Eric Hutchinson (Lyons, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Sheffield, Tasmania's town of murals, impressed national Keep Australia Beautiful Australian Tidy Towns Judge Dick Olesinski on his recent first visit, after the town won the state competition late last year. Mr Olesinski said that his visit to Sheffield had been a 'real eye-opener'. He said that the town was 'more than up there' with other finalists from around Australia. Sheffield is known Australia-wide as Tasmania's town of murals, with more than 60 murals on public display depicting its pioneer history and local identities. Sheffield is on the way to the iconic Cradle Mountain.

In the past three years, Kentish Council has commenced a major streetscape project which is scheduled to be completed over the next couple of years. The Kentish Council also proposes building a wall of honour for past winners of the annual International Mural Fest. The mural fest this year is to be held between 20 and 26 April. Kentish Council's Aleshea Goss, who helped coordinate the work involved to enter and win the Tidy Town competition, said that there was a real buzz around Sheffield last week when Mr Olesinski was collecting information for the final. Mayor Don Thwaites said that winning the national title would prove a huge economic and promotional boost to Sheffield. The national winner will be announced on 4 April at Victor Harbour in South Australia.