Way 79
Image source Norm Wilson
Artist: Eric Bolt Blyth
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 1979
Location: Coalfields Highway, opposite Cockram Rd
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: This mural depicts the WAY 79 logo, designed by Norm Wilson. It was painted by Eric Bolt Blyth. WAY 79, also referred to as WAY 1979, marked the sesquicentennial (or 150 years) since the European colonisation of Western Australia.
The first WAY 79 event was a New Year's Eve concert on the Perth Esplanade. Ken Colbung, a Nyoongar leader, had been invited to perform, using the occasion to hand an eviction notice to the Governor of Western Australia, Sir Wallace Kyle. Ken Colbung served this notice to the European occupants of Western Australia, on behalf of Western Australia's Aboriginal people. The notice was pointedly in the same form as that used by the State Housing Commission for eviction notices to Aboriginal tenants.
You Are Home
Image source Taj Kempe
Artist: Andrew Frazer
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: 85 Steere S N (back wall)
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: “As I travelled up the infamous hill from Bunbury to Collie in the early mornings I was continuously captivated by the landscape's beauty and majesty. The way the light would dart through the tree canopies dancing over the land, casting shadows over the winding road and carving out abstracted forms that ignited my imagination.
The warm yellows contrasted with the cooler shaded tones would fill me with anticipation for the day. It was the beginning of a new day and I wanted to capture this moment; to share this story and to offer it in a public space for viewers to pause, reflect and be refreshed.” Andrew Frazer
Cherax Destructor
Image source Tai Kempe
Artist: Amok Island
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: Collie Senior High School, Patterson St, Collie
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: “Cherax destructor, commonly known as yabby, is found in local waters.” Amok Island
Early Motoring
Image source Shire of Collie
Artist: Donald Cook
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2021
Location: Collie Veteran & Classic Car Club, Medic St near cnr of Harvey St
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: The car club mural is a depiction of a 1929 Plymouth Tourer that Harry Wiggers restored from a pile of parts. He began the restoration in the late 1980s and it was the first car in Collie put on a concessional licence.
Reflections
Image source Taj Kampe
Artist: Guido van Helten
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020-2021
Location: Wellington Dam Wall, Wellington Dam Rd, Worsley
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: Guido van Helten’s 8,000 square metre mega-mural on the Wellington Dam wall is inspired by local stories and photographs.
Guido van Helten is an Australian born visual artist and photographer (1986). He is an internationally recognised artist creating contemporary street art throughout the world which is underpinned by his exploration of community and identity generated through photography and large-scale mural installations.