Warrak - Minion Sculptures
Minions, the lovable yellow characters that wear overalls and googles from the Despicable Me movies have taken over the tiny town of Warrak near Ararat.
Starting in December 2022, minion artworks were stealthily installed around the tiny town which only has a population of around 70 people. The beautifully created sculptures are constructed from gas bottles, pipes and scrap metal and are colourfully painted. The sculptures are sometimes created as letterboxes, sometimes as plant holders and sometimes just as a work of art. The character of the minion reflects a characteristic of the person who lives near the minion.
The minion sculptures were installed during the dead of the night and it is not known who in the town is the culprit. But there are at least 24 minion in town and the surrounding areas.
Some of the minions to look out for include:
- The first minion was at the front of John Warren's property and is labelled Warren
- Mountainside Wines' minion is pouring a bottle of wine into a glass on its head (197 Mount Cole Road)
- McAdie family house has a Batman minion
- The Buckingham's house has Gru, the minions' supervillain master out the front (37 Mount Cole Road)
- A resident who owns race horses has a jockey minion out the front
- Gwen Pilgrim is a keen gardener and president of the Ararat Gardening Club and has a pot plant minion (Eastern end of town)
- A Demons supporter has a red and blue mailbox minion
- A hose-holding minion stands beneath the fire danger sign at the centre of town.
- Hard hat minion on the north-west outskirts of town (1279 Buangor-Ben Nevis Road)
- Minion with whiskers on Murrays Lane
- Platypus minion under the "Warrak" sign (at intersection of Buangor-Ben Nevis Road and Warrak Road<
