The Centenary Fountain on Pangee Street has had a makeover, you may have noticed.
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Instead of running water, sometimes unsuccessfully, the fountain is now home to a beautiful flower bed.
“The Centenary Fountain on Pangee Street has had a facelift,” the Bogan Shire spokesperson said over Facebook.
“There is a new centrepiece and the pond is now planted with colourful spring flowers."
The park area around the fountain has also been given a makeover.
“The park area around it has also been renovated with a pathway and fresh lawn,” a spokesperson said.
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There have been mixed reactions about the change from the Bogan Shire community.
Some people think it is a great change, others said they would have liked the fountain to stay the same.
Joy Clifford commented she would have liked to have seen the fountain functioing again.
“Sad to see the fountain gone,” Kate Monaghan Huckel said.
Will Marr pointed out there is some water still coming out of the top of the fountain.
Other people are very positive about the change.
“I’m sure it’s going to look great once everything is in flower," Rhonda Cooper said.
“About time something was done about it,” Lesly Ryan said.
Lynette Webster, along with many others commended the garden staff.
“It looks great, well done guys,” Ms Webster said.
“Good job guys, I don’t think I’ve ever seen our parks, garden and street tress looking so good,” Julie O’Brien said.
“Great job,” Sue Bourke commented.
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Some debated on the safety of having a functioning fountain in the main street.
“If the fountain still had that pool of water in it, safety regulations would have been breached, I would think as it would have been required to be fenced to prevent possible drownings, a fence would have detracted from its beauty, so I think the flowering garden is a beautiful alternative,” Victoria Cleaver said.
“I’ve travelled all over Australia and saw many fountains with no fence, look after your children in parks, common sense,” Wendy Clissold replied.