Revealing the concept plans yesterday transportation committee member Alan Brown said it made sense for the town, as the halfway point between Sydney and Melbourne, to have a museum devoted to the industry which has helped sustain it.

“It came from a group of local residents who felt Tarcutta needed something to move forward with,” Mr Brown said.

“The town serves as an agricultural hub, but we obviously want to try and get more attention to the town to get people to come in off the highway and stop over for a while.

“Tarcutta has always been a transport hub, so why not put in a transport museum.”

With an average of 3000 cars passing Tarcutta on the Hume Highway each day, Mr Brown said the museum could be exactly what the town needed to draw in travellers looking for a rest stop.

The concept plan includes an initial 80 metre by 40 metre building as the main museum, with space already allocated for future expansion, a café, truck, bus, caravan and car parking, a children’s playground, and specialised buildings for the Tarcutta Men’s Shed and Rural Fire Service.

Strong interest has already been gauged from transportation companies across Australia and numerous car clubs and memorabilia collectors from the region who are willing to support or provide items for the museum.

“We want to make it potentially the best stopover on the Sydney to Melbourne route,” Mr Brown said.

“It will give local businesses all the chance to improve their income.”

The committee is now looking towards sourcing funding to get the project on its feet.