A trio of murals are set to be installed at Redhead Beach as part of the world-first Smart Beaches Project.
The artworks by local artist Daniel Joyce depict Redhead beach and incorporate new technology that provides real-time beach conditions and other data generated by Smart Beaches devices.
The largest mural will be featured on the local Surf Lifesaving Club's storage shed, highlighting Redhead’s iconic shark tower and cliffs, and Lake Macquarie City Council lifeguards.
The Smart Beaches Project Manager Tony Blunden said the murals would provide an enduring representation of a pioneering trial led by Lake Macquarie Council.
“Daniel’s art provides a really striking depiction of the beach, and the integration of a digital screen is a nod to the technology integral to the Smart Beaches project,” he said.
Lake Macquarie Council has partnered with Northern Beaches Council, University of Technology Sydney and more than a dozen other industry groups, trialing technology at Redhead Beach and Blacksmiths Beach to help improve public safety, improve user amenity and assist professional lifeguards.
“We’re now in the process of reporting back on the trial, and assessing the viability of scaling it up to roll out this kind of technology at other beaches along Australia’s coast,”said Tony Blunden.
The project received $910,000 in funding under the Australian Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Program, which included an allocation of funding for a permanent artwork at one of the trial beaches.
Installation of the three murals is expected to be complete by the end of the week and all artworks are set to provide a striking welcome for visitors.
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| Artist Daniel Joyce and Smart Beaches Project Manager Tony Blunden with the main mural |
