Sculpture Down the Lachlan is a permanent, inland public art trail stretching 100 kilometres between Forbes and Condobolin, along the meandering Lachlan River.
Art embedded in nature. Designed to showcase the raw, unmanicured beauty of the rural landscape in which envelops the larger-than-life installations.
Featuring over twenty sculptures by some of Australia’s leading creatives, there are 12 sculptures officially part of the trail to explore in the town of Forbes. Most of these can be seen on a walking tour and take you past heritage buildings and the beautiful Lachlan River and Lake Forbes in town.
Visit the Sculpture Down the Lachlan site and map.
Read about the history of the trail
Print a PDF to take with you: SDL Map_2024
See these each on the PUBLIC ART MAP:
Wiradjuri Story Poles (East)
Wiradjuri Story Poles (West)
More public art around Forbes
There are other artworks on the PUBLIC ART map that predate the Sculpture Down the Lachlan project (like Siloscopes outside Forbes Hospital and lots of great murals) so use the maps as you travel to learn their back stories.
To explore any of these works of art on the PUBLIC ART MAP type ‘Forbes’ into the town search box and click on the icons to zoom in.
Howick St, outside the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
This work has significance as a commemoration of several important events in Australian History; the People’s Federal Convention of 1896, and the centenary of the Commonwealth of Australia.
In park near Kandos Railway Statin
Kandos
More information needed for this item.
Eskbank Street Railway Bridge
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Six panels along the bridge walls.
The Cowra Sculpture Park is located at the John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum, Len Whiteley Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct.
Cowra NSW 2794
Outside Mid Western Region Council Chambers
Short St
Mudgee NSW
Australia
John Price (wood, acquired 2015)
Another work from the Rylstone Wood Symposium, this piece was created using only a
chainsaw. The sculpture is installed at the rear of Council’s Administration Building on Short Street,
Mudgee.
Parkes CBD
Parkes NSW Parkes
Australia
Artist Sean James Cassidy uses images of Parkes that are woven throughout his artworks depicting the town’s evolution and links to astronomy. The artworks form part of a multi-media experience featuring songs by Jason Nacho Murchie and poetry by Jim Cassidy and Kerrie Peden.
4656 Jenolan Caves Road
Jenolan Caves NSW
Australia
Aboriginal artist Tom Brown's mural, illustrating the Gundungurra Dreamtime story of Gurangatch and Miragan.
Madline St
Condobolin NSW
Australia
Parkes Hospital
Parkes NSW
Australia
This work was designed by Robert Clegg and Scott 'Sauce' Towney. Sauce and sculptor Ken Hutchinson carved the images on local stone.
Central Commercial Printers
62 Keppel Street (corner of Alan Wright Walkway
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
A.C. Cooke & George Collingridge 1891, (Mural Print 2024)
Mural of a hand coloured engraving of aerial view of Bathurst - A.C. Cooke & George Collingridge, 1891. The artwork was given to Bathurst Regional Council by Ken Neale, and is printed and hung on the Central Commercial Printers building on Keppel Street's Alan Wright Walkway. This mural has been printed and installed by Central Commercial Printers.
along the Walkers Oval linking Lawson Park to the Mudgee Arts Precinct
Mudgee
Orange Botanic Gardens, Hill St
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
A past winning work of the Sculpture by the Sea competition in Sydney was installed in the Orange Botanic Gardens in March 2015.
Yullundry
Yullundry NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Billabong Cafe Wall, opposite the school
Yeoval NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Banjo Paterson Way (20kms from Molong
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Banjo Paterson Way (just before Cumnock
RHS
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Cumnock park
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
1183 Banjo Paterson Way
11.9km from Molong (LHS
Molong NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
20.3 km from Molong on Banjo Paterson Way (LHS under trees
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Banjo Paterson Way (just before Cumnock
LHS
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Banjo Paterson Way (6.3km after Cumnock towards Yeoval, LHS
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Bonfields, Banjo Paterson Way
Yeoval NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Foundations of Portland
Portland NSW
Head on down to The Annexe building @thefoundationsportland to check out the newest mural by @legrizz.com_ .
215 Summer Street
Orange NSW 2800
Daniel Templeman creates artworks that transform urban spaces and engage us as viewers. In Aperture he invites us to explore the way geometric patterns and colours shift as we move along the laneway and welcomes us as active participants in the unfolding of the artwork.
Albion Park
Between Lachlan and Rankin St
Forbes NSW
Australia
‘I Welcome You with Love’ is the newest addition to the #SDLForbes trail and represents loyalty, love and a sense of belonging.
Broad St nr RV Pump
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists (mural, 2018). Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
316 Clarinda Street (Coles Carpark
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
The Dish is represented with the female astronaut; she also reflects the importance we place on gender equality
Westpac Building Cnr Clarinda and Court Street
Parkes NSW
Australia
A celebration of astro-photographers who have featured throughout the history Parkes' 'AstroFest' and annual David Malin awards.
The Cowra Sculpture Park is located at the John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum, Len Whiteley Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct.
Cowra NSW 2794
Pye St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Noble St at Eugowra Showground and Camping
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Outside Mudgee Arts Precint
90 Market St
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Stephen King (wood, 2020)
Acquired in 2020 from Sculptures in the Garden.
Outside the Banjo Paterson... More Than a Poet Museum
Forbes St
Yeoval NSW
Australia
Depicts Major Andrew Barton Paterson in his WW1 uniform.
William St outside the State Government Office Block
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Images referencing Bathurst's colonial years. This stencil in the the area the convict barracks are thought to have been. A Bathurst bicentenial project of Bathurst Arts Council.
William St between Howick st and Church Lane
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Images referencing Bathurst's colonial years. A Bathurst bicentenial project of Bathurst Arts Council.
Church Lane
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Images referencing Bathurst's colonial years. A Bathurst bicentenial project of Bathurst Arts Council.
William St outside the old TAFE Building
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Images referencing Bathurst's colonial years. A Bathurst bicentenial project of Bathurst Arts Council.
Cnr William and Howick St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Images referencing Bathurst's colonial years. A Bathurst bicentenial project of Bathurst Arts Council.
Bathurst District Socce
Proctor Park, Lyal St
Gormans Hil NSW 2795
Australia
Calum Hotham (spray paint, 2022)
Calum is an emerging spray paint mural artist, usually specialising in portraits, but taking on various commissions.
He gives his subject a literal, realistic, yet artistic aspect on a large scale.
Bathurst Hospital, Howick St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
This mural was designed and painted by Bathurst Aboriginal artist Lyn Nicholls. It is part of the NSW Local Health District Aboriginal Art work and signage project.
Kings Parade, between Russell and Church Streets
3 Church Street
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
The Bathurst War Memorial Carillon is one of 3 Carillons in Australia, alongside the Canberra National Carillon and the Sydney University War Memorial Carillon.
Orange Botanic Gardens
Hill St
Orange NSW 2800
The Blind Pig building
45-47 McNamara St
Orange NSW 2800
A Country Practice is an ongoing art project directed by Tully Moore. This iteration of Tully’s practice continues a long-standing interest and involvement in decorative arts, fine art and collaboration. The project focuses on traditional trompe l’oeil still life paintings and its historical standing in both the commercial and fine art realm.
Kelso Community Hu
Bonner St
Kelso NSW 2795
Australia
Kelso High School students with Sven Rogers (mural, 2020)
Students from Denison College Kelso High Campus participated in an outdoor mural project at the Kelso Community Hub aimed at engaging young people in an activity that explores place, belonging, and identity.
