This would be great for the Wedderburn community, both for tourism and also for historical significance.
Wedderburn VC Anzacs Silo Project
Commemorating Australia's first VC winner, Albert Jacka plus Albert Borella.
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Suggested by: Dianne
Project partner: Wedderburn Community House
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Loddon Campaspe
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Wedderburn is the administrative centre of a district where, remarkably, two WW1 VC winners grew up - Albert Jacka, the first Australian VC winner, and Albert Borella. Jacka earned his VC in the early days of the Gallipoli campaign, and became a legend among the AIF for this and his subsequent exploits. Borella earned his VC at Villers-Bretonneux, a French village that even today proclaims "Never forget Australia". The silo portraits of these two extraordinary soldiers will be complementary to their statues in Wedderburn's Soldiers Memorial park and will be a further focal point to attract visitors to the region.
Silo Art is a boon for small town tourism - attracting national and international visitors to such regions. Wedderburn’s unique lure is to combine the attraction of giant art murals with the deep military reverence with which VC winners are held. This project will raise the profile of the district nationally and internationally - many tourists are now travelling to see silo art and the tourists need meals, fuel for their cars, places to stay and are looking for other things to do while they’re travelling, which means shops and other tourist attractions have lots of visitors.
Project details
Suggested by: Dianne
Project partner: Wedderburn Community House
Region
Loddon Campaspe
Budget
Votes
118 votes received
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ONE WEEK TO GO TO VOTE! Let's get behind this project Wedderburn, it will enhance tourism by putting us on the popular Silo Art Trail. Albert Borella and Albert Jacka demonstrate the qualities that make our community special; resilient, innovative, loyal and stoic.
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This is a project that would be excellent for the Wedderburn community
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Tremendous opportunity to expose the general public to the history of Wedderburn and a wonderful opportunity to honour two VC recipients.
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The whole community will benefit through theinflux of the tourism $, from this wonderful project, as well as honouring 2 VC recipients. Very worthwhile project.
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This is a wonderful project for Wedderburn and the wider victorian community most of whom are well aware of Albert Jacka in particular. This is great for tourism
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What a wonderful way for the wider community to remember two special sons of Wedderburn, Lest We Forget.
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I think it is a brilliant idea; great for tourism and for the local community.
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Creative art activation is paramount to the survival of these country towns - $9.6 billion was spent in regional Victoria by tourist, I say give it a fat crack Wedderburn
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The Silo Project is a great Idea no matter what or who is painted on them. They will add to the already great Silo Paintings around Victoria.
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The silo project will foster community spirit, connect Wedderburn to the silo trail bringing more visitors to Wedderburn to see our beautiful town in turn this will stimulate the local economy.
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I would prefer to see the silos being painted with gold hunting or something to do with gold rather than the ANZACS. I have nothing against them but he town already has two statues of them in the park so it would be better to recognise something that made Wedderburn the way it is.
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Kerry
10 Sep 2018
Yes i want this to happen for wedderburn all of my family my great grand father and grand mother came from wedderburn their names were james king and so my herritage came from there