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Carved from a large River Red Gum log on site in the City Square on Swanston Street - Melbourne's main thoroughfare - the wombat created much interest from day one of its creation. The log measuring 1 1/2 metres in length and almost 1 metre in diameter originated in New South Wales near the town of Wentworth and weighed 2 1/2 tonnes. Carving of the wombat took 2 weeks to complete behind safety barriers erected by the Melbourne City Council to enable the citizens of Melbourne to follow its creation. Many people visited the site on an almost daily basis to follow the progress and it's completion in January 2002. The wombat is sited at the Southern end of the City Square adjacent to Flinders Lane and is overlooked by St Paul's Anglican Cathedral. A recent 'three months' study conducted at professorial level by the Royal Melbourne University of Technology concluded that the factor which causes the most interest and leads to the most people entering the City Square is Des McKenna's wombat. The wombat is named "Warin", pronounced Wareeyn , a name derived from the local dialect of the two most important Aboriginal tribes of the Melbourne area. (Source: <a href="http://www.desmckennasculptor.com)" rel="nofollow">www.desmckennasculptor.com)</a> |
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