Bomaderry will soon sport brand new murals to tie in with this month’s Waratah March.
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Local artist Rob Taunton began wielding the spray cans this week and will finish four walls surrounding Waratah Park.
A recreation of a photograph picturing the train that pulled into Bomaderry to collect local soldiers for WW2 now adorns one of the walls.
Rob said it was an honour to be involved in the project that has also involved the revitilisation of Waratah Park.
“The whole project has put a bit of pride back into the community and the area is going to look great,” he said.
“When people get off the train the murals and the park is the first thing they see so for me, personally, it’s been very exciting to be involved in it.”
Rob said he expects to finish all four murals in a week, using every last drop of 25 cans of spray paint.
Jane Richter, a member of the Bomaderry Community Consultative Body said the revamping of Waratah Park will be a positive for the community.
“Just a few weeks it was a just a disused block and soon it will be a lovely park,” she said.
“It was an eyesore and it’s turning into something quite remarkable.”
Fences, tables and chairs, plants and pots are just some of the many additions to park.
At 8.30am on Sunday, November 29, locals will assemble at Nowra Showground before attending a service at the Soldiers’ Memorial Gates. The march through Nowra, over the Nowra Bridge to Bomaderry will begin at 9am.
The steam train will leave Bomaderry for Berry at 11.20am where another march and service will be held before the train leaves for Gerringong and Kiama.