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Town of murals proposal HISTORY ON SHOW: An idea will be floated this month to consider the use of historic photos kept at the Noosa Shire Museum to be adapted to reproduce murals on the sides of selected buildings about town, similar to other ‘mural towns’ such as Yarram in Victoria (left). The idea could cement Pomona’s role as Noosa’s ‘Living Heritage Town’. Imagine hinterland history coming to life and our colourful past displayed as splashes of colour in the present through a series of murals painted on the blank walls of buildings about Pomona.
trail network from a new set of trailhead facilities to be built by Noosa Council starting in October.
In fact, the murals could become anchor points for drawing visitors from one The idea will be floated to businesses this attraction to the next in a celebration of month as a means to further cement local history beyond the walls of the Pomona’s role as Noosa Shire’s Living museum, according to Kathryn Shewring, Heritage Town and promote outdoor art by Community Engagement Coordinator at talented painters. Pomona and District Community House. The artworks – about six are proposed – would complement the History Walk experience for visitors, itself about to be overhauled by converting the paper-based tourist map into a smart phone app, more convenient and environmentally friendly. The large paintings would be one more thing for visitors to see when they come to town to experience our tourist icons such as the century-old Majestic Theatre and the Noosa Shire Museum, or walk into the
“There is no reason why Pomona cannot wear our history proudly on our sleeve, or walls as the case may be,” Ms Shewring said. While the idea is not new – there are other ‘mural towns’ in Australia, such as Sheffield in Tasmania and Yarrum in Victoria – Ms Shewring’s pitch to the Pomona and District Chamber of Commerce in the June meeting, also includes a mosaic dimension,
June 2021 Pomona ranks highest on community assessment If you had to rate Pomona on a scale of one to 10, what number would you arrive at? Well, someone has done it, and it is perhaps not surprising where we score high and not so high. Microburbs.com is a site people considering a move to the Noosa Hinterland consult about Pomona and its attributes. The town rates seven out of 10 on the question of whether it is ‘hip’, but does much better in the family-friendly ranking – a nine. Lifestyle rates eight out of 10, while we just fall one short on the issue of tranquillity (another nine). But take a bow, Pomona, for 10 out of 10 for ‘community’. We could do a little better on the affluence ladder (five from 10), but does that really matter when everyone here agrees we live in paradise?
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