You will be visiting several public pieces of mosaic street art
around the main street of Goolwa. All these items have been done by
local artist Michael Tye or are community mosaic overseen by
Michael Tye.
The co-ordinates start at a historical display for Goolwa and
Australia that is in a showcase.
The first mosaic is laid in the footpath in front of the display
and shows the historical item in use.
How many sleepers on the mosaic track? = A
How many passengers? = B
The next display is at
S35°30.A+155
E138°46.B+986
This community mosaic was made by the local youth, schools and
Artists in Goolwa and consists of 4 panels and depicts activities
and heritage around the area. It also beautifies an essential
building used by the community.
What year was this mosaic made? = C
How many letters in the Project Artist's first name? =
D
What is the colour of the crocodile under the bridge? =
J
Grey = 614
Green = 741
Brown = 641
Yellow = 714
Third mosaic is at
S35°30.D+115
E138°46.C-1050
The third piece is the newest in Goolwa and was completed in
August 2008 for the 20th anniversary celebration of the Goolwa
Library. It is called Ripples and members of the community were
invited to come along and add tiles to this beautiful artwork
How many round seats? = E
How many mosaic panels? = F
Rounding out your tour is the fourth mosaics and they can be
found at
S35° 30.F+103
E138° 46.E+947
The last pieces are a footpath piece and a wall display. The
wall mosaic is a well known bird seen often in this area and was a
character in the well-known Australian book and film 'Storm
Boy'.
The footpath mosaic depicts the Murray river flowing from the
mountains through to the ocean and ties in with the flowing water
feature running down the wall of the Library/council building.
What is the 4th letter in the river and what correspondingly
number is it in the alphabet? = G
How many white tiles are in the left wing of the bird =
H
The final co-ordinates are:
S35° (3xF) + G . 0 (4xA) + 6
E138° (3xA) + 1 . J + (26xB) + G + H
You are looking for a micro devious container. You will need
your own pen. Container is too small for swaps.
Please put it back exactly where you found it.
No need to go on the gardens.
Beware of muggles.