Creative Junction Sculpture Trail (Yarra Junction)
At the beginning of the 20th century the vast forests of tall Mountain Ash trees attracted timber getters to the area and the Lilydale to Warburton railway was built. Timber tram tracks from the nearby mountains carried logs down to the railway creating a bustling junction.
A series of sculptures are located on the River Walk and Rail Trail. The inspiration for these artworks came from a serves of art and environmental workshops held with the local community under the title Creative Junction. The aim is to encourage health and wellbeing through active community participation.
Location of Sculptures:
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The sculptures are:
Junction by Glenn Romanis (2004)
This ephemeral sculpture represents the timber tramways. Glenn worked with local timber getters, Des Morrish, Les Adams and Roger Davies to create this sculpture. Like the original tramways it will decay over time.
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Meeting Place of the Manna Gum Peoples by Glenn Romanis and the students of the Upper Yarra Secondary College (2004)
An ephemeral mountain ash leaf sculpture
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Always Been Here, Always Will Be by Glenn Romanis (2005)
This sculpture symbolises the Southern Cross we all live under and the Little Yarra and Yarra rivers. It explores permanence in this ancient land. Glenn has used fossils from an ancient seed fern (Glossopteris 245-275 million years old), petrified wood (120 -150 million), basalt and green serpentine.
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Location
2415 Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction 3797 Map