Kendall Avenue & Durham Street, Tourist Information Centre
Bathurst NSW 2795
Forbes Visitor Information Centre
Forbes NSW
Australia
Sculptor Pamela Norman, was commissioned to create the Ben Hall statue, by the bushranger's great-grandson, and his namesake, as a dedication to the town and people of Forbes.
Locations around Orange including Post Office lane
Orange NSW 2800
These prints of doors, windows or entry ways will be scaled up or down to fit into the surroundings, creating the illusion of a domestic home or dwelling amongst the busy CBD, becoming a portal for the imagination.
The Yarn Market, Bank St
Molong NSW
This magnificent screen took 4 years to design and embroider - sixty ladies and five men worked hundreds of hours - Farmers donated wool and mohair and the ladies spun the wool and hand dyed with berries,grasses, bark etc - there are over 30 different embroidery stitches.
Grenfell Men's Shed precinct. Located between the Goods Shed and historic Station Building at the old Railway Station precinct, just off the northern end of West Street.
Grenfell NSW
Australia
The pick and pan were constructed under the supervision of the Grenfell Men's Shed, and was built in recognition of Grenfell's significant contribution to the Australian gold era during the mid to late 1860s.
Outside Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Keppel St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Carved to represent a river between two mountains, a waterfall ends in a lake, then runs down over the lakes edge into the valley.
Mid Western Highway & Marshall Lane, Billy Soo Memorial Park
Blayney NSW
Australia
Bill Soo ran the Hang Sing restaurant for many years and was a Blayney icon.
217 Anson Street (next to the Uniting church
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
Floria Tosca’s artwork examines the dualities of existence; strength and fragility, the beautiful and the grotesque, life and death. The artist is sensitive to our impact on the environment, as well as nature’s place in our psyche. This complex relationship of the organic and human footprint often plays out in her compositions with what is mythical, bizarre or overlooked.
Pioneer Park, Main Street
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Part of the Lithgow Laneways project Commissioned by: Lithgow Tidy Towns
Post Office Buliding
Howick St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Birrunga Wiradyuri’s mural tells the creation story of the blue banded bee as told to him by his Elders.
PCYC Lithgow, 7 Hoskins Ave
Lithgow New South Wales
Mural information coming
Cowra Sculpture Park
John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum, Len Whiteley Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct.
Cowra NSW
Phillip King (1971) painted and welded steel
Oberon Common
Oberon NSW
Via Blast Furnace Rd or Wetlands Lane
Lithgow Blast Furnace Park/ Lake Pillans Wetland
Lithgow
Loco Oval
44-46 Russell St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Mural of Bob Clancy- the founder of Bathurst City Colts.
Bogan Gate Memorial Hall
26 Lachlan Street
Bogan Gate NSW 2876
Australia
This wall provides a central location and a unique opportunity for artists, community members and students to hold temporary exhibitions.
Southern wall of the Tennis Clubhouse
Olive Grove Lane
Bogan Gate NSW 2876
Servicemen and women from Bogan Gate served in all of Australia’s conflicts from the Boer War through to the more recent conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan and was where Victoria Cross recipient Rawdon Middleton enlisted in 1940.
Condobolin (Kiacatoo) NSW 2877
0401845133
166 William St
Bathurst NSW
It was a pleasure to paint this bright bundle of joy as well as experiment with spray paint for the first time.
Orange Botanic Gardens
Hill St
Orange NSW 2800
Between Rylstone & Kandos – Opposite Rathdowney
Bylong Valley Way
Kandos NSW
Rhonda Castle (2015). Local to the region Rhonda Castle was raised in Kandos. Her works integrate stainless steel, Corten, Sandstone, acrylic and found objects. She explores and experiments with the use of these materials and techniques to produce sculptures that aim to convey emotional energy through form.
Amenities Block, Oberon Common, Edith Road
Oberon NSW
Australia
On the wall of the toliet block at Oberon Common.
crn Belubula Street and Mandurama Street
Carcoar NSW 2791
Australia
printed reproduction of Nyree Reynolds artwork on the rear of the bus stop in Carocar, on CNR Belubula Street and Mandurama Street.
Bicentennial Park, Stanley St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
A bicentenial gift from the Indian Government, a bust of the first Prime Minister Pandit Nehru, located in the Indian Peace Garden.
53 Louee St
Rylstone
Panorama Mini Mart
Havannah St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Mural of racing driver Cam Waters with team Monster Energy for Panorama Mini Mart, up from Mount Panorama.
Cook Street Plaza
Lithgow NSW
Michael Bourke (2024, mural)
Crn Pys St and Namina St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Canowindra Skate Park,Corner of Rodd St and Browns Avenue
Canowindra NSW
Australia
More details to come
Wyalong Street (next to the Railway line
Caragabal NSW
Australia
This beautiful artwork is located along the Mid-Western Highway in the small, rural village of Caragabal in Central West NSW. It celebrates the unique local bird life at Caragabal and raises awareness of local threatened species. There is a distinct change in the landscape, soil and vegetation from the east to the west of Caragabal, which creates a terrific diversity in the bird species seen there.
Carcoar Public School
Carcoar NSW
Australia
The subject of the mural outlines how life would have been in Carcoar in the late 1700's. The artwork features a horse and cart, miners, outlaws and other images which would have been present in early Australian settlement.
The Escort Way
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Pye St outside pu
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Cnr George St & Durham St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Broad St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Carpark behind Hotel Canobolas, McNamara Street
Orange NSW 2800
Sandon’s mural Community is a contemporary design that draws on aspects of traditional Aboriginal art. The three rivers, painted in blue, reflect the Wiradjuri people, the ‘people of the three rivers’ the Wambool (Macquarie), Kalari (Lachlan) and Murrumbidgee.
The Cowra Sculpture Park is located at the John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum, Len Whiteley Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct.
Cowra nsw 2794
Lachlan Valley Way
Condobolin NSW
Australia
Pholeros Lane facing Cooke Park
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
This mural is designed to work as a combination of ideas of what Parkes is about. It both introduces and reinforces the meanings of the artworks that are hung in other locations.
Cooke Park
ehind the Pavilion
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
Kendal Street
Cowra NSW 2794
Australia
Cowra CBD laneway open space legacy public art mural project
The murals have been funded under the NSW Government’s Public Spaces Legacy Program, which aims to enhance public spaces across the shire.
The mural artists are Joel Fergie from ‘The Zookeeper’, Travis Vinson from ‘Drapl’, and Steven Falco and Jordan Bruce from ‘Brightsiders’.
Cowra Civic Centre
104 Darling Street
Cowra NSW 2794
Australia
Cowra Civic Centre Mural
The murals have been funded under the NSW Government’s Public Spaces Legacy Program, which aims to enhance public spaces across the shire.
The mural artists are Joel Fergie from ‘The Zookeeper’, Travis Vinson from ‘Drapl’, and Steven Falco and Jordan Bruce from ‘Brightsiders’.
Outside the Visitor Information Centre
Grenfell Rd
Cowra NSW 2794
Australia
Fred Arnold Park, Kendal Street
Cowra NSW
Australia
02 6342 4333
It commemorates the Italians who served on the side of the Allies, the Italian POWs lodged at the Cowra POW Camp, and Italian and Australian service personnel who lost their lives for their country and serves to celebrate the involvement of the Italians in the evolution of Cowra's rich cultural environment.
