Fresh look for Nambour as planter boxes celebrate town’s history
Have you noticed all the good happening in Nambour at the moment? Building works, new businesses opening and areas being refurbished? It is all great news for our little town.
Everyone loves cheering for an underdog, but it appears Nambour will soon shrug off that title and it will be upwards from here.
In an effort to complement the current works, local creative and Nambour Grown president Racheal Pascoe put a proposal to the council to repaint the planter boxes in the Nambour CBD area. Nambour Grown is the town’s local community garden, located within the Nambour Showgrounds.
Mrs Pascoe said the planter boxes were in desperate need of a paint and replant. “Mayor Rosanna Natoli was quick to pledge the money for the paint and, after some discussions regarding the design concept and colours to be used, painting began last week,” said Mrs Pascoe.
Sunshine Coast Regional Council Community Garden Liaison Officer Elliott Lacey has been instrumental in bringing the project together. Elliott is keen to see the planter boxes cleaned up and maintained.
Along with members of Nambour Grown, Elliott picked up a paintbrush and helped with undercoating. “Driving through town so often, it bothered me that the planter boxes look so daggy,” Mrs Pascoe said. “We all have a skill set and the ability to get involved in some capacity to make a difference. I wanted to improve how the planter boxes look, so I approached the council to make changes with paint.
“Our dear little town is in dire need of some love and so this is my way of helping! I hope everyone will love the freshen up,” Mrs Pascoe said.
The imagery used on the boxes includes Petrie Creek as the main line running around each planter box, meandering through our beautiful hills. The busy patchwork of stencilling represents the local crops and is a nod to our agricultural history.
Petrie Creek starts up the range near Flaxton and Hunchy, runs down the hill into Nambour, past Rosemount and alongside Bli Bli.
The sun-like icons on the planter boxes represent these settlements, which are on Petrie Creek or adjacent to it. Each side of each box features a local pioneering family name.
The colours used are inspired by nature, in particular the local callistemon plants. The Nambour Museum was happy to be on board with the project, supplying the family names to be used.
Researching the family names and their stories proved to be very interesting. Our terrific town was built by strong hands, working long, hard days, raising families and carving out a future.
If you would like to know more about our town’s history, you will find some wonderful information at the Nambour Museum
