Road-tripping between Brisbane and Adelaide allows you to see Silo Art off the Newell Highway in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.
Silo Art has taken off in Australia, and it’s a great way to visit regional areas as you follow the trail.
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Art Silo, Water Tanks on and off the Newell Highway
Millmerran Water Tank
If you’re coming from Toowoomba, the Milmerran Water Tank is an hour away. It’s right on the Gore Highway, and you can’t miss it. It is not only your first artwork but also a good place to stop for a break.
Before you enter town, a rest area with a water tank showcases the rural farming area and how it gets water.
The water tank is one of the oldest artworks on the trail, completed in the late 1980s.
Where It Is
Millmerran is 207 km (2 hr 32 minutes) southwest of Brisbane and 82 km (1 hr) southwest of Toowoomba.
It’s located on Charles Street and the Gore Highway and has a large rest area to pull into.
Yelabon, QLD
If you are coming from Brisbane and are using the Cunningham Highway, about half an hour before Goondiwindi, you’ll find the Yelarbon Silo Art.
The 24m-tall artwork is on the GrainCorp silos, and you can’t miss them as they are in front of you as you drive down the highway.
The artwork, painted by a Brisbane-based artists’ collective, the Brightsiders Group, took five weeks to complete and was finished in July 2019.
If you have time, the Yelarbon Lagoon has a population of black swans that you’ll hopefully see in the water.
Where It Is
Yelarbon is 191 km (2 hr 11 minutes) southwest of Toowoomba and 305 km (3 hr 35 minutes) southwest of Brisbane.
The parking area is on Cunningham Highway across the road from the silos on Railway Parade.
Goondiwindi, QLD
You have a couple of places to check out in Goondiwindi: the water tank and some street art in the town centre.
The artwork depicts the wildlife along the McIntyre River. The water tank is on McLean Street next to the Old Goondiwindi Bridge.
In the city centre, street art decorates the walls of the Queensland Hotel and the Gunsynd Motel.
The mural for the Gunsynd Motor Inn is on Marshall Street, and the Queensland Hotel is on the corner of Marshall and Pratten Streets.
For more information on Goondiwindi, check out my post on attractions on the Newell Highway.
Where It Is
Goondiwindi is 346 km (4 hr 9 minutes) southwest of Brisbane and 228 km (2 hr 34 minutes) southwest of Toowoomba.
The Queensland Hotel artwork is on Pratten Street, the water tank is on McIntyre Street, and the Gunsynd Motor Inn is on 10 McLean Street.
Grenfell, NSW
If you’d like to see the Grenfell Silo Art, you’d need to detour off the Newell Highway at Forbes, but it is well worth the visit.
Mongolian-born Melbourne street artist Heesco Khosnaran finished it in March 2019. It features the farming industry and landscape of the Weddin Shire.
Not only do you have the Silo Art, but this is also where the famous poet Henry Lawson was born, as well as Ben Hall, a bushranger, Stan McCabe, a cricketer, and Jan LeHane, a tennis player.
Where It Is
Grenfell is 425 km (4 hr 38 minutes) west of Sydney, 1052 km (11 hr 54 minutes) from Brisbane and 1013 km (10 hr 54 minutes) from Adelaide.
You will have no problem parking and viewing from the large area in front of the silos.
The statue of Henry Lawson is on the corner of Main and Forbes Streets, the famous faces are on the opposite corner and the Silo art is on West Street.
Weethalle
Travelling along the Mid-Western Highway towards Hay, this Silo Art is at another rest stop and a detour off the Newell Highway.
With plenty of parking in front, you can’t miss this colourful piece capturing the wheat and sheep farming area. Completed in July 2017, it is another work from Melbourne-based street artist Heesco Khosnaran.
Where It Is
Weethalle is 553 km (6 hr 14 minutes) west of Sydney and 315 km (3 hr 36 minutes) southwest of Dubbo. There is a rest area where you can stop, take a break and view.
