Jack’s Magazine is a remarkable historic place on the banks of the Maribyrnong River in Maribyrnong. Constructed over several periods from 1875 to 1920 for the storage of explosives, the bluestone buildings, tramways, earth blast mounds and canal showcase Victoria’s military and industrial past.
Jack’s Magazine has been locked up and unused since the early 1990s. Working Heritage has now been appointed to conserve and revitalise the site.
Saturday 29 July is your chance to see inside Jack’s Magazine.
Working Heritage is opening the site – usually closed to the public to the public – as part of the Open House Melbourne weekend in 2017. Visitors will be invited inside to explore its buildings, tramways, tunnels and unusual earth mounds.
Melbourne Open House invites people to explore outstanding houses, buildings, infrastructure and landscapes that illustrate our rich history, reflect how we live and work, and offer insights into our future city.
For those who want to know more, there are guided tours of Jack’s Magazine once a month.
Renew Australia and Working Heritage are partnering to activate a group of disused spaces within the Jack’s Magazine heritage precinct. Jack’s Reloaded is seeking to attract local creative entrepreneurs, makers and social entrepreneurs to bring life to the site.
