Prominent paddlesteamer on dry land

A few boards are due for replacement, and she will receive a new rudder, which is being built at the Port of Echuca.

Formerly a cargo ship for wool, the Pevensey is an authentic paddlesteamer that still runs on an original two-cylinder steam engine.

When river trade ended, she was docked in Mildura before coming to Echuca in 1973 to be restored using traditional boat-building techniques.

While works are under way, she is expected to be on the slipway for most of August.