Restoration works have started on the bell tower of Bendigo's St Paul's Cathedral.
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The scaffolding around the site, which started to go up on Tuesday, will take about three weeks to install.
Very Reverend Elizabeth Dyke said the restoration works should be completed by the end of March.
"The work will be to repair the rendering and mortar to make the tower safe," Dean Elizabeth said.
"We won't be able to use the front door of the Cathedral until the works are complete. It will be back in useful order by Easter."
Dean Elizabeth said while the first lot of works would ensure the structural integrity of the building, there would need to be further works in the future.
"The next thing hopefully will be to paint the windows to stabilise the stain glass windows," he said.
"We will also need to preserve the pinnacles and put the crosses back on the Cathedral.
"We don't really have the funds for that at the moment, but we're really excited about the ongoing preservation."
The cathedral went though a period of disuse several years ago when the building was deemed not safe for patrons to use. The congregation instead had to worship in an adjacent hall.
But after years of fundraising from the Bendigo community, the building was restored and the congregation returned to the cathedral in June 2016.
Dean Elizabeth said the Cathedral would remain open for worship while this round of restoration works took place.
The only change was that people would need to enter through the side door between the Hall and the Cathedral, she said.
Dean Elizabeth also called for anyone interested in supporting the future works at the Cathedral to come forward.
"We hope that some people might consider giving to the Cathedral," Dean Elizabeth said. "It's a landmark building in our city.
"It's an important building not only for the Anglicans, but for the whole community."
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