Geelong & South Western Rail Heritage Society Inc. –

The aims and objectives of the Geelong & South Western Rail Heritage Society Inc are:-

1, To retain and enhance railway infrastructure and rolling stock for the Geelong & South Western Railways.

2. To foster an interest in railway history.

3. To encourage a liasion with railway operators and to provide support for suitable projects.

4. To promote general railway activities.

- Hold working bees to maintain the Birregurra Railway Station and Colac locomotive turntable.

- Open Birregurra Railway Station for public inspection on several days throughout the year.

- Publish a newsletter 6 times per year with  details of our activities and some local rail history information.

- Encourage and support rail heritage train visits to the Geelong and South Western area.

- Undertake excursions to places of rail, steam and/or heritage transport interest. 

- Maintain an archive of information and artifacts relating to railways in Geelong and South Wesren Victoria.

- Maintenance and restoration of Birregurra Railway Station and surrounds.

- Played a lead role in organisation of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Geelong & Melbourne Railway in June 2007.

- Planning celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Geelong and Ballarat Railway in April 2012.

- Restoration of the locomotive turntable at Colac Railway Station and re-instatement of facilities to enable heritage and tourist train services to use Colac as a rail tourism destination.