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25.01.2022 Paringa Silos are getting a wash down! Such a great job! ARTIST Jack Fran will soon start to reveal a world class Art piece that will make the district very proud! Thank you CFS for a job well done.

25.01.2022 Paringa Silo Art and Monday arrives to light up the silos in readiness for for art work to start.

24.01.2022 A fantastic map of Murals

22.01.2022 The secret is out! We meet with an artist Wednesday 30th September!The secret is out! We meet with an artist Wednesday 30th September!

22.01.2022 Yes Paringa Silo Art is coming soon! But what do you think it will look like? https://www.facebook.com/paringasiloart/

21.01.2022 Profiles in the mist! Photo credit: Kaye Grosse

20.01.2022 After many loads of donated soil, the landscaping is coming along nicely. At inspection time this morning, it was so pleasing to have 6 Motorhomes and a couple of cars pulled up and taking in the spectacular murals by Jack Fran.

19.01.2022 Possum would have enjoyed this view!

19.01.2022 What a lovely day for a Washdown! Thank you very much Paringa CFS for your support.

19.01.2022 It's getting exciting! Click on image to hear details.

17.01.2022 We have a new map!! I'm very proud to announce that our seventh map is now complete. This one features the water reservoirs of North Queensland. It is a trail... that stretches over 1,500 km and covers 10 water reservoirs from eight different locations and it also features most of the street art locations for Townsville too. It is available in downloadable A4 format and also in A5 booklet form as pictured here. Here is a direct link for you here https://www.australiansiloarttrail.com//North-Queensland-W

15.01.2022 Paringa Silo Art took a step closer to becoming a reality today with the Paringa CFS donating their time to help wash down the silo in readiness for artist Jack to start.

13.01.2022 Last of the shed dismantled. Thank you JMA Crane Hire and Trevor Brauer Scissor Lift Hire for your support...we couldn't have done it without your generosity.

13.01.2022 PS Industry passing under Paringa Bridge built 1927.

11.01.2022 Waikerie Silo Art - THE ARTISTS

11.01.2022 @dvate #siloart from #walltowallfestival #benalla // one of the best looking silo artworks in the country @monarchpainting @montanacans_au @duluxaus @wagneraustralia / @enjoybenalla #juddyroller #juddyrollergallery

09.01.2022 Paringa Silo Art acknowledges support from Chad Vigar Photography in presenting the Art Work. https://www.facebook.com/438253712961923/posts/2123728044414473/ Additionally we give credit to sam Morgan for use of picture of PS Industry.

09.01.2022 Paringa and the SA Riverland is so lucky!

08.01.2022 Prospective Mural Subjects. PS Industry, A Man called Possum, Returned Soldier Settler and a Mighty Murray Cod! Paringa Silo Art acknowledges support from Chad ...Vigar Photography in presenting the Art Work. https://www.facebook.com/438253712961923/posts/2123728044414473/ Additionally we give credit to sam Morgan for use of picture of PS Industry. See more

07.01.2022 Wirrabara Silo Art...its fantastic!

07.01.2022 The shed covering the receival pit is gone except for the large girders.

06.01.2022 Knuckle Boom is on site! Washdown scheduled for 9.00am Sunday. Painting will start Monday...YES!

06.01.2022 Why an Image of Possum would be Appropriate as Silo Art at Paringa Consideration of potential images for silo art at Paringa should include David Jones more c...ommonly known as Possum. The Possum story is now firmly entrenched in Australian bush legend folklore. His unique story of survival as a lone hermit living along the banks of the Murray for 53 years without permanent shelter and with few possessions is a remarkable one. David James Jones, a shearer born in New Zealand in 1901, came to Australia during the depression period in1928 seeking work. It was at Lake Victoria Station between Renmark and Wentworth where Jones was refused work because his union ticket was not paid up. Subsequently he was refused free rations in Wentworth because he had no fixed address. This was the last straw for Jones, he was hurt and bitter and went bush where he lived off the land for the next 53 years before his body was found near Lock 8 in 1982. David Jones shunned society, was elusive and avoided human contact earning the name Possum and becoming a bush legend of the modern era. Renmark and Wentworth are towns linked by the Murray River and a myriad of backwaters gave Possum a food source and many hides where he could not be seen. Although he travelled up and down the Murray, deep into Victoria and as far as the Murray mouth, the area between Renmark and Wentworth was where he spent most of his time. He frequented the upper reaches of the river above Renmark where he formed a tenuous relationship with local detective, Max Jones, who sought Possum out for brief conversations every few years mostly to check on his well being. Possum Country is book-ended by the townships of Renmark and Wentworth. While there is a statue of Possum at Wentworth, silo art at Paringa would be a wonderful opportunity to complete the book end of Possum’s territory. Additionally, as the silos are adjacent to a major national highway the silo art would be a wonderful way to bring the story of Possum to a much wider audience. Wentworth is more remote and less visited. There is also the capacity to value add to the tourism experience of the Possum silo art with a small interpretive centre centred on the Possum story. There is an amount of Possum memorabilia in private hands which could add interest to such an interpretive centre. This would further encourage travellers to not merely admire the silo art as they passed by but to stop and visit the centre and of course visit the towns of Renmark and Paringa. The burgeoning phenomenon of silo art to date tends to feature images of a local generic nature. A silo commemorating a real Australian bush legend with a unique story would enhance and differentiate the Paringa silos. Paul Clancy

03.01.2022 Hi There Again Friends Just a short post to let you all know that, Adelaide street artist Jack Fran has been commissioned by the Paringa Silo Art and the artwor...k which is currently being kept under wraps, will be themed around Renmark Paringa history on the Murray River and is hoped to commence soon. a Little of Jack Fran's Work can been seen in this link Photos posted here are from that webpage: https://www.adelaideartwalls.com/portfolio/jack-fran/142/ Bye for Now Pete and Dea From the South Australia, Australia's Best Kept Secret. Facebook Page See more

02.01.2022 See a 10 metre high sheep frolicking on the side of GrainCorp Silos at the Merriwa Festival of the Fleeces the long weekend in June. PLUS real, live sheep in red socks, leading the parade down the centre of town on Saturday 8 June! http://www.festivalofthefleeces.com.au/

02.01.2022 PS Industry leaving the wharf on a delightful Autumn day!

02.01.2022 An another amazing silo artwork in the making! This steam train, painted by artist Tim Bowtell, represents the agricultural history of the area around Colbinabb...in in central Victoria. In the mid-1800s, German settlers established farms in the region, but needed a railway to get their produce to market. They lobbied for a railway to reach Melbourne and in 1913, they got their wish. The first grain trucks left Colbinabbin Railway Station in February 1914. + info: Colbinabbin Silo Art Trail