POW Camp, Sakura Avenue
Cowra NSW
Australia
The five steel sheets, each measuring 2x4 metres, depict those directly affected by the Breakout - an Australia guard, a Japanese POW, an Italian POW and an Indonesian mother and children - with the centre panel providing information about the artwork.
Len Whitely Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct
Cowra NSW 2794
Australia
In Development
Cowra Peace Precinct
Cowra
Evans Street
Kendal St
Cowra NSW 2794
Australia
Glenn Morton (Mural, 2020)
Depicts canola fields in the Cowra district.
Mitchell Highway on Eastern approach to town
Orange NSW
Australia
Three cows grazing on the west bound side of the Mitchell Highway just before the large furniture shops.
21 Morrisset Road
Orange NSW 2800
Lawson Park
Church St
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Interior courtyard Orange Health Service, Forest Rd
Orange NSW
Australia
The Cubism project is the result of a partnership between the Orange Regional Arts Foundation and Orange Health Service.
across the road from Cumnock preschool (in Cumnock 150m from Cumnock Royal hotel (RHS
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Post Office Lane
Orange NSW
Australia
Organised by the Orange City Council and funded by a state government cycling-awareness grant
Outside Orange Civic Centre
Byng Street
Orange NSW 2800
on the wall of the Mr Lim restaurant,
Cnr Summer St and McNamara Street
Orange NSW 2800
227 Chifley Road, Dargan, grounds of cafe and Gallery H
Dargan NSW
Australia
Work by the artist in residence at Gallery H, Dargan
Banjo Paterson Way (3.7km after Cumnock when driving towards Yeoval, LHS
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
48 Ross Street, outside Oberon Visitor Information Centre
Oberon NSW
Australia
Mural represents the bones of the Diprotodon found at Jenolan Caves.
Cook Park, Summer St
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
A dragon forged from recycled steel placed in the duck pond at the south-eastern corner of the park.
Outside Orange Regional Gallery, Byng St
Orange NSW
Australia
Purchased by the Friends of Orange Regional Gallery with assistance from Maria Edwards, Orange Regional Arts Foundation and the Orange community, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Orange Regional Gallery.
corner of Forbes St and Obley rd
Yeoval NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Lanway behind Bathurst Memoral Entertainment Centre, Off Russell St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Created to celebrate Elton John tour visiting Bathurst. Commissioned by Bathurst Regional Council as part of the Winter Festival 2019.
Parkes Services Club wall, facing Caledonia Street
Parkes NSW
Australia
9mx6.5m mural in true John Murray style, this Elvis styled emu was originally created for John's good friends, the Lees family who live in Parkes.
Corner Church and Clarinda Streets (south eastern side
Parkes NSW
Australia
The King is featured due to the success of the annual Parkes Elvis Festival which attracts visitors from far and wide.
installed on the foot path at the Parkes Museum and Information Centre, Newell Highway
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
A 2D metal installation which acknowledges the significance of the Elvis Festival held in January each year in Parkes.
Next to Cumnock Crossroads building
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
installed at entrance to the Parkes Visitor Information Centre and Henry Parkes Centre Museum Complex, Newell Highway
Parkes NSW
Australia
Part of the Taronga Wild Rhinos Art Trail (to involve everyone in the efforts to save the endangered rhinoceros but also to encourage people to get out and see NSW and the Rhino trail) and in dedication to Parkes' famed Elvis Festival, Council purchased this rhino to ensure its lifelong home in Parkes
Condobolin Road, out the outskirts of Parkes (crn Henry Parkes Way and McGrath Lane
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
Giant Elvis made of reclaimed materials, wielding a chainsaw in light of the atrist's Tree Service/ Abor business, standing on the back of a flatbed ute.
outside Mudgee Arts Precinct
90 Market St
Mudgee NSW
John Fitzmaurice (steel, 2020). Acquired by Mid-Western Regional Council from Sculptures in the Gardens. Now the focal point for the entry to the new Mudgee Arts Precinct.
Broard St near Visitors Information
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Kings Parade, between Russell and Church Streets
3 Church Street
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Inside the Bathurst War Memorial Carillon is a 750kg LED bronze sculpture designed by Australian artist Terrance Plowright. This sculpture was installed as part of renovations and replaced the original gas-fired Eternal Flame, installed in 1965. It was dedicated on ANZAC Day 2019.
The Escort Way
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Victoria St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Apex Park
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Hill Street
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Nanima St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Corner of North and Broad Streets
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Apex Park, on creek frontage, Escort Way
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Nanima St outside preschool
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Namina St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Apex Park, The Escort Way
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Martin Lapin Lane
etween Howick Street and the Coles carpark
Bathurst NSW 2795
Mitchell Highway, opposite Amaroo Road
Molong NSW
Australia
Fairbridge Farm was established in 1938 to accept child migrants from Britain. Boys were to be trained as farm labourers and girls as domestic servants. Nearly 1,000 British children were sent to the Farm until it was closed in 1973. Although the scheme was conceived with good intentions, the reality of life at Fairbridge Farm was far removed from the promises made before departure. Many children endured hardship, betrayal and limited opportunity.
Wiradjuri Dreaming Centre, 4 Hill Street
Forbes NSW
Australia
This life size bronze is the central focus with the eight educational totems positioned amongst the gums by the lake.
Grenfell Men's Shed precinct. Located between the Goods Shed and historic Station Building at the old Railway Station precinct, just off the northern end of West Street.
Grenfell NSW
Australia
An assortment of sculptures createdmy the memebrs of the Mens Shed adorn the surrounds of their shed.
Orange Botanic Gardens, Hill St
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
Commissioned in 2001 by the Orange Regional Arts Foundation in response to the centenary of federation.
Redmond Oval
Millthorpe NSW 2798
Australia
Local Milthorpe Artist Jenny Beach Rooster work on the Fill Your Water Bottle sign.
Lawson Park
On the Loy Ave side
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Richard Nagel (acquired 2019)
There are two concepts to this piece. First, the sun rising over the horizon, the second is the inner flame we all have to give us the fighting spirit to keep going even through the toughest times, such as drought.
Forbes Skatepark
Grenfell Street
Forbes NSW 2871
Australia
The Forbes Skatepark Mural was painted by the youth of Forbes under the guidance of 3D Artist Anton Pulvirenti in November 2023.
Generous support for the project was provided by: Forbes Youth Action Team, Forbes Shire Council and NSW Government.
Forbes Aquatic Centre, Ski Dam
Bedgerabong Road
Forbes NSW 2871
Australia
Nitsua (Mural, 2022)
Forbes Olympic Pool
Lawler Street
Forbes NSW 2871
Australia
This mural was painted by Lakkari Art and the Central West Police District, Active Citizen youth participants in 2022.
Forbes Skatepark
Grenfell Street
Forbes NSW 2871
Australia
Forbes Style was painted by Olas One, Nikolas Stuart in collaboration with the Forbes Youth, in April 2023.
Generous support for the project was provided by: Forbes Youth Action Team and Forbes Shire Council.
Wheogo Park, Junction Street
Forbes NSW
Australia
A representation that we are all connected: on the journey of life. 'Eternity' is a symbol of strength, courage and peace, and represents the complexity of us all.
Albion Art Park, Lachlan/Grenfell Streets
Forbes NSW
Australia
Renowned Sydney sculptors Gillie and Marc created "Pyramid" as a symbol of community and friendship.
Wheogo Park, corner of Lachlan & Junction Streets
Forbes NSW
Australia
This sculpture invites an interaction with the former Albion Hotel, tragically burned down in 2009.
