Day 2 – Day Touring From Katanning

Katanning, Pingrup, Newdegate, Katanning

After breakfast we take a walk in town to visit Katanning FORM Murals. There are 8 Murals in different locations.

As Katanning does not have any silos it was decided to light up a series of Western Power electrical transformer boxes and walls in the town centre with murals by prominent Western Australian artists.

This morning visit the Katanning Saleyards the largest undercover sheep saleyards in the southern hemisphere. We take a private guided tour and watch the sheep auction.

On the PUBLIC Silos Art Trail we visit two towns east of Katanning, Pingrup and Newdegate to visit their grain silos that form part of the largescale art trail.

Lunch at Lake Grace

Pingrup silos

As part of the PUBLIC Silo Trail the Pingrup silos were the sixth and final mural to be painted as part of the trail in 2018. The designs by Miami based artist Evoca1 reflect the culture of the area with a farmer with lamb, a jockey and a kelpie on a tractor.

A scene drawing threads from the fabric of everyday life in Pingrup, Evoca1’s figurative depictions of the town’s iconic Pingrup races, its Merino sheep, its people, cattle dogs and even a tractor based precisely on one found on the main street of town, all tell a story about the character of the community.

Newdegate silos

Salt lakes, wildflower country, wheat and barley country. In May 2018, faced with a row of CBH silos high above his head, Perth artist Brenton See conquered his fear of heights to paint four huge murals which draw inspiration directly from the flora and fauna of the area. Brenton See also painted some of the murals in Katanning.

Returning to Katanning our overnight stay we visit Lake Grace and Dumbleyung

Accommodation: Premier Mill Hotel, Katanning

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Day 3 – Katanning to Northam

Corrigin, Bruce Rock, Merredin, Northam

This morning continue on the PUBLIC Silos Art Trail heading north to Merredin and Northam.

Take a break at Corrigin for morning tea and visit the Dog Cemetery dog lovers will be touched by the emotional tributes to man’s best friend at the Corrigin Dog Cemetery.

Bruce Rock has a Centenary Mosaic Pathway. The pathway contains over 300 mosaic slabs which show farms, buildings, churches, sporting groups, shops and families from the early days.

As we approach Merredin take a detour to view the Collgar Wind Farm one of the largest wind farms in Australia.

Merredin

Merredin is the largest regional town in the Central Eastern Wheatbelt. It is home to many charming historic buildings including the town hall and Cummins Theatre. Enjoy a private tour with tea to hear the amazing history

On the PUBLIC Silos Art Trail we visit Merredin silos. 200 litres of paint, 14 days, 168 hours, two lifts, 80 rollers and 10 brushes. That’s what it took for Western Australian street artist Kyle Hughes-Odgers to complete artworks across four 35-metre high silos outside the Wheatbelt town of Merredin in August 2017.

Accommodation: Farmers’ Home Hotel, Northam 

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Day 4 – Northam to Perth

Northam, Toodyay, Perth

This morning take a walk over the suspension bridge crossing the Avon River and continue along the Avon River to the historic Northam Flour Mill.

Northam Flour Mill has been a major landmark and an economic focus for the district for over 140 years.

Visit the recently opened The Bilya Koort Boodja Centre for Nyoongar Culture and Environmental Knowledge. Explore the rich Aboriginal and environmental presence in the Nyoongar Ballardong region.

Today is the end of our PUBLIC Silos Art Trail. And as a grand finale we visit Northam’s mega grain silos

Thirty-eight metres high. Ten silos in a row. London artist Phlegm and Atlanta native HENSE worked on opposite ends.

Phlegm perched on the extended arm of a boom lift delivered his signature whimsical characters in quaint transportation devices.

HENSE, working at the same time produced his customary abstract patterns in explosive blocks of fluoro colour.

We head to Toodyay via scenic drives for lunch at the newly refurbished Victoria Hotel Toodyay

On our return trip back in to Perth we call into local Coorinja Winery or Jane Brook Estate in the Swan Valley for wine tasting.

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