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19 July, 2024
Largest auto museum hits Lowood
Somerset is set to be home to the largest automotive museum in Australia, as Council approved its development application on July 10.
The multi-million-dollar museum is proposed to be built at Patrick Estate, near Lowood, and will include a display across 11 buildings, which proposes to house about 1000 cars and 300 motorbikes, an accommodation facility, car parking, caretakers residence, a shop and more.
The development will have an overall gross floor area of about 43,000 square metres. Somerset Mayor Jason Wendt said he was “beyond excited” to welcome this signifi cant tourism attraction to the region.
“This is a huge tourism win for our region,” Cr Wendt said.
“The economic benefits to our region will be exponential and that’s from construction through to completion and beyond.
“We’re informed that during construction there will be about 80 construction jobs available and 64 full time equivalent employees,” he said.
“The proposed development has also indicated opportunities for apprenticeships and on the job training.
