Explore Victoria's silo art in Echuca Moama & District
Total driving time, excluding stops, is approximately 3.5-4 hours.
Echuca Moama & District is home to many of Victoria's silo and water tank art installations.
Watch the video, download the map, and follow the trail below. Explore the many art and cultural attractions along the way.
Allow a full day to explore the Silo Art Trail itinerary below. Stopping for lunch at a winery or break it up into two half-day drives.
Approx. 25 mins drive
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Travel to Rochester to view the Rochester GrainCorp Silos, which were the first art silos painted in the Echuca Moama region. Artist, Jimmy Dvate, completed the first two silos in 2018, which feature two threatened local species - the azure king fisher and the wrist-winged squirrel glider. A third silo was painted in 2022, featuring a duck-billed platypus. 18 Ramsay St, Rochester
Nearby:
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Iddles Lane: Former Victoria Police homicide detective, Ron Iddles, has been commemorated in his hometown of Rochester. The Iddles Lane mural was painted by Tim Bowtell and celebrates the achievements of one of the state’s most respected detectives.
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Rochester Mural Park: Located off Moore Street in Rochester, Mural Park features a selection of 2.1m x 4.8m murals created as part of the annual Rochester Mural Festival.
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New murals are added each year.
Rochester Silo Art, Ramsay St Rochester.
Colbinabbin Art Silos, Station St Colbinabbin
Rochester to Colbinabbin
Approx. 25 mins drive
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The six-silo art mural in Colbinabbin was painted by Tim Bowtell in 2020, and re-tells significant moments from the town’s history, including its important links to agriculture, community, environment and the construction of the railway.
Station St, Colbinabbin.
Feeling peckish?
Stop by the Colbinabbin General Store to pick up a coffee and bite to eat, or for a more hearty meal, head to the recently renovated Colbinabbin Country Hotel.
Colbinabbin to Heathcote Wine Region/Toolleen
Approx. 20 mins drive
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Famous for its robust shiraz, superb cabernet sauvignon, ancient red cambrian soils and tranquil bush setting, the Heathcote wine region is a prestigious Australian wine region, with a number of wineries located just 15 minutes drive from Colbinabbin.
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We highly recommend Tellurian Wines, Peregrine Ridge, and Domaine Asmara in Toolleen; Silver Spoon Estate in Mt Camel; and The Shiraz Republic in Cornella.
Tellurian Wines, Toolleen
Kyabram Water Tank Art, Cnr Drum & Union St Kyabram
Girgarre Sound Trail
Toolleen to Kyabram (via Stanhope & Girgarre)
Approx. 70 mins drive
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The Kyabram Art Water Tank, owned by Goulburn Water, is the most recent addition to the Echuca Moama region’s silo art trail, being painted by Jimmy Dvate in January 2021. It features the Kyabram Fauna Park wetlands and some of the wildlife that inhabit them, including the eastern long neck turtle, golden whistler, red-capped robin, yellow crimson rosella, Major-Mitchell’s cockatoo, endangered plains-wanderer, spotted-tail quoll, blue skimmer dragonfly, brolga and a bush tone-curlew. Crn Union & Drum St, Kyabram
Nearby
- Kyabram Town Hall Gallery: Housed in the historic town hall building, the gallery is one of the largest in the region and showcases regional artists, touring exhibitions and a changing exhibition program of vintage clothing.
On the way
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Visit Stanhope: call into the Many Makers Gallery; and view the Fonterra Mural, which features thousands of individual photos that create one enchanting artwork. The recently painted Montevideo Maru Mural, by Tim Bowtell, pays tribute to all those who perished in Australia's largest maritime disaster, including three men from Stanhope.
15 mins drive from Kyabram - Visit Girgarre: Explore the Girgarre Sound Walk, a hands-on musical journey through town using repurposed materials to create interactive musical instruments, and take a stroll through Gargarro Botanic Gardens and event space. If you happen to be in town on for the monthly Girgarre Markets, you will be able to meander through the 120 market stalls selling local produce, arts and crafts. 15 mins drive from Kyabram, 8 mins drive from Stanhope
Kyabram to Tongala
Approx. 15 mins drive
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Visit the small town of Tongala and marvel at the 40+ street murals painted on buildings and fences around the town centre. The Hay Bale Trail also pops up at Christmas and Easter, with local artists and farmers coming together to add even more colour to this artistic town.
Tongala street mural
Picola Art Silo, 25 Moram St Picola
Tongala to Picola
Approx. 40 mins drive
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Visit the Picola Art Silo, painted by Jimmy Dvate in 2020. It features the culturally significant Barmah National Park and some of the wildlife that calls it home. The silos are still operational and located on private land, however can be viewed from the roadside.
25 Moran St, Picola
Picola to Echuca Moama
Approx. 40 mins drive
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Return to Echuca Moama and end you day with a food & wine experience at one of our riverside wineries, contemporary restaurants, historic pubs, or relaxed clubs.
Echuca Moama art experiences to explore
Galleries
- Customs House Gallery
- Foundry Arts Space
- Whistlestop Gallery
- Alton Gallery
Museums
- Port of Echuca Discovery Centre
- Echuca Historical Society Museum
- Chanter Estate Military Museum
- The Great Aussie Beer Shed &Heritage Farm Museum
Outdoor art
- David Maughan’s Les Belle Helen II sculpture in the Moama Botanic Gardens
- Geoff Hocking’s Long Paddock sculptures near the Moama Kerrabee Sound Shell
- Timber Cutters sculptures at Edward River Bridge picnic area
- Corey Thomas’s Long Paddock sculptures at the Mathoura Visitor Information Centre
- Jimmy Dvate’s mural on the side wall of the Gunbower Hotel.
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