Yerong Creek Water Tower Art - New South Wales

Art design and painting by Heesco who designed the mural based on a small paragraph setting out what we wanted to capture.

The mural tells a story of the town's past with reference to their War veterans, their children, their racing past and their rural identity. Story Boards are being planned for display, so drop in and see if you can pick the stories. 

Yerong Creek is a small village with a long history. It is the oldest village in the Lockhart Shire and is a shell of its former glory which consisted of two banks, a Post Office, Police Station, a couple of stores, a Hotel, three Service stations, three Churches and several other small business at different times. The Village has been home to a Public School since the 1880's. There was a Race Course here during the mid 1880's. There has been a strong connection to AFL Football and tennis in the village. Farming and sheep feature strongly in our current lifestyle and the Canola Crops in season are worth a visit.

The thought behind the water tower mural was to attract passing traffic to stop and spend some time in the village and add to the tourist attractions within Lockhart Shire which includes two other water tower murals at Milbrulong and Lockhart and direct traffic towards the other attractions in the shire, including the nearby Rock Hill.

The Grounds around the Yerong Creek Tower are landscaped including Stanley Galvin Park and provides almost a hectare of park land in the centre of the village enhancing the existing public toilets, seating and free electric BBQ's in the adjacent park.

One Hint: How many red Poppies are displayed on the tower and can you find some more in Stanley Galvin Park.

Information credit goes to John Holstein.