With the final finishing touches now underway to complete the new Ringwood East Station, the precinct’s new integrated art feature has been positioned into place.
Located in a garden bed near the main station entrance, bronze sculpture Turtle Guardian is designed to act as a welcoming focal point for visitors to the station precinct.
The 2.5m by 2m sculpture by Warrandyte artist Katie Stackhouse is based on the common Eastern long-necked turtle and reflects the important balance of maintaining native animal and plant ecosystems within urban spaces.
Following the removal of the Dublin Road level crossing and the opening of the new Ringwood East Station earlier this year, crews have been planting thousands of native and indigenous trees, plants and grasses and building 467 car parking spaces, with the final, south-west car park set to open to commuters this week.
