Lighting up public spaces

Sep 22, 2020

Murray River Council has been awarded $576,000 under the Streets as Shared Spaces Program to help transform some of the area’s well-known public spaces into temporary artwork.

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The project will see pop-up lighting projections and solar lighting temporality installed across the area to further improve the attractiveness of open spaces.

Council has identified four projects to trial creative, innovative and economic lighting options with the view to invest and roll out as permanent features in various locations in the future.

The projects include:

● Christmas Lighting Pop-Up in Tooleybuc, Koraleigh, Moulamein, Wakool, Barham and Mathoura – an exciting and creative approach to Christmas through programming lighting projections and/or solar lighting at prominent park/town spaces in local towns to project Christmas images after dark.

● Echuca Moama Bridge Underpass – delivery of a projection program that highlights the historic and iconic structure by transforming it into a temporary public artwork celebrating stories of our region.

● Perricoota Road, Moama – installation of a series of projections to light a section of the existing shared path network. The path will be enjoyed by users as the sun starts to go down and after dark and also allow for a safe passage for visitors and residents to dine at local businesses.

● Cobb Highway, Moama – installation of a series of lighting projections to light the path and/or glow in the dark solar lighting. The temporary installations will draw visitors to the space after dark and allow for a convenient and safe pedestrian/cycle path. It will improve the safety and attractiveness of this busy public space.

By McPherson Media Group