Beautiful Bohie in Queanbeyan

 

Quinbean

This is my third visit to Queanbeyan New South Wales, Australia. Queanbeyan is located in the Southern tablelands region of New South wales and close to the boarder of the Australian Capital territory (ACT).  Queanbeyan resides on the traditional lands of the Ngambri and Ngunnawal people.  The name is said to originate from the local First nations word Quinbean meaning clear waters. The Molonglo River and Queanbeyan River flow through the region and platypus have been spotted there. Read about my previous Queanbeyan visits here and here.

Bohie

Bohie (Bohie Palecek) is a local artist who has produced a number of murals for the ACT and surrounds. In her words her art is created to provide a message of hope, connection and belonging. A wonderful colourful mural on a shipping container was created by her and local youth in Moore Park skate park, entitled Thrive among chaos. It features a colourful platypus and the local postcode 2620. Another mural by her and Mimi Fairall is along Crawford street. It features the words Healing together with the leaves of an echinacea plant and was created in response to a message of hope and community spirit to come together during Covid 19.  My blog featuring another mural by Bohie can be viewed here too.

 

Mike Shankster 

Mike Shankster has created a number of murals around the Queanbeyan area.  My blog on his murals found below the Queens Bridge can be found here.  A mural he and Arina Apostalova (@apostolovart) created in combination with local youths is found within Moore Street skatepark.  The mural was created to celebrate local skating icon Jack Fardell  @jackfardell who was born and raised in Queanbeyan.

Neil Dickson

A collection of artworks by Neil Dickson are featured around Queanbeyan. A platypus design is featured on a local stainless steel bins located beside the ping pong table at Queen Elizabeth II playground located on Morisset Street. More of Neil's artworks can be found in my blog here and here.

Oaks Estate

 Oaks Estate is a suburb in the district of Jerrabomberra, Canberra which boards Queenbeyan to the South. It is notable as it was the origins of industry in the early European Settlement of Queenbeyan around 1836.  Queanbeyan's historic water tower is also featured within the Oaks estate and a mural on a cafe along the corner of River street and McEwan Ave features the water tower also.  Also located at Oaks Estate is the river corridor heritage walk, here you can see the historic Queanbeyan Railway Bridge which connects NSW to ACT. The heritage walk also follows along the Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers. More information and a map of the walk can be found here.

Water tower in Oaks Estate

Mural on local cafe (artist unknown)

Queanbeyan Railway Bridge

White faced Heron at Queanbeyan River

Final Thoughts

Queanbeyan is always lovely to visit. Highlights include the walk around the Queanbeyan river, historic buildings, art and nature. Travelling to Queanbeyan is relatively easy as a return train service runs three times a day from Sydney to Queanbeyan via the Canberra line.

Queanbeyan River within the CBD

Currawong bird along the bridge over Queanbeyan River Weir

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