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The making of Silky
In 1999, I started to chisel away at a Silky Oak stump, with the vision of creating a statue of 21 Australian animals! including all mighty Kangaroo, Koala, Emu and eggs, Dingo, Possums, Echidna, wombat...
Visit the Men's Shed in Tin Can Bay and find the other animals aboard The Silky
The Silky on Walkabout
After making an appearance at the Sydney Olympics, Silky was part of the Bicentennial celebrations in 2001, helped save the Mary River from being damned and
stayed at Australia Zoo for a while and toured SE Queensland, then retired to the Wood Works Museum in Gympie for 15 years
Silky has come out of retirement to..........
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