Millicent should again have a second manned service station before Christmas.

This is the opinion of K&S Millicent manager Mark Hodgens about the fate of the former council-owned servo on Adelaide Road.

Mr Hodgens is confident his company will complete the upgrade by then.

It was closed 15 months ago by leaseholders Caltex/AMPOL with the loss of seven jobs.

Within a day of its August 4 closure, signage, most pumps and other fittings had been removed while 3m high security fencing had been erected around the perimeter of the site.

The 20-year lease between Caltex/AMPOL and freehold owners Wattle Range Council ended on October 31 of last year.

In the meantime, Caltex/AMPOL has remediated the site including the removal of soil and the underground fuel tanks.

Council had successfully negotiated with fuel firm K&S to buy the site for $1.1m and the sale had been completed late last year.

A higher bid by On The Run was rejected by the council.

Meanwhile, Mr Hodgens expects the new K&S fuel outlet at Billygoat Corner in Millicent will be operational in about 12 months.

He said all current structures will be removed and the region’s most modern fuel facility will be erected with electric vehicle charging points as well.