The Halls Creek Town Walk, a unique two-kilometre walk funded by LandCorp and designed, developed and built by the local community, was officially opened in October 2009. The idea for the construction of a Town Walk came about after close consultation with community groups identified a keen interest amongst residents to explore ways to highlight the town's cultural heritage. Comprising of nine stations located around the townsite, each marked by a hand-crafted wooden totem pole, the stations identify the different cultural aspects and places of interest in the historic town. What began as a plan to create new public spaces in Halls Creek evolved into an opportunity to bring the town together and provide both residents and visitors with a deeper understanding of both Halls Creek and the region. With guidance from landscape architect Greg Grabasch from Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, the residents, schools, the Shire and community groups: - created stunning totem poles as public art; - created a large-scale mosaic; - aided in restoration of an historic Trackers' Hut; and; - planted a bush and food garden that will be used to provide information about the types of native plants that can be used in gardens around Halls Creek. Following the opening official proceedings, children and other members of the community were invited to help plant an additional 25 trees in the bush and food garden before concluding the day's events.

• published: 05 Jun 2014
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