Eastern Beach Lifesavers Bollards - Geelong Waterfront, Victoria, AU
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ThePacman
S 38° 08.800 E 144° 22.343
55H E 269742 N 5774648
These bollards depict a group of lifesavers. One of them was a local swimming teacher.
Waymark Code: WMNY20
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
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These are the lifesavers of the main Eastern Beach. One of these bollards is an actual portrait of a local resident named Bill Coyte, who devoted much of his life to teaching generations of Geelong people to swim.
These sculpted bollards are part of the iconic colourful bollards along the Geelong waterfront. These wooden characters depict the fascinating history and development of Geelong. They were created between 1994 and 1999 for the Geelong City Council by Jan Mitchell (1940-2008), who was assisted by carver Pieter Roos and artist John Starr.
Type of wood carving: Combination of carving tools
Artist's Name: Jan Mitchell
Approximate size/height: 2m
Type of wood: Hardwood gums (recovered timber pylons from the old Yarra Street Pier)
Other type: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
All logs must be the result of an actual visit to the wooden carving.
"Visited" only remarks will not be accepted.