The Winchelsea Station precinct mural is complete, adding interest and colour to a key visitor gateway to capture the town’s beauty.
Artist and resident Lauren Green painted the 42-metre mural on the rear north-facing wall of Journey Early Learning Childcare Centre at 63 Hesse Street.
“When I got the huge opportunity to paint this massive 42-metre-long wall on the back of my boys’ kinder and daycare I was absolutely beside myself,” Ms Green said.
“This is the project I had been looking for without realising. It feels like all these teeny tiny steps of life led me here to this wall, to the most soul filling, joyful work I’ve ever experienced.”
Growing Winchelsea’s John Tebbutt said the project brought young and old generations together to promote a healthy and active town, with Winchelsea Primary School students helping paint.
“It is important we value and support our local artists and acknowledge the key contributions they make to our community,” he said.
“I encourage everyone to come and have a look and feel a sense of pride in this project, initiated and completed by locals, and involving our local students.”
Surf Coast Shire councillor Heather Wellington said the mural celebrated what made Winchelsea special, with its official opening on March 27.
“This project has been such a wonderful example of the good passionate community groups can do for their towns,” she said.
“This beautiful piece has brought such colour and joy to the area, given school students a wonderful sense of pride and captures the essence of Winchelsea so perfectly.”
The mural received $5000 each from the Surf Coast Shire community initiatives grant, 63 Hesse Street’s property owner, and Regional Arts Victoria’s regional arts fund quick response grant.
Lions Club of Winchelsea with Community Bank Winchelsea and District community initiative grant both also contributed $3000 to the project.
