western australia

Street art in Dowerin, Western Australia

@JudyEv (339355)

Rockingham, Australia

September 2, 2024 2:19am CST

Our small country towns are struggling to survive. Some have had some very innovative ideas in an effort to entice tourists to visit/stay/spend. The kangaroos and emus here are made from corrugated iron. The emus in particular are very well done with the head and neck positioned just as they would be in real life. We saw quite a few emus in our travels but very few kangaroos apart from a few that had been hit by vehicles.

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@arunima25 (87764)

• Bangalore, India

2 Sep

That's a great art piece. I hope that they attract some more tourists and boost up the economy of the place.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep

It will be good if the small towns can thrive. They are important in their communities.

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@arunima25 (87764)

• Bangalore, India

7 Sep

@JudyEv Yes. Here too people and government need to emphasize on that. It's a great way to boost economy. And there is umpteen potential here.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Sep

@arunima25 I'm sure India has a great deal to offer tourists.

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@LadyDuck (471253)

• Switzerland

2 Sep

It's hard now to attract tourists, those art pieces are beautiful. I feel heartbroken when I see animals hit by cars.

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@LadyDuck (471253)

• Switzerland

2 Sep

@JudyEv You are right, tourists like something different.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep

Some places are doing better than others. Sometimes it just needs a few with some good ideas.

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@pitstop (13734)

• Australia

2 Sep

I've seen a few funky looking things made out of corrugated iron. These look great.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep

Mostly it's sheep and goats that I've seen. They can look really good.

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@SIDIKIMPOLE (1802)

• Eldoret, Kenya

3 Sep

Sure they look very nice!

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@jstory07 (139467)

• Roseburg, Oregon

2 Sep

Those look nice and real.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep

They help bring a bit of interest to the place.

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@rakski (121930)

• Philippines

2 Sep

what an art. People are so creative

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep

I've seen sheep and goats done in this way too. They looked good too.

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@rakski (121930)

• Philippines

2 Sep

@JudyEv awesome!

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@Beestring (14516)

• Hong Kong

2 Sep

They look really nice and real.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep

I'm glad you like them. I think they'd look great in my garden. lol

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@changjiangzhibin89 (16754)

• China

2 Sep

They are lifelike works of art ! The kangaroos and emus are beckoning tourists.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep

There was the most marvellous bench there too which I'll write about soon. It all makes the town more interesting.

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@RebeccasFarm (89832)

• Arvada, Colorado

3 Sep

Beautiful local art Judy.

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@RebeccasFarm (89832)

• Arvada, Colorado

7 Sep

@JudyEv Yes seems it is anyway..me neither don't know lol

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep

I guess it was done by someone local but I don't know that.

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@JESSY3236 (19914)

• United States

3 Sep

Love these. So creative.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep

It's amazing what they can do with bits of tin.

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@aninditasen (16377)

• Raurkela, India

2 Sep

That's really not right. Why do vehicles hit them?

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep

They run free in the bush and farmland and sometimes run out in front of vehicles. It's impossible to stop quickly enough not to hit them.

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@aninditasen (16377)

• Raurkela, India

3 Sep

@JudyEv If they are made from iron how can they move?

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Sep

@aninditasen The iron ones do not move but the live ones in the bush sometimes get hit by cars.

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@nela13 (58585)

• Portugal

2 Sep

Those emus and kangaroos are very well done. Poor animals, it is só sad.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep

@nela13 No-one deliberately hits them as they can do a lot of damage to a car.

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@nela13 (58585)

• Portugal

3 Sep

@JudyEv Sometimes it's not even the driver's fault, animals can suddenly jump onto the road.

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@nela13 (58585)

• Portugal

4 Sep

@JudyEv of courses not but sometimes when people drive too fast acidents happen.

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@LindaOHio (177809)

• United States

2 Sep

Those are lovely pieces. It's sad to see an animal hit by a car. Have a good week.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep

A lot of kangaroos are hit by cars. They seem to have no road sense at all.

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@SIDIKIMPOLE (1802)

• Eldoret, Kenya

3 Sep

That is great! I hope to visit Australia one day in future!

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Sep

In some ways our climate is probably a bit like yours. I hope you are able to visit one day.

@RevivedWarrior (2160)

• India

3 Sep

They all look great. Unfortunately the world economy is not doing good and everyone is cutting down discretionary spends. Tourism is down globally. Another aspect is these attractions are not coming up in the international news. The news coverage or the Social Media coverage are also neccessary for getting the interest of the tourists. The art pieces look great. Again the small town needs to have other attractions or interests nearby. Hope the town authorities are looking into that aspect and working on them.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Sep

The wildflower season attracts a lot of tourists but during the winter there wouldn't be many visitors.

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@snowy22315 (180337)

• United States

2 Sep

They look quite real.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Sep

The emus especially look quite real. They poke their necks out just like these do.

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@wolfgirl569 (105813)

• Marion, Ohio

2 Sep

Those look very good

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep

I thought so too.

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@RasmaSandra (79649)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 Sep

I love that it looks so realistic,

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Sep

The emus in particular are quite lifelike.

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@andriaperry (116936)

• Anniston, Alabama

2 Sep

Those are awesome. I'd love this in my yard.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Sep

They'd look good in my yard too.

@dgobucks226 (35552)

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2 Sep

Very cool and creative! A real attention getter.

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Sep

They certainly attracted our attention.

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@thedevilinme (4126)

• Northampton, England

2 Sep

Im watching Hotel Coolgarde, a documentary from WA, Have you seen it?

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@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Sep

No, I haven't seen it. There is a documentary series going at the moment called Back Roads which visits lots of the smaller communities. It's been very interesting.