July 2002

Backyard blitz for preschool

A mosaic orb and a bird-bath featuring the native Australian white cockatoo and the endangered red-tail black cockatoo are key elements of Brunswick Kinder-garten’s ‘garden of diversity.’

The sculptures were designed and created by Davia McMillan, local resident, artist and mother of a four-year-old preschooler.

They were commissioned by the Brunswick Kinder-garten parent committee of 2001 and funded by a Moreland City Council Cultural grant.

The sculptures have pride-of-place in a fairyland garden, established ‘backyard blitz’ style in a day by the Brunswick Kinder community, led by parent and garden designer Andrew Coghlan.

Preschoolers can now wander through a lush tropical rainforest, paddle the canoe in the dry creek bed, perform on an elevated stage and meander along the path into the magical land of fairytales.