Carlo Catani

Who was Carlo Catani?

Carlo Giorgio Domenico Enrico Catani was a civil engineer who worked in Australia for the Victorian Government for the majority of his career.

He oversaw many projects, including:

the draining of the Koo-Wee-Rup swamp

widening and improvement of the Yarra River upstream from Princes Bridge, Alexandra Avenue and the laying out and planting of the Alexandra Gardens

roads to Arthurs Seat and to Mount Donna Buang

the Elwood Canal

Murray River levees

Lake Catani on Mount Buffalo

reclamation and the layout of the St Kilda foreshore.

The township of Catani, Victoria and Lake Catani at Mt Buffalo, are named after him.