Noorat Public Art Project

Col Henry
‘Eagles Nest’, 2015
Material – Stainless Steel
Location – Community Garden corner of Glenormiston and MacKinnon’s Bridge roads

The township of Noorat's artistic centrepiece was installed in 2015. The abstract ‘eagle’s nest’ sculpture is a 3.5-metre-tall, twisting tower with a nest atop.  At the foot of the tower, a ‘volcano seat’ replicates the crater of nearby Mount Noorat.

New South Wales-based sculptor Col Henry oversaw the installation. A public art committee selected his ‘eagle’s nest’ concept from a shortlist of three.

Mr Henry said the inspiration behind his concept came from a comment he heard at one of the community meetings. “Eve Black said to me as a throwaway line that there was a tree on the mountain and for many years there had been an eagle’s nest."

For Mr Henry, the idea of the eagle’s nest linked into what he was hearing from others in the community. After a visit to the local schools, he came away with a list of what students thought was important to the area – family and community resonated most.

“The eagle’s nest is a symbol of strength and the community spirit of this quiet little town got me, it’s unbelievably strong,” he said.

Artist link:  Col Henry