By the Banks by Street Artist Samuel Hall. Covering two sides of the Apex Park public toilet block the mural tells the historic story of the Mulwala area. The Mural design incorporates Mary Jane Rose, Mulwalas Grandmother. Mary was the local nurse and midwife, often walking to towns surrounding Mulwala to deliver babies for many locals. As the local nurse, Mary cared for the sick throughout the region before a doctor settled in Yarrawonga. Over three generations of families benefited from Mary's kindness, strength, and care. Mulwala is the Bpangerang name for a White Bellied Sea Eagle, which can be seen in the mural, as depicted by the late Uncle Freddie Dowling, which was frequently sighted at Mulwala but is now an endangered species. The eagle symbolizes the links to the local traditional owners of the land, connecting the strength of the community and kindness. Mary represents the local township of Mulwala today. Symbolic and flora features are carried throughout the design to encompass past and present flowers and plants used in traditional Bpangerang medicine and cuisine that can still be found throughout the region today.
Sculpted by local artist Andrew Whitehead of Urana, this piece was the first commissioned by the Federation Council. This interactive artwork doubles as a bicycle rack on the shores of Lake Mulwala, at Digger Loughnan Fishing Jetty. Many of Andrew Whitehead's masterful sculptures can be found North of the Murray. Other towns North of the Murray showcase his work, including Urana, Morundah, Boree Creek and Lowesdale.
The Our Mulwala Wall Art is an installation erected on the external wall of the Mulwala Council Office and Library. The 4.3-metre wide x 2.4-metre high piece includes cultural and historical photographs of Mulwala etched into aluminium and creates a unique way to display history. Dating back to the 1800s the images include historic buildings such as the Mulwala Bridge, Royal Mail Hotel, Mulwala Post Office, and the Mulwala Homestead. Mulwala icons such as Pat Talbot, who introduced the first mail delivery in Mulwala in 1960, workers from the King and Jones Sawmill, and the 1923 Mulwala Football Team. Favourite activities such as the Maypole dance and golf feature alongside the Halburd’s punt and the old goods- train crossing the Murray River. The artwork is a joint project between the Mulwala Library History Group and the Federation Council.

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