Hughes Lane off Ranking Street
Forbes NSW 2871
Australia
The Foundations: Strength from the Roots mural was painted by Olas One with the youth of Forbes, completed in October 2023.
Support for the project was provided by: Forbes Youth Action Team and NSW Government.
Lat -32.745638 Lng 148.603704
Yeoval NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Caldwell scrapyard, Mitchell Highway
Molong NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Molong Pony Club ground, approx 3kms from Molong on Cumnock Rd (Banjo Paterson Way
Molong NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
87 Lake Canobolas Road
Nashdale NSW
Australia
Indigenous Murals transform buildings at Lake Canobolas into works of art that received the Heritage and Culture Award at the Tidy Towns Awards in 2022.
Wall of Gang Gang Gallery
206 Main St
Lithgow NSW 2790
Australia
Mandy Schone-Salter (mural, 2020)
Broad St Cnr Chesher St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Henry Parkes Centre
66-78 Peak Hill Road
Parkes 2870
Australia
The Gates of Graceland, Gates of Graceland mural and Elvis Wall of Fame are free to visit and open 24/7 all year round, co-located with the Henry Parkes Centre.
Lawson Park
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Simon Pankhurst (metal, 2017). Pankhurst is a metal artist and blacksmith based in Victoria. ‘People gather in many different ways, for many different reasons’. This sense of congregation is what Pankhurst depicts within this work.
Orange Hopsital
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
Workshops with the Aboriginal community resulted in the design of eleven animal totems representing some of the language groups from the region.
21-35 Broad St near Rural Transaction Centre
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Banjo Pateron Bush Park, Obley Rd
Yeoval NSW
Australia
More details to come
Kandos Museum
20-24 Buchanan St
Kandos
A mural on the north-facing external wall of the museum created by Djon Mundine with descendants of the last full-blood members of the local Dabee tribe of the Wiradjuri People, Jimmy Lambert (c1820–1900) and Peggy Lambert (c1820–1884)
Wiradjuri Peace Park, on Bushman St
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
Goanna bricked into the footpath leading into the Wiradjuri Peace Park on Bushman St, Parkes.
Lachlan Shire Visitor Information Centre in Condobolin
9218 Lachlan Valley Way
Condobolin NSW
Renowned Australian chainsaw carver Brandon Kroon created the impressive 5metre long Goanna carving located outside the Lachlan Shire Visitor Information Centre in Condobolin.
Bylong Valley Way
Rylstone
61 Main Street
Grenfell NSW
Australia
The Grenfell Car Club commissioned Mark Taylor from Oberon to design and install a vintage advertising mural to honour the buildings history as a farm machinery dealership.
corner of Warrderry and O'Briens Street on the Mid Western Highway
Grenfell NSW
Australia
The Eagle was chosen as the theme for the sculpture as it symbolises Community Spirit and strength which is appropriate given the community is struggling like many others with the effect of drought.
84 Main St
Grenfell NSW
Daniel Walton and Scott Nagy (mural, 2024)
Cnr West St and South St
Grenfell NSW
Australia
info@grenfellcomm.com.au
The partners of local grain trading business, Grenfell Commodities, commissioned Melbourne based artist Heesco Khosnaran in 2018 to transform 4 silos into a canvas for Grenfell’s largest artwork installation.
The Cowra Sculpture Park is located at the John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum, Len Whiteley Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct.
Cowra NSW 2794
Mayne Street and Herbert Street
Gulgong NSW
Australia
02 5858 4002
mail@holtermann.museum
Free and accessible. The Gulgong Symbol Trail comprises around 70 tiles, placed in a random 'swaggering' pattern throughout Mayne Street and Coronation Park.
The Cowra Sculpture Park is located at the John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum, Len Whiteley Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct.
Cowra NSW 2794
People's Park
Wynella St
Gulgong NSW
Australia
Keith Chidzey (wood, purchased 2015). Keith Chidzey is a sculptor and land artist who is driven and inspired by imaginative juices flowing from the beautiful creation of this world. This manifests in various forms, such as highlighting environmental responsibility, prophecy through art, and promoting social justice issues.
Lawson Park
Mudgee NSW
Australia
David Walsh (purchased 2014)
Using a combination of stainless steel and rosewood, this work is without a doubt the most
functional of all public art in Lawson Park. Take a break mid-way through your sculpture walk to
relax on this impressive park bench and enjoy the scenery.
Main Street, next to the Ambulance Station
Grenfell NSW
Australia
Push the button and listen to some of Henry's most famous poems while you are immersed in Grenfell's country charm.
Main Street
Grenfell NSW
Australia
To commemorate the 50th Henry Lawson Festival of Arts in 2007, plaques honouring each official guest were laid in the Main Street footpaths.
Corner Main & Forbes Street
Grenfell NSW
Australia
He sits; eyes cast over his beloved birthplace, contemplating the visit he never had. Weary but relaxed Henry is poised, pen in hand, notepad blank.
Banjo Pateron Bush Park, Obley Rd
Yeoval NSW 2868
Australia
Acquired by: Banjo Paterson Bush Park with support from the Waterhouse family.
Portland NSW, AU 2847
Australia
A project started by sign writer and local Ron Bidwell in 2001.
25 Wolan Street
Portland NSW, AU 2847
Australia
A project started by sign writer and local Ron Bidwell in 2001.
Cumnock Police station
McLaughlan St
Cumnock NSW 2867
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Cumnock Preschool
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
115-117 Adelaide Street
Blayney NSW 2799
Australia
Calum (Mural, 2023), Mural commissioned by Hutchinson's Bakehouse.
Broard St near Visitors Information
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Parkes
Parkes NSW
Australia
It signifies the town's connection with Elvis Presley, through the annual Parkes Elvis Festival and is a tribute to the thousands of hours that volunteers have given to make the Festival the success that it is for the Parkes community.
Albion Art Park, Lachlan/Grenfell Streets
Forbes NSW
Australia
Channeling Rodin's The Thinker, with its pensive stature, however, with this piece, ambiguity is cast aside.
197-203 Anson Street
Orange NSW 2800
Interrupted Spectrum is a site specific response to the eastern brickwork façade of the Woolworth’s building on Anson Street. Liz’s project will transform the existing wall through the careful selection and application of painted colour — energising the wall and providing a stimulating visual experience for passing pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Interrupted Spectrum is a celebration of colour and the wonderful clear light of a clean country sky.
Cooke Park, Welcome Street
Parkes NSW
Australia
This pop art inspired collage of photos from the annual Parkes Elvis Festival represents the fun and flair that the town embodies in January each year.
Lawson Park
Church St
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Matt Hill (2019)
For big red Jack Thompson, who was lounging nearby, flexing his muscles while watching his mate
die, it was all too familiar, another roo up in heaven, ‘Bloody hell Roofus, you’re now number seven!’
Cooke Park, Clarinda Street
Parkes NSW
Australia
The 3m orange Astronaut sculpture pays tribute to the diverse and under-appreciated heroes of space travel, from astronauts to mathematicians and beyond.
44A Rocket St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Commissioned by Keen & Co Quality Cuts featuring butcher Kyle Keen.
on the southern wall of the Roasted Kombi Cafe on the corner of Clarinda St Parkes opposite Bellas
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
Commissioned by: Roasted Kombi Cafe
Beneath Lachlan River Car Bridge
Cowra NSW
Australia
The murals were painted by local Aboriginal artist, Kym Freeman and depict the history of the Wiradjuri people who inhabited the Cowra area before English settlement.
