... ...Map: Cardinia and Koo Wee Rup Swamp plan...In June 1912, Carlo Catani left Melbourne for a four month visit to Europe.
One of his projects was to obtain a dredge to work on the drainage of the Koo Wee Rup Swamp. The dredge selected was the Lubecker steam driven dredge, from the town of Lubeck, Germany. It was described as being of the articulated ladder type; it ran on rails and had a nine-man crew. ...
After more than forty-one years of public service that never ended with his retirement, through surveying and direct design, contracting, supervision, and collaborative approaches, perhaps more than any other single figure, Carlo Catani re-scaped not only parts of Melbourne, but extensive swathes of Victoria ‘from Portland to Mallacoota’, opening up swamplands to farming, bringing access to beauty spots, establishing new townships, and the roads to get us there.
