Co-existence
Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)
Artist: Peter Lowe
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 1997
Location: Council House Gardens, South Western side of elliptical grassed terrace behind Council House
Provenance: City of Perth
Don’t Look at the Islands
Image source Shire of Carnarvon
Artist: Smith Sculptors (Charles Smith, Joan Walsh-Smith)
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2019
Location: 3 Silver City Rd, Babbage Island WA 6701
Provenance: Shire of Carnarvon
Description: This statue acknowledges the heartache and pain that the Lock Hospitals of Dorre and Bernier Island's hold.
Don't Look At The Islands is a healing memorial or the families of those lost to the islands.
The Pastoralist
Image source Shire of Carnarvon
Artist: Unknown
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2017
Location: Traffic Island near 32 Robinson St, Carnarvon, WA
Provenance: Shire of Carnarvon
Description: This iron silhouette of a postoralist is a reflection on the beginnings of this regions establishment by Europeans. Sitting in the shade with the circles representing the water and crops.
GARLA - Welcome to Country
Image source Shire of Carnarvon
Artist: Unknown
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2017
Location: Roundabout at Cr Robinson St and Olivia Terrace, Carnarvon, WA
Provenance: Shire of Carnarvon
Description: The five fire sticks, recognises the 5 language groups, the Yinggarda, Baiyungu, Malgana, Thadgari and Thalanyji of the Gascoyne region.
Embodying the spirit of welcome from the timeless tradition of gathering around a campfire, this piece embodies a sense of friendliness representing the community's welcoming spirit.
Fascine Fishing
Image source Shire of Carnarvon
Artist: Unknown
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2017
Location: Olivia Terrace, Carnarvon, WA
Provenance: Shire of Carnarvon
Description: Elevated over the Fascine Town Beach this abstract representation of a fish suspended from massive fishing rod, casts a delicate light by night while lending itself for the perfect photo and reminiscence of the 'one that got away'
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Image source Shire of Carnarvon
Artist: Margaret Seaton
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2023
Location: Crn of Robinson Street and Olivia Terrace, Carnarvon, WA
Provenance: Shire of Carnarvon
Description: The Eclipse Sculpture depicts the vermilion glow around the shadow of the moon during totality in an eclipse. Installed in 2023. This sculpture is a remembrance of the 2023 Total Solar Eclipse.
Town Clock
Image source Shire of Carnarvon
Artist: Unknown
Asset Type: Public amenity
Year of Work: 2017
Location: 1 Camel Lane, Carnarvon, WA
Provenance: Shire of Carnarvon
Description: The Shire and the Carnarvon Lions Club commissioned the Town Clock to be constructed in the form of a windmill to honour our pastoralists.
The commemorative plaque from the 1967 clock was gifted by the Lions Club and is now positioned by the Town Clock.
Paths of Many
Image source City of Belmont
Artist: Stuart Green
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2020
Location: Belmont Community Hub – Library and Museum, 213 Wright Street
Provenance: City of Belmont
Description: Welded and Powder Coated aluminium
Group Settlers Horse & Carriage Sculpture
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Unknown
Asset Type: Sculpture, Metalwork
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Pioneer Park
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: The Group Settlers’ story is one of extraordinary hard work and hardship.
In the years following World War I, Western Australia’s population centred largely around Perth and the Goldfields, and the state was in dire need of farmers. Meanwhile in England, post-war unemployment was sky high.
The two governments created the Group Settlement Scheme – a promise of farmland and opportunity in sunny Western Australia.
Nearly 6000 Brits arrived, full of hope but few with farming experience. Their task was to clear forests, fence off farms and build homes on their allotted plots. It was backbreaking work, and women toiled just as hard as the men.
A decade later and nearly half the settlers had abandoned their blocks, starving and in poverty.
This artwork commemorates the Group Settlers, their hardships and heartbreak.
Free as a Cow
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Ron Roozen
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2010
Location: Pioneer Park
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: The gleaming gold statue, nicknamed Rump on a Stump, is a tongue in cheek take on Free as a Bird, the once controversial sculpture at Laurance Wines (now Frui Momento at Cherubino).
It was created for the 2010 Cow Parade and skilfully erected in Pioneer Park, Cowaramup.
Cow Parade is the world’s largest public art event. Started in 1999 in Chicago, it has been held in all major cities around the world. It is a fundraising project whereby local artists buy a cow and paint or decorate it and display it in the city. The cows are auctioned after the event and all proceeds go to local charities.
Note: contrary to popular belief, Cowaramup is named after the purple crowned lorikeet – or Cowara in local Wadandi dialect – and not cows.
Funded by the Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Banksia Sculpture
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Alan Meyburgh
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2017
Location: Pioneer Park
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: Every component has a story, and the banksia nuts are sculpted from an old car bonnet supplied by Nocker in the local wrecking yard.
Inspired by the artist’s love of the environment, especially the walk trails that meander through bushland around Margaret River.
It’s a timely reminder to leave no trace and only take photos as you admire the native flora and fauna of the region.