Lachlan Shire Visitor Information Centre in Condobolin
9218 Lachlan Valley Way
Condobolin NSW
0268951992 tourism@lachlan.nsw.gov.au
Lachlan Shire Visitor Information Centre opened in November 2023.
Co-located in the Centre is a cafe.
Public art co-located at the site includes Goanna, Brandon Kroon (wood, 2024). The Centre is also located alongside is the Utes in the Paddock and adjacent is the Sculpture down the Lachlan entrance along Lachlan Valley Way.
37 Foster St
Lake Cargelligo NSW
Australia
Community Mural as part of the Lower Lachlan as part of the Growing Lachlan initiative.
Outside Peisley Street Gallery Orange
54 Peisely St
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
Larissa Blake (mural, 2020). A 20m wall covered in a bright new mural by Orange based artist Larissa Blake. Commissioned by The Peisley Street Gallery.
Forbes Youth and Community Centre
Corner of Press and Battye Streets
Forbes NSW 2871
Australia
This mural was painted by the youth of Forbes, with artist Rudy Kister during the school holidays of December 2018.
Lawson Park
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Whispering Lane
next to 85 Main Street, connecting Main Street to Mort Street car park.
Lithgow New South Wales
Installed in Whispering Lane connecting Main Street to the Mort Street car park this sculpture of a winding blue whispering pipe with an ear on either end is one to engage with.
Lachlan/Templar Streets (outside Platypus Art Gallery
Forbes NSW
Australia
Leroy is a stray. The town's loveable mongrel dog, albeit he's a bit cheeky!
214 Clarinda Street
Parkes NSW
Australia
Parkes commitment to literacy has been an outstanding achievement with programs such as Paint the Town REaD, REaDtember and also the Curiosity and Wonder Festival all developed to help children and parents understand the importance of reading.
Outside Lithgow Correctional Centre
Great Western Highway
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Inmates and staff of Lithgow Correctional Centre (wire and found objects, 2021)
Lithgow Correctional Centre staff and inmates have collaborated in the aftermath of the Gosper's Mountain bushfire to create a unique sculpture series.
Main Street (Cook Plaza
Lithgow NSW
Statue commemorates Marjorie Jackson who was known as "The Lithgow Flash". Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE (born 13 September 1931) is the former Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete.
Starts Inch St
Lithgow NSW
Australia
There are 30 pieces of works along Inch Street, each of which is an opportunity to learn more about the history of Lithgow.
Bank Lane, on the wall at the back of Lithgow Library
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Part of the Lithgow Laneways project Commissioned by: Lithgow Tidy Towns
Gallery Lane Main Street connecting Woolworths
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Panels on the eastern side of the laneway featuring images of Hassans Walls, Lithgow
Tin Shed, Bridge Street and Intimate Dreams, 91 Main Steet, Lithgow
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Four distortion mirrors, which transform the shape of the passerby, have been installed on the shopfronts of Intimate Dreams and Stitchings.
Off Main St
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Look for new installations and art.
Main Street
Lithgow NSW
Australia
The artwork was a mixed media piece with brushed acryl? with aerosol acryl?.
Laneway off Main St, next to The Gaudry (Lithgow Hotel
Lithgow NSW
Australia
The outer space artwork is situated on the western wall of the Lithgow Hotel and features bursts of colour and a cat astronaut
Bank Lane, on the wall at the back of Lithgow Library
Lithgow NSW
Australia
The vibrant panels add a burst of colour to the laneway and the dull section of brick wall.
Secret Lane, next to 23 Main Street, Lithgow
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Artworks made by various Luithgow artists. The laneway is delibertaly not signposted so go hunting and find the art!
alcove next to Mountain Gum Tuition in eastern Main Street
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Part of the Lithgow Laneways project Commissioned by: Lithgow Tidy Towns
Queen Elizabeth Park
Main Street (opposite Gang Gang Gallery
Lithgow NSW
Queen Elizabeth Park amenity block. One side of the building is a mural that depicts the legendary Lithgow Panther.
Start at corner of Main Street and Bridge St, walking west
Lithgow NSW
Lithgow Aquatic Centre, George Coates Ave, Lithgow
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Mural painted by Year 10 art students
3-7 Tank Street
Lithgow NSW 2790
Australia
02) 63507777
Banjo Paterson Way (13.9km from Molong
ight hand side
Molong NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Market St
Mudgee
Hughes Lane off Rankin Street
Forbes NSW
Australia
A collaboration with the youth of Forbes as a project by Forbes Shire Council.
Near the general store
Mandurama NSW
Australia
Renee Graubart, who visits Mandurama from the big apple every winter to stay with a friend, spent four weeks designing and painting the very authentic mural.
Manildra Flour Mill, Keiwa St
-33.185802, 148.694473
Manildra NSW
118A Kendal Street
Mid Western Highway
Cowra NSW 2794
Australia
Artwork created during the IMPACT Connections young leadership initiative unveiled at Headspace Cowra.
Oberon Common
Oberon NSW
Oberon Arts Council and community.
Lawson Park
Church St
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Ingrid Morley (2015)
Taken with a drawing by William Kentridge, Morley created this work with the hope of catching the
tension of the dance of ‘love’.
Wentworth Mine Site, Mitchell Highway
on the Northern side of the Highway). Park at the Wentworth Mine or at the cafe.
Lucknow NSW 2800
Australia
Silhouette figures of gold prospectors on the Heritage Trail
Mitchell Highway
Molong NSW
Gamboola Platypus Hollow Mitchell Highway
Approx 2kms before Molong on the Road to Orange, Mitchell Highway
Molong NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Crn of Umang & Bulbodney Streets
Tottenham NSW
Australia
Artist/s not known (mosaic, year not known)
A stunning mosaic display with each mosaic panel depicting an element of the
town’s bush & farm life, birdlife, wildlife, sports and the Centre of NSW cairn.
Cnr of Foster & Walker Streets
Lake Cargelligo NSW
Australia
Bathurst Neighborhood Centre
96 Russell Street
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Mungabareena, mural
Stephen ’Sven’ Rogers and Faith Ryder (mural 2024)
The artwork represents family and community connection.
Cook Park
Off Oberon St
Oberon NSW
This whimsical mural was facilitated by Oberon Arts Council who engaged local artist Inga De Witt.
Macquarie Plaze off William St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Sven took the job of rejuvenating Macquarie Plaza into his own hands
Behind Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Cowra NSW
Australia
Commissioned by Cowra Regional Art Gallery to decorate the gallery's storage containers. An informative artwork for the 75th anniversary of the Cowra POW break-out. The artwork was commissioned not to focus on the breakout itself but the daily life of the camp.
Pye St near pu
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Neville Public School
Neville NSW
Australia
Blayney Shire Council funded the 'Neville Youth Mural' Project through the Rural and Regional Youth Participation Grant
Bathurst PCYC, Morrisset St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Steven 'Sven' Rogers (Mural, 2022)
Lake Cargelligo MultiPurpose Service
28 Uabba St
Lake Cargelligo
Namina St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Edge of Cumnock south side
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Stuart Town Railway Station
Stuart Town NSW
Australia
300 Hill Street
Orange NSW 2800
Orange City Bowling Clu
61-89 Warrendine St
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
Kris Lear (mural, 2020). Created during Covid isolation 2020.
Orange
Orange NSW
Australia
02 6393 8136
Currently closed for major renovations. Reopening 2021.
