Artists breathe new life into silent sentinels

Updated June 28 2018 - 1:25pm, first published August 29 2017 - 12:00am
IT’S NOT GRAFFITI –  The Sheeps Hill silo  honours the traditional owners of the Wimmera/ Mallee region.
IT’S NOT GRAFFITI – The Sheeps Hill silo honours the traditional owners of the Wimmera/ Mallee region.

VICTORIA'S towering wheat silos have dominated the rural north-west landscape for more than a century. With many no longer in use, street artists from Australia and across the globe have transformed them into giant works of art. SUE PRESTON set out on the Silo Art Trail to find out whether the humble spray can and paint brush can transform the fortunes of small country towns.

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