Roadside Art Australia Group

Happywanderer · The Master

Roadside Art Australia Group

mezza56 · Senior Member

cool idea marj

PeterX · Senior Member

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Roadside Art Australia Group

Happywanderer · The Master

Thank you PeterX for putting up a link. I'm hopeless at that stuff
Thank you mezza, it's going well. Just reached 100 members in the first 2 months. I'm sure the last few have come from here.
You don't realise just how much art is out there till you see these contributions, it's amazing.

Happywanderer · The Master

Almost ready to hit the road again. The next week is taken up with things that need to be done before leaving. New glasses. Blood tests for my oncologist. Restock the van while we are close to a Woolies.
Hoping to leave next Thursday , first stop Lara Wetlands for a few days then Longreach. Anybody in the area at the time?

Warren-Pat_01 · Guru

On our recent trip to the (freezing) South West Victoria, we saw several examples of roadside art, silo art (even Australia Post has a set of stamps on the Silo art) but the best & for me having a warped sense of humour was the Warrnambool Wombat. It "really" was a hole in the railway bridge across Otway Road & in that hole is a wombat.

Many people stopped to photograph it (not that there was a lot of room to park) & it hit Facebook with an "expected 2000 views". That figure went out the back door as it went viral! The local ABC did a story on it & I trust Cindy will forgive me for posting the link but both it & the equally humorous movie "Oddball" have put Warrnambool on the tourist map. Somewhere that nomads & others can enjoy their time there, perhaps still being able to view the odd whale or two.

The "Wombat" can be found at www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/regional/2018-08-29/why-the-warrnambool-wombat-mural-video-went-viral/10173128

Phil, the "permanent-er" reminds me a lot of the late actor, Robin Williams. His hat was perfect for the time - as I said before, it was VERY cold.

Warren-Pat_01 · Guru

Just an additional note - Jimmi Buscombe, the creator of the wombat has also several council permitted pictures in laneways, on the footpaths, walls in the town - all wildlife found around the area, some native, some pests (the fox & the reason the Maremma dogs are on Middle Island) - all are worth a visit!

llochris · Member

Would like to join your group. We are at Winton until tomorrow heading back to Narrabri, should be back in Narrabri by the end of October. Our 5th wheeler is called " The Roo".

-- Edited by llochris on Tuesday 18th of September 2018 05:09:27 PM

Happywanderer · The Master

llochris wrote:
Would like to join your group. We are at Winton until tomorrow heading back to Narrabri, should be back in Narrabri by the end of October. Our 5th wheeler is called " The Roo".

-- Edited by llochris on Tuesday 18th of September 2018 05:09:27 PM

You will need to go on to the group and request to join. I will then accept you.

Tried to add you with you actual name. Facebook didn't recognize it.