20180506 VIC Rosebery to Lascelles

May 06, 2018

20180506 Brim was once a thriving town and home to a Hotel, general store, silos, bowling green an Anglican Church a combined Uniting/Christ church and a school with 19 pupils in 1998 and let’s not forget the Commercial Hotel which closed in 2018, although in the 2011 census the population was 261 it is more like a ghost town, but don't give up on this town yet, thanks to Guido van Helten’s huge silo painting the tourist are flocking back to the town.

Brim Silo

Like I said the tourist are heading into Brim to check out the four characters standing 30 metres tall on one of Australia's structures, but they want answers, who are these people, are they locals & what are their stories, well that you will never know as Guido van Helten request the mystery be maintained, he says it not about individual people its about this place, the community & on a broader scale the whole Wimmera region.

On the banks of the Yarriambiack Creek on the outskirts of town there’s a great camp spot for $10 per night with hot showers, they sign says pay at the Hotel, but it’s closed, now what?😕 If your ever in town crab a beer and stroll around the creek it's a lovely walk.

07-05-2018 It's a lovely location but we continue to follow the silo trail so we moved on but not before I get a photo of the old church, gee Des even stopped for me.

The Anglican Church

1930

Rosebery Silo

The Artist Kaff-eine depicts themes that she say embody the region’s past, present and future, the silo on the left captures the grit, tenacity and character of the region’s young female farmers, who regularly face drought, fires and other hardship living and working in the Mallee. In her work shirt, jeans and turned-down cowboy boots, the strong young female sheep farmer symbolises the future.

The silo on the right portrays a quiet moment between dear friends, the contemporary horseman appears in Akubra hat, Bogs boots and oilskin vest, common attire for the Mallee farmer. Both man and horse are relaxed and facing downwards, indicating their mutual trust, love and genuine connection.
If you look really close at the mans boot that's me, I look like a bit of fly shit on his boot.

Lascelles was named after the “Father of the Mallee”, Edward Harewood Lascelles and was once a popular staging post on the trek to Mildura in the early days, surprisingly there are 93 people still living here, farmers I’m guessing.

Lascelles Silo
Melbourne Street Artist Rone has depicted the faces of Lascelles couple Geoff and Merrilyn's Horman whose family have lived and farmed in the area for four generations. Born in the district the couple married in Lascelles in 1967 and together with their two sons (and their own families) have continued the family tradition of wheat farming and strong community involvement.
There we are again, the little turps.

Talk about attention to detail the artist even captured the Australia on the button of his shirt.

Yep, this is it the town of Lascelles with it grand old Minapre Hotel, built in 1926.
You can't take him anywhere, there's a very over weight person serving us and if it's not bad enough he can't stop staring he turns to me to say: god forgot to turn her around when he made her, her bums on the wrong way, I know it's not nice but I had tears from laughing.

The Mural still stands proud over the top of the run down shop.

The town of Lascelles has little to offer with all the shops closed down, well, what little shops there were but at least the town offer a $10 camp site and the pub is open, after travelling 64ks today it’s probably time to rest and have a beer. Des reliving his child hood having a game of Hookey and I must say it's harder than it looks.