposed plans.
