A BOTTLE of locally produced port, a magazine featuring Barack Obama’s ascension to the American presidency and a tie of questionable taste once worn by managing director Brett Tucker.
These are just some of the items employees of Murrumbidgee Irrigation (MI) will unearth in 50 years’ time when they dig up a time capsule buried by the company’s current staff last week.
To mark the opening of its new headquarters at Research Station Road, last Friday dozens of items ranging from golf tees and tomato sauce to a mobile phone and MI business documents were sealed in a time capsule and buried for future generations to one day discover.
MI’s Debbie Jansen, who was responsible for gathering many of the bits and pieces, said it was a surprisingly rewarding task.
“As people gave it more thought we started getting some really interesting things arriving,” Ms Jansen said.
MI is no stranger to time capsules. There is speculation that one was buried at its Banna Avenue offices in the 1950s, but
its whereabouts remains a mystery.
However, there will be no such confusion when it comes time to unearth the current capsule.
Its home for the next half century will be a prominent spot marked with a plaque that reads:
“This capsule contains our past and present. Those who unearth it are our future. May our company and our MIA region be healthy and prosperous when that day comes.”
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