The 3.5m tall magpie stands in Euroa’s Seven Creeks Park, on what was once the old Hume Hwy. Barrwarrang is the local Taungurung people’s word for magpie. While Swoop was a popular community suggestion based on what magpies are renowned for at this time of year. Swoop is the work of Longwood artist Steve Tobin and Tank.
The Giant Golden Horse inside the Federation Pavilion at the Melbourne Royal Show.
With the pavilion closed, and after afterdark, this installation really had chance to shine. I’m not sure how many other people took the opportunity to stop and look through the closed glass doors though
Chinese Lanterns outside the MasterChef Pavilion, previously the Centenary Hall, at the Melbourne Royal Show. In 2024 this space was turned into an Asian food court, nice and convenient for the Dog Pavilion.
If I was hung upside down in the hot sun I would want a “Take Me Away” badge. Soft toys at the Show always seem like a good photo opportunity.
Emu and Possum – the Best Decorated Cake in the 2024 Melbourne Royal Show.
This dress was awarded a “highly commended” in the Textiles section of the Melbourne Royal Show 2024. I can only begin to imagine the patience that went into opening the packets, let alone joining them all together!
The never-ending chore of cleaning the display cases in the Maker’s Pavilion at the Melbourne Royal Show.
The Melbourne Royal Show is always a good chance to people watch. This man was left holding the bunny backpack while waiting for his family in the Victoria Pavilion.
A young pigeon, all puffed up with downy feathers, is perched safely above the weekend travellers at Mitcham station.
The Telstra transmission tower on Mt Wombat, a part of the improvements to the mobile network.
The Rotary Club plaque on Mt Wombat, showing directions and distances of local, and not so local, points of interest. On the no so local destinations, it is interesting that there are only three points outside of Australia – the South Pole, Wellington NZ (2,547Km), and New York USA (16,800Km).
The tourist stage coach pulls into the Port of Echuca Discovery Centre.
Behind the coach is the Upper Murray River flag. The flag is the British White Ensign with the addition of cross in red with five white stars (representing the then five colonies), and four blue bars. The bars are for the major rivers making up the Murray-Darling system, the Murray, the Murrumbidgee, the Lachlan and the Darling.