... Victorian Public Service... arrived in Melbourne and obtained a position at the Lands Department, starting his over forty-year career with the Victorian Public Service. In 1880 Catani was certified as a Land Surveyor, and in January, 1882 he transferred to the Public Works Department ...
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.