Cowara Bird
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Alan Meyburgh
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2018
Location: Cowaramup Main Street
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: This sculpture celebrates the town of Cowaramup and its namesake, the cowara bird.
The idea was conceived by Nicola from the Black Sheep Deli (now closed) and sculptor Alan Meyburgh who wanted visitors to be aware that the town was named after a beautiful bird and not a cow.
Cowara is the name given by the Wadandi people for the purple-crowned lorikeet, a small bird found high in the crowns of trees in nearby forest.
Amphitheatre Wall
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Ian Dowling
Asset Type: Sculpture, Mosaic
Year of Work: 2001
Location: Margaret River Library, Fearn Avenue
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: The blue tiled wall curves through the Heritage Garden, marking the space between the Margaret River Community Centre and Library.
The tiles are ceramic, cast in moulds made from the original hand sculpted models.
The artist brought the patterns, colours and gentle wave of the ocean to the centre of town with this sculpted wall.
Life-sized Wedge-tailed Eagle
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Alan Meyburgh
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Margaret River Main Street
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: The wedge tailed eagle is Australia’s largest bird of prey, and is often seen soaring high overhead, its diamond shaped tail and sheer size giving it away.
Once hunted to near extinction by farmers fearful of losing stock, this eagle is now protected and the population is flourishing.
Sculpted in recycled wood, steel, reo bar and wire, this eagle is swooping back to its nest and egg. An old clawfoot bath and electricity pole are reminiscent of rustic farms of yesteryear, maybe referencing the dangers once faced by large birds.
Wave Wall
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Kashmir Rouw
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2004
Location: Surfers Point, Prevelly
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: Intersecting two iconic coastal spots – the River Mouth and Mainbreak – Wave Wall symbolises a place of community, where many seek to connect, conquer and achieve their surfing nirvana, or to simply soak up the natural beauty of the region.
Inspired by the ocean and carved from local limestone, this bold piece marks the entry to Surfers Point.
It explores the concept of cantilevered stones protruding in three directions to form the fluid curves of a wave or perhaps the bow of a boat.
Funded by the Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Layla
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Russell Sheridan
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2013
Location: River Mouth, Prevelly
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: Layla the great granddaughter of surf god Huey cares for all sea creatures and watches over those who enter the water.
Layla swims the seas of the world and from time to time redirects lost surfers who have been pummelled into the depths below by large waves.
Surfers finding themselves alone, helpless, lost in bubbles and turbulence have been steered to the surface by Layla for one more breath of life.
Dandelions
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Paula Cristoffanini, Nigel Lullfitz
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2017
Location: Reuther Park
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: It’s easy to imagine the breeze catching this dandelion, launching hundreds of tiny seeds into the wind.
Sculpted by two local artists as part of the Shire of Augusta Margaret River’s Plinth program which created artworks to be displayed in parklands throughout the shire.
It was conceived to provide a series of strong formal vertical lines and organic shapes to complement the local environment. The sculptures reference a signifier, balloons, alliums and dandelions in an abstract way. These were chosen as symbols of a gathering point, of celebration, of the joy of gardening and food growing, of survival and even of magic.
The work consists of three elements of varying sizes placed in a group. Each puff ball is slightly different and the poles are bent to add to the naturalistic feel of the dandelions.
A Family Outing
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Jordan Sprigg
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2021
Location: Childcare Centre, Fearn Avenue
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: Set outside a local childcare centre, this sculpture aptly depicts a western grey kangaroo mother taking her joey out for an afternoon hop. Who’s peeking out of her pouch?
Constructed from recycled scrap metal, retired tools and machinery parts sourced from the eastern wheatbelt.
People of River: Wooditjup Bilya River
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Miranda Aitken, Diane Hunter
Asset Type: Sculpture, Print, Poetry
Year of Work: 2014, reworked in 2020
Location: Margaret River HEART, Wallcliffe Road
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: This vibrant piece incorporates the contemplative words of local poet Miranda Aitken with the artwork background a print of an oil painting by Diane Hunter.
It is a lyric poem uniting all who have stood still by the Wooditjup Bilya (Margaret River) and its importance to the Wadandi people.
The artwork contains colours of the local environment – greens and blues with dashes of yellow. The panels allow light to shine through evoking watery elements and movement.
In 2014 the poem was originally printed on a painted background into a single rectangle of digiglass and located at the corner of Bussell Highway and Churchill Avenue. In 2020, following the redevelopment of the Cultural Centre into Nala Bardip Mia – Margaret River HEART, the piece was reworked into five Perspex panels and relocated to the Margaret River HEART gardens.
Rail and Relics
Image source Shire of Manjimup
Artist: The Manjimup Men’s Shed
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Graphite Rd, Manjimup WA
Provenance: Shire of Manjimup
Description: The Manjimup Men's Shed have undertaken restoration works on the rail carriages.
Sandblasting and repainting of the locomotive and steam hauler (Willamette) is complete.
The locomotive and steam hauler have been relocated to their new position on the disused rail corridor.
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) donated some logs and earth works to complete the log landing formation.
Image source Michael Bateman