Historical information
The photograph is a view of the Jacksons Creek downstream from Sunbury. The buildings are the Sunbury Sewerage Treatment plant, which is sited on the former Springvale Winery. It was built in 1974 when sewerage became a reality for Sunbury residents, thus doing away with the pan-man and septic tanks.
Significance
Many settlements around Melbourne's urban fringe had sewerage systems installed in the 1970s as a result of Government legislation.
Physical description
A coloured photograph overlooking a river valley which is surrounded by hills with sparse trees on them. There are a number of work buildings on the river flat.
