Southern Downs Regional Council is inviting visitors and locals to explore the region’s rich arts scene which includes the region’s most loved sculptures carved by local and international sculptors.
Take a day trip starting at Allora for a meal and enjoy the friendly hospitality. Proudly displayed at Allora are two sculptures.
L: Palorchestes carved into the back of the sandstone chair – R: Mary Poppins sculpture. Photos courtesy Allora Advertiser
In Herbert Street stop off at PL Travers Park and check out the Mary Poppins monument, then take a stroll down to Dalrymple Park where there’s an amazing fossil image of a Palorchestes carved into the back of a Sandstone Chair.
Travelling on from Allora it’s worth the trip to Goomburra, Killarney, Tannymorel, Emu Vale, Freestone, Leyburn, Leslie Dam, Warwick, Dalveen and Stanthorpe.
Most of the sandstone, granite and marble works featured in the trail were created at the Southern Downs Sculpture Symposiums in 2006, 2008 and 2010 using locally sourced materials, but some have esteemed historical roots, such as the heritage listed T J Byrnes Monument which was carved in Italy and placed in the centre of Warwick in 1902.
The Southern Downs Regional Council can provide details on the location of these sculptures. Phone 1300 697 372 or download the Council’s official Southern Downs & Granite Belt Visitor App.
This article appeared in the Allora Advertiser, 31 January 2024.
