Car Rally Picnic Couple Bollards - Geelong Waterfront, Victoria, AU
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ThePacman
S 38° 08.824 E 144° 22.251
55H E 269610 N 5774600
These bollards depicts a couple enjoying a picnic during a car rally.
Waymark Code: WMNY23
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
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This is Ritchie Boulevard, the site of speed trials and vintage car rallies. This couple came down to watch the events - notice how their toolbox contains a bottle of local beer as well as spanners. The annual Speed Trials Revival was recently reintroduced in Geelong, in exactly the same area.
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.