KOONDROOK’S paddlesteamer heritage was celebrated late last month to coincide with the centenary of PS Alexander Arbuthnot – the last paddlesteamer to be built at Koondrook.

The Koondrook Development Committee brought the 100th birthday celebration to life.

KDC president Tom Chick said the old Koondrook wharf was a hive of activity in the 1800s as paddlesteamers played an important...