Community & Business
18 January, 2025
Help create new mural
LOCALS can help to create Mareeba Shire’s latest mural at the Geraghty Park Hall in Julatten this Saturday.
Local artist Lavinia Letheby (Art by Lavinia) from North Queensland will be bringing her creative touch to the hall with an artwork featuring the stunning birds of the Julatten area, including the buff-breasted paradise kingfisher and the double-eyed fig parrot.
“We are very excited that Lavinia will be creating a beautiful space in Julatten, after delivering the stunning Chillagoe Town Hall and Mutchilba Community Hall murals in recent years,” Mareeba Mayor Angela Toppin said.
The Julatten mural will grace the front of the library and the breezeway between the craft room and library, and Lavinia will carefully restore an existing mural that features local journalist Peter Justice, painted in 1999 by Diana Abiad.
Locals can join in from 8am to 12 noon this Saturday and help paint the mural by numbers.
Public artworks for Kuranda and Irvinebank are scheduled for later this year.
The Public Mural Action Plan is aimed at boosting the Shire towns’ visual appeal, reducing graffiti, and promoting cultural tourism.
