Nambaa
Nambour is called the heart of the Sunshine coast as it is situated within the centre of the Sunshine coast region of Queensland Australia. Nambaa is the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) (the traditional owners of the land) word for the Australian native plant the bottle brush Callistemon viminalis which the town is named after. The town is known for it's Sugar cane agricultural history.
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First Nations mural by David Houghton, Ryan
Sullivan & Adam Lewczuk located Laneway from 111 Howard Street heading into Quota Park
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Petrie Creek
Petrie Creek is a creek that flows through the town of Nambour and is said to have platypus in it. The local council has been restoring the creek to promote local flora and fauna to return to it. Quota Park is beside the creek and it features a lovely mosaic and poem by Frank Jenkins.
Platypus art
Some platypus street art is featured in Nambour too. Along the wall of the Muffin whole cafe at 29 Mathew street a lovely artwork by Ben William Hines @humble_dumpling is featured. A beautiful mural by @phi1b is under the bridge near short street across from Nambour Plaza and Skate Park. The Platypus is also featured in the sign for the shopping centre Nambour Central.
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Platypus mural by Phi1b
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Stencil art by Humble dumpling
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Street art
Humble Dumpling
Humble dumpling aka Ben William Hines is a pioneer of street art in Nambour. There is a collection of his works featured around Nambour. A map featuring Nambour street art can be viewed here and here
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art in lane way on 36 Howart street
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Along wall at around 59 Howard street
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| Along wall at around 59 Howard street |
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| Along wall at around 59 Howard street |
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On wall out side Muffin Whole cafe 29 Mathew street
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Rossman
Rossman @ross_man or aka Ross Holloway is a local artist who has created a few murals around Nambour.
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Tiger Tamer
Artist: Ross Holloway, 2018, Price Street |
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Old Nambour saw mill on Bridgestone building, near Price Street carpark
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Knight mural along building on Currie Street by Rossman
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David Houghton, Ryan Sullivan and Adam Lewczuk.
Nambour's street art scene has increased over the years with locals promoting the growth of the street art scene. David Houghton @david_w_houghton is a mural artist on the sunshine coast that is known for his amazing nature scenes. Below are some of his artworks featured in Nambour.
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Possum mural by David Houghton at 121 Howard street
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| Environmental Surrounds located at Porters Lane by David Houghton |
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| Environmental Surrounds located at Porters Lane by David Houghton |
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| Environmental Surrounds located at Porters Lane by David Houghton |
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| Environmental Surrounds located at Porters Lane by David Houghton |
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| Environmental Surrounds located at Porters Lane by David Houghton |
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| Environmental Surrounds located at Porters Lane by David Houghton |
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| Environmental Surrounds located at Porters Lane by David Houghton |
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| Environmental Surrounds located at Porters Lane by David Houghton |
Mr Mupz
Street art by @mrmupz is featured in a lane way at 24 Lowe Street. The artwork features a trippy scene of a snail, frog and mushrooms.
Mieke van den Berg
A cool Banksy style mural is located at 19-22 Queen Street. It was created by Mieke van den Berg and local school children.
Fuzeillear
Fuzeillear is a sunshine coast based artist, who murals are usually black and white and feature nature.
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| artwork near station and Mill Street by Fuzeillear |
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| artwork near station and Mill Street by Fuzeillear |
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| Lemur mural at 8 Bury Street in lane way by by Fuzeillear |
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| Lemur mural at 8 Bury Street in lane way by by Fuzeillear |
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| Lemur mural at 8 Bury Street in lane way by by Fuzeillear | | |
Carley Cornelissen
Carley Cornelissen is a Brisbane based artist and has created murals around Nambour as well.
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Mural outside 94 Howard street by Carley Cornelissen
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Mural at under pass at Civic way by Carley Cornelissen
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EJ Zyla
Ej Zyla is a Sunshine coast based artist and below are some of their murals in Nambour.
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| Mural on the Nambour Hockey club building in Petrie Park |
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| mural in a little lane off Currie Street. |
Kelsey Montague
Kelsey Montague is an American artist known for her wing murals featured around the world. Below is her art wings mural in Civic Way near the cinema in Nambour.
Fiona Groom
Fiona Groom is a Sunshine Coast based artist and is world known for her animal art. A mural by her is located at 84 Howard street featuring emus and frogs.
Attractions
Nambour Tramway
The historic tracks of the tram that use to run through the town to transport sugar cane are found around 28 Mill street and a future a tram will follow the tram way as part of the towns tourism.
Big Pineapple and Big Macadamia Nut
The Big Pineapple and Big Macadamia nut are located just about a 20 minute drive outside Nambour in the neighbouring suburb Woombye. Currently The Big Pineapple is undergoing a revamp and the area is under refurbishment. However you can still visit it to take a photo. The Big Macadamia Nut is located next door to the Big Pineapple and is now part of the Big Pineapple tree top walk. Check out the website here.
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Sun Bear
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Cape Porcupine
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Lumholtz tree kangaroo
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| Potoroo |
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Eastern Quoll
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Eastern Quoll eating
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Southern Hairy nosed wombat
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Red panda
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Ring tailed lemur
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Interesting Tidbits
Nambour is home to some famous Australia celebrities. Most notably are writer and journalist Benjamin Law, Australian record producer and songwriter Michael Chapman, First Nations Filmmaker Ivan Sen and actor and illustrator Sam Cotton, all of which grew up or were born in Nambour.
Nambour is also said to be the UFO capital of Australia and sightings as far back as 1932 have been recorded, you can read the account of the 1932 sighting here which was retold by the man in 1974 which he witnessed as a boy. Sightings are also recorded on this website.
Final Thoughts
Nambour is a lovely small town and the collection of street art is wonderful. The local parks and Petrie creek are nice place to visit. I'd recommend visiting Muffin Whole cafe as they make a great coffee and have a cool selection of local art for sale.
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Nambour mural near Nambour Railway station featuring the iconic big pineapple
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This is awesome - a place with so many great murals. Especially like that black and white one of old Nambour saw mill. The big pineapple made me smile - and that picture with it next to alien and ufos is hilarious :D
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, yes I was surprised how much street art there was. The big pineapple was a fav too.
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