Wenty council to fund Ruby repairs

The PS Ruby will now planned as a static display for the region. Picture: File
Lochlainn Heley

WENTWORTH Shire councillors have agreed to provide a historic paddle steamer with $50,000 maintenance budget to spare the vessel from degradation. In the most recent ordinary meeting, Wentworth Shire Council passed two motions that would support the historic Paddle Steamer Ruby. One was an amendment on the Ruby’s future, moved by Cr Michael Weeding that […]

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