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cub:
A Melbourne icon left to rot because the company has gone into admin.
How much would it cost the government to remove the name if need be and restore the freakin thing.
Disgrace they way they chuck money around but when it comes to a part of Melbournes soul, not an eyelid is batted. :banghead
I for one really miss it  :'(

mightytiges:
It needs a sponsor apparently

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Return-the-power-to-the-Nylex-Clock/162873618947?ref=nf

There's a smaller Nylex clock in Mentone where Nylex's HQ was and it's in the same situation. Seems the GFC has caused the put off any redevelopment plan and Heritage Victoria won't put any money in unless there's one. Not sure what the latest is but this is from May:
http://mordialloc-chelsea-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/time-ticks-for-iconic-clock/

one-eyed:
Pressure mounts to turn historic Richmond clock, Nylex, back on

*Fiona Hudson
*Herald Sun
*January 01, 2010

NOSTALGIA buffs are hoping people power can re-ignite Melbourne's dormant Nylex clock and temperature gauge.

The landmark neon sign atop the Richmond silos was unplugged in March after cash-strapped Nylex stopped paying the electricity bill and sold off the clock.

A groundswell of supporters is calling for government or corporate sponsorship so the sign can once again adorn the city skyline.

More than 1000 people have joined an online group lobbying for the much-loved clock to be switched back on.

Hundreds more supporters on a social networking site are also urging the new owners to plug in the city fixture.

The heritage-listed sign, made famous in the Paul Kelly song Leaps and Bounds, has flashed the time and temperature to passers-by from the banks of the Yarra for almost 50 years.

When Nylex went into voluntary administration, a Swan Hill company called Wet Technologies Australia Pty Ltd bought the rights to the company's name -- and the clock.

But Wet Technologies general manager Shane Bourke

said the water-tank company couldn't afford the enormous electricity bills to run the clock unless a co-sponsor could be found.

"We'd dearly love to turn it on, but we can't afford the costs. It's incredibly expensive," Mr Bourke said. "It's a big thing for us. We are

aware how many people want it on, but we're going to need some help."

Mr Bourke said it was hoped a corporate sponsor could be found so the temperature and time could again flash out across the skyline.

Earlier this year energy company AGL pledged to fund maintenance and electricity on the famous Skipping Girl Vinegar sign, for five years.

State MP Richard Wynne - who has an interest because the clock is in his electorate - has held discussions with some potential sponsors, so far without luck.

"The best way to switch the Nylex clock back on is to find a corporate sponsor, as AGL became for the Skipping Girl," he said yesterday.

"There are no specific government programs to support the running costs of the Nylex clock, but if there are restoration works required, an application could be made to Heritage Victoria."

AGL spokesman Nathan Vass said the energy company had no plans to help out "at the moment".

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/pressure-mounts-to-turn-historic-richmond-clock-nylex-back-on/story-e6frf7jo-1225815159645

Penelope:
Given RFC's major sponser is DSE, perhaps something could be worked out where the lights are replaced with low energy consumption LEDs along with RFC/DSE signage alongside/underneath the clock.

mightytiges:

--- Quote from: al on January 01, 2010, 03:50:17 PM ---Given RFC's major sponser is DSE, perhaps something could be worked out where the lights are replaced with low energy consumption LEDs along with RFC/DSE signage alongside/underneath the clock.

--- End quote ---
Going by wikipedia it now has LEDs. With the clock being in Richmond, having a RFC sign for everyone to see would be good. All comes down to $$$ as usual  :-\.

On June 29, 2005 the clock was restarted at 7.24am, amid heavy fog and a live broadcast by radio station 3AW. The thousands of white LEDs turned on ..... 17,000 LED globes were used, along with 800 metres of neon tubing and two kilometres of electrical cable.

The use of LEDs diminished the visibility of the clock in certain locations and the globes were again replaced in December 2005 for 70-degree orange coloured LEDs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylex_Clock

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