Apex Park
Gordan Duff Drive
Forbes NSW 2871
Australia
Our Space is a mural painted by Olas One, Nikolas Stuart completed on 20 April 2023.
Generous support for the project was provided by: Forbes Youth Action Team and Forbes Shire Council
Bathurst Library Forcourt
Keppel St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Various, changes quarterly. A permanent outdoor projector providing a rolling program of digital artworks visible from Keppel Street. This program features commissions by local artists, digital works from the BRAG permanent collection, and projects focused on youth and community engagement.
Ribbon Gang Lane
Off William St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Various, changes quarterly. A permanent outdoor projector providing a rolling program of digital artworks. This program features commissions by local artists, digital works from the BRAG permanent collection, and projects focused on youth and community engagement.
corner of Forbes St and Lucknow St
Yeoval NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
corner of Obley rd and Garrda rd
4.8km from Molong Mitchell highway (RHS) amongst trees
Molong NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
98 Bathurst St
Condobolin NSW
Australia
Quick Shine Car Wash cnr Cecile & Welcome Street
Parkes
Post Office Alley, Welcome Street
Parkes NSW
Australia
This art wall is a combination of past temporary public art exhibitions and provides a unique opportunity for local artists to showcase their work.
Parkes NSW
Australia
Wander the Parkes CBD and marvel at the public art installations representing the region’s local culture and icons. Explore the Parkes Shire townships which also feature public art installations.
Start in the Parkes CBD
Parkes NSW
Start in the Parkes CBD
Oberon Common, Edith Road
Oberon NSW
Australia
helter wall and seating area. Timeline depicts the history of the Oberon area acknowledging aboriginal heritage, pioneer families J Caves, tourism, farm and forestry
Endeavour Park, Great Western Highway
Lithgow NSW
Australia
Monument for the International Year of Peace.
On the side of the Woolshed Cafe, 63 Caswell St on the corner of Mingelo St
Peak Hill NSW 2869
Australia
Melvin the Ram reflects the town's golden heritage, the connection that the community of Peak Hill and surrounding district holds with the land, and the town?s prided claim to fame - their prized Merino sheep.
outside public entry of Bathurst Hospital, Howick St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Commissioned by: Western NSW Health for Bathurst Hospital redevelopment.
Lawson Park
Cnr Loy Ave and Short St
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Hui Selwood (2019)
Selwood’s sculptural composition acknowledges an architectural quality, stemming from his
interest in design, architecture and construction with the emphasis on the vertical, referencing
totems and figures.
Outside National Motor Racing Museum, Panorama Ave,
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
The work is a life-sized depiction of the Australian racing car driver Peter Brock. He is shown standing on top of a 1984 VK Commodore.
The Foundations of Portland, 67 Williwa St
Portland NSW, AU 2847
Australia
The artwork was researched by Guido over a three week period in February 2019 where he spoke to locals in the area and found people that had worked at the site when it was formerly a cement works and were still alive and living in Portland.
194 Clarinda Street
Parkes NSW
Australia
Priscilla complements the Elvis public art installation in Church Street. The previously mentioned Elvis installation is present as a reflection in Priscilla's sunglasses, linking the two pieces together
12 Second St
Quandialla
Railway Hotel, May St
Parkes NSW
Australia
The artist says: "If you haven't been there go. The Railway Hotel in Parkes is a great place to visit! Bianca and Kasie have always been great supporters of my art so you will see a few pieces around the Hotel."
Wollomi Bakery
203 Main St
Lithgow NSW 2790
Australia
Cowra Sculpture Park is located at the John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum, Len Whiteley Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct.
Cowra NSW 2794
Resource Recovery Centre,
Ophir Rd
Orange NSW 2800
On public on display at the Recycling Centre, all of which were produced by the community with recycled materials. These are large totems, a few metres high and place around the Centre.
Queen st
Molong NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Outside Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Keppel St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
This sculpture is one of a series of works that use still life imagery as its primary source of inspiration. The sculpture reinterprets the traditional painted image into a fabricated three dimensional composition of elements and outlines, some of which are readily identifiable and others more abstracted.
Lawson Park
Church St
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Peter Kasper (steel, 2015)
Interested in kinetic sculpture, Kasper’s piece moves with the wind whilst reflecting the surrounding park within its stainless steel balls.
Capertee Rest Area
Castlereagh Highway
Capertee
Orange Health Service, Bloomfield Rd
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
Peter Worsley is an Orange-based sculptor, Paralympic shooterand international gold medalist who started creating metal sculptures after his injury and two of those art works were recently installed in the hospital's rehabilitation garden.
Outside Orange Regional Gallery, Byng St
Orange NSW
Australia
Commissioned by Orange Regional Gallery and supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW, Orange Regional Arts Foundation and Friends of the Orange Regional Gallery.
Approx 17.5kms from Molong (RHS), between fence & tree on “Ironbarks”
Molong NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Court/Lachlan Streets (outside Post Office
Forbes NSW
Australia
This bronze is modelled on the sculptor's own Kelpie, Rosie, and with his blessing, the people of Forbes named her after the wife of architect, James Barnett, who designed the Forbes Post Office, outside which Rosa awaits her master.
122 STRIKES LANE
EURUNDEREE NSW
Bookings are essential : please email info@rosby.com.au or call 0414 942 917.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday 10am - 4pm. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. The newly built Rosby Art Gallery was unveiled in 2021, providing a permanent indoor space for artists to showcase their talent. The art gallery offers year-round flexibility for art exhibitions, in addition to the outdoor sculpture garden.
Cumnock General store
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
along the Walkers Oval linking Lawson Park to the Mudgee Arts Precinct
Mudgee
26 Union St
Forbes NSW
Australia
This is a very local artwork: wheat crops feature in the foreground, and the Weddin Mountains form the backdrop.
Cnr Russell and Bentick Sts
Bathurst NSW 2795
They represent Australian native flora, many of which grow in our area.
Pye St outside St Jospehs School
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Along the Wambuul Macquarie River walk, behind Bathurst Showground
Access the walk from either Denison Bridge (via River Road) or the low level
idge on Hereford St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Apex Park, The Escort Way
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Kandos Museum
20-24 Buchanan St
Kandos
6.5 kilometres from Condobolin along the Lachlan Valley Way towards Forbes
Condobolin NSW
17 kilometres from Forbes on the South Condobolin Rd (Lachlan Valley Way
GPS: -33.406108, 147.861453
Forbes NSW 2871
Australia
Set in the clearing at "9 Mile", surrounded by gum trees along the Lachlan River.
Travelling Stock Reserve, Condobolin
Condobolin NSW
After almost three years from concept, the latest addition has finally made it to the award winning Sculpture Down the Lachlan trail.
Straneys Bridge on the corner of the Lachlan Valley Way and Hodges Road, 37 kilometres from Forbes towards Condobolin
Latutude -33.372442 Longitude 147.653459
Forbes NSW
Australia
Michael ‘Mike’ Van Dam (stainless steel chain, 2021)
The ‘Bird in Hand’ sculpture is part of Forbes’ Sculpture Down the Lachlan trail.
Warroo Reserve, Lachlan Valley Way, 45kms from Forbes
-33.331078, 147.583672
Forbes NSW 2870
Australia
Brumbies Run is the most recent and final addition to the Sculpture Down the Lachlan trail. The four horses rear and run amongst the trees along the Lachlan River.
