Silo Art Trail ROSEBERY

After a stop at the Brim Silo we needed off to the next one at Rosebery

Interestingly Rosebery is described as " a locality (unbounded) in the Wimmera Mallee region of Victoria on the Henty Highway." The nearest more populous place is the town of Beulah which is 12km away with a population of around 200 So not actually a town as such. 

In the 2016 census it had  a population of 5.

Kaff Eine's silos

Before commencing work in Rosebery,  Kaff-eine spent time in the Mallee assisting Rone on his Lascelles silo project.
During this time, Kaff-eine travelled to neighbouring towns, discovering the natural environment and acquainting herself with local business owners, families, farmers and children – all with the view to developing a concept for these GrainCorp silos which date back to 1939.
Completed in late 2017, Kaff-eine’s artwork depicts themes that she says 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 hardships 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 Mallee farmers.

A beautiful setting

The old door at base of silo

After the Silos we went back to town and headed out to Lake Tyrell having gone a few miles we decided to take some wine and nibble swift us so went back and started again.
Lake Tyrell out past Woomelang on the Sunraysia Hwy, 
Lake Tyrrell is a unique salt lake located 7kms north of Sea Lake. The Lake environment  is host to Mallee reptiles, kangaroos, emus, white-faced chats, and an inland gallery. 

Lake Tyrrell and surrounding salt lakes were formed as a result of the innundation of the Murray-Darling Basin through sea level rise and its subsequent retreat; the present landscape and soils were formed as a result of this process. 

The lake itself is quite ancient and may have been formed by drifting sand blocking the passage of Tyrrell Creek. Over time it became a giant salt basin due to the flow of subterranean saline water and the run-off from Tyrrell Creek.

There is also evidence of  the indigenous occupation of the area over the last 45,000 years. This evidence includes  a variety of artefacts that can be observed throughout the Tyrrell region.
Lake Tyrrell is dry most of the year, although at times it may be covered by shallow water. Evaporation leaves a salt crust which is commercially extracted by the Cheetham Salt Works at the northern end of the lake. Over 100,000 tonnes of salt is extracted from the lake each year. The first recorded salt harvest from Lake Tyrrell was in 1896.
It is particularly scenic with the sunset on the salt causing reflections in the shallow water
unfortunately there was hardly any water on it so we did not get the magnificent colour and the sunset   was cloudless so not so spectacular. 

The salt crusted on the surface 

More slip than any real water
We may have been better to wait till next day when some rain may have fallen 

Still very picturesque

The sunset wa sees than spectacular

Just a faint blush on the wet ground but not enough for the reflections