By Dominique Tassell
The long-anticipated Tannymorel Grain Shed Mural will be officially opened on 9 July.
The Tannymorel Grain Shed Mural Committee wishes to cordially invite their members, supporters and the general public to a thank you morning tea and sausage sizzle.
The morning tea will be held outside the Tannymorel Grain Shed at 50 Oak Street, Tannymorel, on Saturday 9 July at 10 am.
There will also be a 5km Rail Trail Walk on the same day, starting at the crossroads at Mt Colliery and finishing at the grain shed.
The walk starts at 8:30 am and will finish up in Tannymorel at 10 am.
The mural, crafted by the Nicholson brothers, is a tribute to the town’s railway history.
It features a train, a railway, people waiting to board the train, carriages with coal, wheat and logs, pigs and calves, and picturesque scenery.
Weather conditions and the complications of working on corrugated iron slowed the project down slightly, but it’s now complete and ready for visitors.
The shed dates back to the 1890s, and it is hoped the mural will increase tourism to the town.
Locals have come together for almost two years to raise funds for the project; this was done through events such as raffles, dinners, bowls nights and live music evenings.
One of the ways locals raised money was through an open garden last October.
While the huge community support behind the project raised the vast majority of the funds, the project has also received funding through the Queensland Bushfires Community Recovery Package and the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
For more info on the Grain Shed please call Leanne on 0428 210 054.
For info on the walk phone Angela on 0499 767 907 or Jeanette on 0475 135 136.