From Forbes: Start at Gum Bend Swamp on the Newell Highway, take the turn right along Lachlan Valley Way
From Condobolin: Start at the Lachlan Visitor Information Centre, 9218 Lachlan Valley Way
Forbes NSW
Start at Albion Park
Cnr Lachlan & Rankin Streets,
Forbes NSW
Sculpture Down the Lachlan is a permanent inland public art trail, along the Lachlan River for 100 kilometres between Forbes and Condobolin, NSW.
Gum Swamp Wildlife Refuge, Forbes NSW. Head down Warrul Road, then turn left onto Greens Road
Forbes
24 kilometres from Condobolin along the Lachlan Valley Way towards Forbes
Condobolin NSW
Australia
Damian Vick (steel, 2020).
He stands proudly at six (6) metres tall. His bold stance and keen focus cuts a potent and deadly impression whilst making the inescapable suggestion that he is searching for something unseen, lost along the way, relegated to the past.
Four Mile Reserve, Forbes NSW Lachlan Valley Way (South Condobolin Road) 6km from Forbes CBD towards Condobolin
Forbes NSW
Australia
Warroo Reserve, Lachlan Valley Way, 45kms from Forbes
-33.331078, 147.583672
Forbes NSW
Australia
The bull represents the powerful forces of nature in contrast to the fragility of the child and her violin. It is as if the bull is held under a spell by her music.
COMING SOON
Off Greens Rd, Gum Swamp
Forbes NSW
Australia
COMING SOON TO GUM BEND. A bird-like structure perched atop a plinth; yet an impression of movement is given by the lean of the plinth in the direction of the bird's gaze.
Wilbertroy Lane, 33km from Forbes along South Condobolin Road
Forbes NSW
Australia
Tower represents an old water tower and our need control resources
Greens Road, near Gum Swamp
Forbes NSW, AU
Australia
This sculpture tells the significance of Gugaa to Wiradjuri people, as a totemic animal as well as an important food source. ‘The bigger the Gugaa the more people fed. Contented bellies meant a contented tribe’.
Marsden Road, off Lachlan Valley Way
Condobolin
Great Western Highway
Lithgow NSW
Australia
New artworks have been installed as part of the new adventure playground.
122 Strikes Lane
Eurunderee, Mudgee NSW 2850
Outside Orange Regional Gallery, Byng St
Orange NSW
Australia
Popular sculpture outside Orange Regional Gallery.
Lawson Park
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Jamie Sargent (steel, 2013). This incredible 2013 acquisition prize winning piece represents a slice of fruit - the void forming the memory/imprint of the seed.
Bylong Valley Way
Rylstone NSW
Australia
Ian Bell (wood, purchased 2015). Ian Bell draws most of the ideas for his work from the ocean. The forms of the natural world, such as the graceful dance of a manta ray, or the immense power of a whale’s tail slap, are his source of inspiration.
Orange CBD
see image for locations
Orange NSW
Referencing push-pins on a map Shadowline is a series of gilded, concrete spheres positioned to mark the original meandering path of Blackmans Swamp Creek between Orange Regional Gallery and Matthews Park.
Town Square - Kandos
Angus Ave
Kandos NSW
Australia
Ana Paula Luna (wood, 2015). Ana Paula Luna lives and works in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Laneway to side of Lithgow Library
Lithgow
147 Byng Street - Orange City Library
Orange NSW 2800
Peter Maher Wool Services, Lower Rankin Street
Forbes NSW
Australia
"It represents a way of life in the country and 'living on the land'.
Pye St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Lawson Park
Cnr Short and Church St
Mudgee NSW
Australia
David Sherlock (metal, 2013). Shooting Stars was constructed from steel and mechanical parts. The trail of sparks behind the spinning stars are hand forged and the stand represents the earth.
Forbes Hospital garden, Elgin Street
Forbes NSW
Australia
This interactive series of sculptures was commissioned by the Lachlan Health Service Culture and Arts Working Group and inspired by the local area - the artists having spent four days living with a local farmer and learning all about farming life - the tools, challenges, and other experiences of living on the land.
Welcome & Clarinda Streets, Parkes Town Centre
Parkes NSW
Australia
A statue of Sir Henry Parkes is a tribute to the Father of Federation after whom the town of Parkes was named.
Approx 15.5kms from Molong on the Cumnock Rd (LHS
Molong NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Denison St
Sofala NSW
Behind 33-35 Sale St
Orange NSW
Australia
Outside Orange Civic Theatre, Byng St
Orange NSW
Australia
The statue was presented to the people of Orange by the city of Ushiku, Japan to mark the 5th anniversary of their Sister City agreement. It represents empathy.
Banjo Pateron Bush Park, Obley Rd
Yeoval NSW 2868
Australia
Features text from Banjo Paterson poems carved into sandstone. Includes a bench seat and a sandstone billycan.
30 Foster Street
Lake Cargelligo
Outside Blayney Community Centre
Blayney NSW
Australia
Winner of the Textures of One Acquisitive Art Prize Purchased by Blayney Shire Council.
Oberon St outside swimming pool
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Cumnock tennis courts
Cumnock NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
The Cowra Sculpture Park is located at the John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum, Len Whiteley Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct.
Cowra NSW 2794
Lawson Park
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Stephen Irwin (purchased 2016)
Aberdeen artist, Stephen Irwin comments that this piece is about doing your best with what you have and taking the plunge.
Rotunda at Oberon Common, Edith Road
Oberon NSW
Australia
Representing images and history of the Oberon area.
Eugowra Memorial Park, North St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Cargo Rd between Canowindra and Cargo
Canowindra NSW
Australia
A three-quarter tonne giant metal peg in a paddock.
Rabbit Trap Hotel
1 Federation St
Albert NSW
Australia
Artist, materials and year unknown
This fabulous structure is a key feature of the iconic Rabbit Trap Hotel in Albert.
An extremely popular site for great pics and a cold one!
Oberon St outside swimming pool
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Council Chamber garden, Harold Street (adjacent to the Town Hall
Forbes NSW
Australia
The horse is a recurring motif in the artist's work; utilised to depict grace and strength alongside fragility and tension. This sculpture represents where the artist finds her inspiration - outside walking in the landscape.
Blayney High School
Church Street
Blayney NSW
Mural on Blayney High School grounds at The Hive, the wellbeing hub visible from the street.
Broad St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Bulbodney St
Tottenham NSW
Australia
This mural is painted on the historical Greig Bro's Garage wall which is across the road from the Memorial Hall and park. The "Tin Hare" serviced the Tottenham line after it was opened in 1916.
Bicentennial Park, Stanley St,
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
In Stephen Hart’s ‘Conversation‘, he spent over a year carving from two 15-ton blocks of Bondi sandstone for a site in the city of Bathurst’s Peace Park.
Bland Road, near the Memorial Park and Hall
Quandialla NSW
Australia
Open: Monday 10 am - 2 pm (except during Christmas school vacation). First Saturday of each month from 11 am - 2pm. Also open by appointment: call 0418 619 740 or 0437820299
The Little Gallery showcases and sells artwork on behalf of members of the Grenfell Artists Inc group.
Eugowra Public School, Hill St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Oberon Street, opposite the RSL Clu
Oberon NSW, AU 2787
Australia
Harrie Fasher's sculpture The Light Horse in commemoration of those who served in World War 1.
Broad St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Start at Byng St
Orange NSW 2800
Peak Hill Open Cut Experience, Mingelo St
Peak Hill NSW
Australia
These 2 contemporary figures have been installed at Peak Hill Gold Mine Museum NSW, they are made from over 2,500 pieces of steel and have been patinated with a Japanese bronzing chemical.
