SHOP CALOUNDRA
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Go arty Caloundra’s hidden gem is one of colour and creativity. Take a stroll down the town’s laneways to discover a vibrant tapestry of local work. Words: Visit Sunshine Coast. DINGLE AVENUE This colourful, massive mural snapshots Caloundra’s cultural identity and history. The mural captures the quintessential feeling of Caloundra’s past and present through quirky colourful drawings of iconic locations, activities and events in Caloundra, such as the heritage lighthouses and Pa & Ma Bendall (surfing pioneers) alongside the Caloundra Music Festival, the mullet
fishermen, the Strand building and Pumicestone Passage.
Picture: Dingle Avenue mural
LAMKIN LANE Turn into this hidden laneway and you will unearth three beautiful murals. The changing rooms at historic Kings Beach Bathing Pavilion are playfully captured in a quirky mural. The repurposed photograph of a female bather is modernised with splashes
of fresh, neon colour. Adjacent to the pavilion mural, is a bold blue besser brick Aboriginal mural. Geometric patterned besser brick was a popular building material in decades past.
The retro feel and the symbolic connection to water that speaks to Caloundra’s coastal heritage is captured in the design. The final Lamkin Lane mural features Caloundra’s oldest lighthouse. Built in 1896,
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