Patchewollock, VIC
This is another detour to see silo art, although you’re well off the Newell Highway, but once again, it’s worth it. You could also do this one as part of a loop in Western Victoria.
You have a large car park again, where you can fully appreciate the silo.
Completed in late 2016 by Brisbane artist Fintan Magee, he found a muse in local farmer Nick “Noodle” Hulland, who is on the silo.
Where It Is
Patchewollock is 425 km (4 hr 41 minutes) from Melbourne and 382 km (4 hr 14 minutes) from Adelaide.
There is a large parking area to pull up and view the art.
Karoonda, SA
Karoonda’s is the biggest silo art I’ve seen so far, and it can be seen from 10 km away.
Seven silos are decorated with animals from the area as well as the railway station.
This is also the first in Australia where you can experience silo art both by day and night, although I haven’t seen it at night yet.
Artwork from local South Australians is projected on the silos from sunset every night, making this a must-see.
It is ever-changing and runs for about three hours, rain, hail, or shine, so make sure you plan to stay and enjoy the show.
Where It Is
Karoonda silo art is 146 km (1 hr 46 minutes) east of Adelaide.
Parking is on Karoonda Highway or a larger park is adjacent to the silos.
Waikerie, SA
Waikerie is a great place to see not only silo art but the Murray River attractions as well.
Two artists, Jimmy DVate and Garry Duncan, painted one each. The paintings depict the local fauna and flora, including native fish, frogs, yabbies, the spiny daisy, a regent parrot, and the rain moth.
Where It Is
Waikerie silo art is 183 km (1 hr 58 minutes) northeast of Adelaide on Ian Oliver Drive.
There is a huge car park and you’re able to see both sides of the silos very easily.
If you’d like to read more on the Murray River between Renmark and Waikerie, you can read my blog, Murray River, Nature’s Wonders.
Semaphore Beach, Adelaide, SA
At the end of a great drive, there is nothing like time at the beach and more art.
While here, you can swim in the beach, playground, and pier or take a steam train ride along the beachfront to Fort Glanville.
Prices
| Adult | $12 | |
| Child | $5 | (3 years to 15 years) |
| Family | $29 | (4 people, including at least one child) |
Steam Train Hours
Every Sunday and Public Holiday from October to April (inclusive)
Daily during school holidays in October and April, except Tuesdays and Thursdays
Daily from 26th December to the end of January, school holidays
Steam trains will depart between 11 am and 4 pm, about every hour or at frequencies varied according to demand.
Where It Is
Semaphore Beach is on the Esplanade, a half-hour drive northwest of downtown Adelaide.
There are even more art silos to visit all across Australia, and if you are travelling to other parts of the country, you can find the Australian Art Silo Trail map here.
All the times on the maps are approximate, and you should check how long it will take you at the time you travel.
Conclusion
I hope that you’ve enjoyed seeing the silo art I’ve seen by driving off the Newell Highway. If you’d like to find out what attractions are in this area, you can read about them on my blog, Attractions on the Newell Highway.
I hope you get the chance to visit these and other art silos, street art and water tanks/towers on your road-tripping adventures around Australia. More are added all the time, so be sure to check the Australian Silo Art Trail for updates.
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This is so beautiful! I’ve seen also some beautiful artwork on a silo in Vancouver Canada. The artists are “osgemeos” and the painting is in Granville Island, Vancouver, Check it out.
Thanks, Agnese, I will. Hopefully, one day we’ll have art on all silos around the world.
Such a great idea for a post – a road trip with art. I love it! We have been discussing a future Australia visit in a camper van (which we did in NZ and loved it) so this would be a great part of such an itinerary. The maps are great too. Thanks!
Thanks, Laureen. I hope that you get to visit. At least you’ve got time now to do all the planning.
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So much interesting art!! Love the thought of doing a Silo art tour
It certainly is a great way to travel through regional areas, Michelle.