Woodend Community Mosaic Columns made with assistance of students. Macedon Ranges Victoria Australia
Community Mosaic Columns
These columns were created in 2002/02 by local artists Dianne Barton and Jennie Stewart, with the assistance of more than 2000 students from schools across the shire and members of the Jerang Aboriginal Cooperative.
Each column represents young people’s aspirations for the future, as expressed through the Shire’s ‘2025 Vision for the Macedon Ranges’ project.
The columns are located in nine townships – Bullengarook, Gisborne, Kyneton, Lancefield, Macedon, Malmsbury, Riddells Creek, Romsey and Woodend.
These images and words reflect our vision of being a vibrant and sustainable region – that deeply values our community, heritage and environment – providing a fulfilling quality of life for all.
*Prior to European settlement the area around Woodend was inhabited by the Woiwurung people.
The district was first surveyed by Major Thomas Mitchell in 1836.
In the 1850s and 1860s, prospectors, headed north to the goldfields around Bendigo, passed through the area.
By the mid-1850s a township with inns and shops had grown up to serve the surrounding trade.
In 1854 a post office was serving the local community.
In 1862 the railway arrived connecting the town to Bendigo.
In the 1870s and 1880s it developed as a resort town with guesthouses, hotels, elegant weekend homes with large private gardens, a golf club and a racecourse.
In 1870 the local Court House began hearing cases.
In 1893 the elegant Italianate-style Mechanics Institute was completed.
The Woodend Clock Tower was completed in 1928 as a memorial to the local people who served in World War I.
In 1975 Peter Weir made the hugely important film Picnic at Hanging Rock, partly filmed near the town, which attracted tourists to the district.
Today the town is a prosperous rural centre and a popular day tripper destination from Melbourne.
Woodend Community Mosaic Columns made with assistance of students. Macedon Ranges Victoria Australia
Community Mosaic Columns
These columns were created in 2002/02 by local artists Dianne Barton and Jennie Stewart, with the assistance of more than 2000 students from schools across the shire and members of the Jerang Aboriginal Cooperative.
Each column represents young people’s aspirations for the future, as expressed through the Shire’s ‘2025 Vision for the Macedon Ranges’ project.
The columns are located in nine townships – Bullengarook, Gisborne, Kyneton, Lancefield, Macedon, Malmsbury, Riddells Creek, Romsey and Woodend.
These images and words reflect our vision of being a vibrant and sustainable region – that deeply values our community, heritage and environment – providing a fulfilling quality of life for all.
*Prior to European settlement the area around Woodend was inhabited by the Woiwurung people.
The district was first surveyed by Major Thomas Mitchell in 1836.
In the 1850s and 1860s, prospectors, headed north to the goldfields around Bendigo, passed through the area.
By the mid-1850s a township with inns and shops had grown up to serve the surrounding trade.
In 1854 a post office was serving the local community.
In 1862 the railway arrived connecting the town to Bendigo.
In the 1870s and 1880s it developed as a resort town with guesthouses, hotels, elegant weekend homes with large private gardens, a golf club and a racecourse.
In 1870 the local Court House began hearing cases.
In 1893 the elegant Italianate-style Mechanics Institute was completed.
The Woodend Clock Tower was completed in 1928 as a memorial to the local people who served in World War I.
In 1975 Peter Weir made the hugely important film Picnic at Hanging Rock, partly filmed near the town, which attracted tourists to the district.
Today the town is a prosperous rural centre and a popular day tripper destination from Melbourne.