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A bright welcome Concept for painting of tank at Molong's front door
A bright welcome, highlighted by blue skies, flowering yellow wattle and colourful birds, awaits visitors to Molong. Following a $60,000 grant from the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, growMOLONG held several public meetings and conducted street surveys to gather ideas for painting the drab, but prominent, old railway water tank at Molong's entrance from Orange. Concept art is contained in growMOLONG's Development Proposal (notified in last weeks Molong Express). Submissions on the proposal are open until Friday 11 September. growMOLONG's proposal states: "The Water Tank is located on the Mitchell Highway as you enter Molong from the East, a great location for an iconic piece of Public Art. Place
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of Many Rocks will not be on the tank as it is on the signage to Molong. The design wraps around the Tank and is easily visible from the Highway. It starts with colourful examples of a local wattle and Rosella, a common bird in the area, and a Magpie which is the symbol for many Molong sporting teams. Then we move to the cultural aspects of "The Molong Story". Major Sir Thomas Mitchell traversed this area and mapped out roads and towns for the new settlers. During his 4th expedition which eventually took him to Charleville he was guided by Yuranigh a local Wiradjuri man. When he died Yuranigh was buried according to the local Aboriginal traditions with carved trees around his grave which indicated he was a significant person in his tribe.
Mitchell was impressed with Yuranigh and asked the Governor to organize a suitable grave and headstone for him. This site is located about 4km east of Molong and is signposted for visitors. In the image Mitchell would not be wearing a cattleman's coat instead his uniform jacket. These images will be painted with the artistic interpretation of this brief. Finally we go back to another common bird found in the local area, a Blue Wren, and the Wattle." The concept art is already garnering wide support locally and on social media. Local professional artists have been engaged and approvals from relevant authorities (Railway etc) obtained. Painting of the silos and/or the water tank have been long proposed. This project will certainly provide a bright welcome to the town.
Great turnout and ideas at town centre consultations
Across four big days last week, Molong and Canowindra residents were given the opportunity to speak with urban design experts Sala4D and King+Campbell to have their say about what they would like to see in their town centres. The consultations were designed to continue the conversation on from initial meetings where the history, strengths and weaknesses of the two town centres were pulled together to form issues papers on both towns. There was a combination of day time drop in sessions, as well as evening sessions held in Molong and Canowindra, with an excellent local turnout for all events. Urban design is about creating functional and long-lasting spaces that residents of Cabonne and visitors to the region will want to spend time in. “It is great to see so many interested groups getting to have their say at events like these,” Mayor Kevin Beatty said, having attended the evening sessions in both Molong and Canowindra. “Residents of Molong and Canowindra should be proud of their attendance and ideas.” As with the previous issues paper, the information provided to the consultants will be collated and be available for public exhibition and comment in the coming months.
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