Playground, Bicentiential Park, William St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
Playground equipment poles painted by Aboriginal artists. A project of Bathurst Child and Family Network funded by the NSW Government’s Country Arts Support Program.
The Cowra Sculpture Park is located at the John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum, Len Whiteley Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct.
Cowra NSW 2794
Outside Orange Regional Gallery, Byng St
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
Commissioned by Orange Regional Gallery and supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW
corner of Herbert and Queen streets
Gulgong
Central West regional artist Sam Paine has expressively painted Tommy the dog from Henry Lawson’s story The Loaded Dog. It looks like Tommy in full pooch swing with the bomb cartridge in his mouth.
Banjo Pateron Bush Park, Obley Rd
Yeoval NSW 2868
Australia
Commissioned by: Banjo Paterson Bush Park
100 Umang Street
Tottenham NSW
Series of murals and plaques.
84 Moodana Street
Tottenham NSW
Scott Nagy & Krimsone (mural, 2023)
Lawson Park
Short and Church Sts
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Paul Bacon (welded steel, 2017)
Bacon’s welded steel sculptures are inspired by the landscape and are informed by a figure and
working drawing practice. ‘A map of place and memory, seen a hundred times or more in all the
towns we visit.
Nr Abroteum
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Banjo Paterson Bush Park
Forbes St
Yeoval NSW
Australia
From the original Utes in the Paddock selection of painted utes.
Trundle Library, Forbes Street
Trundle NSW 2875
Australia
This wall provides a central location and a unique opportunity for artists, community members and students to hold temporary exhibitions.
Tullamore GrainCorp Storage Facility, Cardigan Street
Tullamore NSW
Australia
This wall provides a central location and a unique opportunity for artists, community members and students to hold temporary exhibitions. Featuring a series of photographs depicting life in Tullamore.
Lawson Park
Church St
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Jim Cross (recycled metal, 2015)
Intricately welded using recycled materials, this piece engages audiences through its interactive
nature. It can be rotated to face any direction, giving viewers a variety of perspectives to appreciate the detail within the sculpture.
Lawson Park
Mudgee NSW
Australia
Tobias Bennett (reclaimed materials, 2017)
Bennett works with new and reclaimed metals, often merging traditional and modern tools and
techniques to bring creations to life. ‘The lines go this way, then they go that way and then they
intersect, much like life.’
Orange Botanic Gardens
Yellow Box Way
Orange NSW 2800
Grenfell Railway Station
Grenfell NSW
Australia
In rememberance of a man passionate about finding ways men can support each other and the development of the Mens Shed
Lachlan Valley Way near the intersection with The Gipps Way
Condobolin NSW
Australia
Utes in the Paddock
Whispering Lane
next to 85 Main Street, connecting Main Street to Mort Street car park.
Lithgow New South Wales
Known by locals as the Rick Astley Lane, the video screen is on the side of Lithgeek, Custom Gaming Computers at 85 Main Street, Lithgow at the entrance to Whispering Lane from Main Street.
McNamara Street
Orange NSW 2800
214 Clarinda Street
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
The Foundations at Portland
Portland NSW
Three of resident artist Harrie Fasher's works are on display outside the Foundations main building.
intersection of Rankin and Lachlan Streets
Forbes NSW
Australia
‘Waiting for Rain’ represents the importance of seasonal rainfall for farming communities. Sculptor, Jimmy Rix was compelled to create the piece following a
trip to Forbes in 2018 amidst the drought.
Fitchs Lane
Grenfell NSW
Australia
Janice Wallace 6343 1707
Open by appointment and during festivals. Wallangreen Sculpture Garden features over 100 steel sculptures, both thought provoking and fun made from recycled farm machinery by the late Len Wallace.
behind Bathurst Showground, view from the pathway
Wambuul - Macquarie Rive
Bathurst NSW 2795
'Calum' Callum Hotham and 'Bubba' William Kennedy (mural, 2024)
Commissioned by Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council.
rear entrance to Parkes Library, via Welcome Street
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
Commissioned piece by waste to art specialist, Harold Treasure to highlight the Parkes Library as a key precinct during the Parkes Elvis Festival
(eastern side of the footbridge crossing the Cudgegong Rive
Off end of Cudgegong
Rylstone NSW
Nardja Williams (wood, purchased in 2015). Nardja Williams is a Central Coast-based sculptor who was inspired by the diversity of landscapes, flora and fauna in her travels around Australia. She has a BA in Creative Arts and a BA in Art Education.
Cr Uabba St and Canada St
Lake Cargelligo NSW 2672
Australia
Forbes Water Park
Bandon St
Forbes NSW 2871
Australia
Created at Forbes WaterPark with local youth creating the design brief and assisting with the painting.
Broad St Cnr Chesher St
Eugowra NSW
Australia
Various artists. Mural created during the annual Eugowra Murals Weekend.
Cowra Sculpture Park, Len Whitely Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct
GPS for Cowra Sculpture Park -33.826188, 148.695453
Cowra NSW 2794
Australia
Created for Australia Japan year of cooperation.
120 Main Street (opposite Cook Street Plaza
Lithgow NSW
A mural outside the Westfund Centre on Main Street of Lithgow encapsulates the spirit of the Lithgow region.
Peak Hill Library
97 Caswell St
Peak Hill NSW 2869
Australia
Tullamore Pool
Haylock St
Tullamore NSW 2874
Australia
Memorial Hall
26 Lachlan St
Bogan Gate NSW 2876
Australia
Corner of May Street and Caledonia Streets
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
PRP Real Estate
Corner Clarinda & Church St, Parkes
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
Wholesome Blend
321 Clarinda St
Parkes NSW 2780
Australia
Parkes Little Theatre
34 Bogan St
Parkes NSW 2780
Australia
Parkes Library
2 Cecile Street
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
Parkes Aquatic Centre
Dalton St
Parkes NSW 2780
Australia
Grain & Press Café
50 Forbes St
Trundle NSW 2875
Australia
Kinsela’s Motorcycles
Corner Welcome Street & Lowing Lane
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
Obley Rd
Lat -32.737983 Lng 148.583901
Yeoval NSW
Australia
Animals on Bikes project.
Vinnies Wall, Welcome Street
Parkes NSW 2870
Australia
Reconciliation Week artworks by Wiradjuri Artist, Scott 'Sauce' Towney who specialises in drawing and pyrography.
In Commercial Gardens,
96 Caswell St
Peak Hill NSW 2869
Australia
Sauce is a local Wiradjuri artist from Peak Hill and specialises in drawing and pyrography.
Forbes Wiradjuri Dreaming Centre
Hill Street
Forbes NSW 2871
Australia
The Wiradjuri Dreaming Centre mural was painted by Big Mobs Artworks, Trudy Sloane in 2023.
Generous support for this project was provided by Forbes Youth Action Team and Forbes Shire Council.
Wiradjuri Dreaming Centre, 4 Hill Street
Forbes NSW
Australia
The eight educational totems positioned amongst the gums by the lake have graphics and educational information provided by Wiradjuri artists and elders.
Rotary Arboretum on Bushman Street
Parkes NSW
Australia
Funded by the Rotary Club of Parkes the Peace Precinct at the Rotary Arboretum features carved artworks by two Wiradjuri artists.
Orange Botanic Gardens, Hill St
Orange NSW 2800
Australia
A gift of the National Australia Bank and part of the Orange Regional Gallery permanent collection.
Pictured: ‘Eternity’ Lachlan Ross
Image credit: Forbes Arts Society
