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22.01.2022 A painting of a friend we met a few years ago in Thallon. He is one of most gentle lovely people I’ve come across, with an infectious smile that just needed to ...be painted. Every afternoon after knocking off work, Col sat under the shade of a tree and watched us paint the silos. He’d throw endless encouragement at us. Collie has lived in Thallon nearly all his life. When I asked him what keeps him there, he said it was the peaceful silence and the friendly people around him. He said he just feels connected to the place. Before designing the artwork for the silos, Col told us about a spot along the Moonie River that had a bunch of scar trees and carvings. He couldn’t tell us much about his cultural heritage or much about the scar trees. He explained that when he was younger, it just wasn’t shared with him. It was something that his family felt they needed to be quiet about. It dawned on me that this was in part because this era was not far from when indigenous children were removed from their families all across the country. So being indigenous was something that a lot of people were afraid of being. I don’t mean to say that this is the case for Col, because he didn’t say that. But this is something I began to realize was a reality for a heap of indigenous people of his and many many more generations. Aside from the fact that I found it sad he couldn’t connect much with his culture. It was really a moment that made me realize how naive my understanding of what it means to be an indigenous person in this country. I had grown up romanticizing indigenous culture with the ‘Gen Y’ cultural taste of bush tucker, Dreamtime stories and didgeridoos. Not fully understanding how different it might be from person to person, place to place. This realization started me off, on a path to learn more, not just about the rose coloured stories that young kids of my generation got fed in school.. This painting appeared here, may or maybe not by @drapl & I. It sits here, along the dry river bed of the beautiful Moonie, near the scar trees Col told us about. It felt like his smile belonged here. #ruralmural #thallon #moonieriver #artwork #thezookeeper #drapl
16.01.2022 The Legend of the Min Min Light mural in Boulia. It was painted by award winning artists- The Zookeeper. - Shelley Norton.
14.01.2022 Congratulations to the Thallon community
14.01.2022 A little humour to help us think of the lighter side of life. We hope you can join us in St.George, Nindigully, Dirranbandi, Bollon, Hebel, Mungindi and Thallon to #HolidayHereThisYear
05.01.2022 Today we met with Barbara & Robin from the QCWA at Dirranbandi, chatted with Natasha at her incredible bakery, & went to Thallon to see the enormous award winning painted silos. Love the #southwest hospitality & creativity.
05.01.2022 Your daily dose of serenity brought to you by the Balonne River in St George.
04.01.2022 Just in case you missed it on the silver screen , here's the River Dragon Festival segment on Queensland Weekender Are you featured in the background or an extra?
04.01.2022 Keep a watch out on Queensland Weekender this Saturday 5.30pm
04.01.2022 This little cutie enjoyed the colour run.
01.01.2022 St. George Cotton Carnival 1978. I'm sure that you will find someone you know from the distant past.
