DAE Global curated and delivered the creative vision for the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail Enhancements Project in Victoria’s High Country – a major placemaking initiative designed to enrich the visitor experience along Australia’s most iconic rail trail. Working in close collaboration with Tourism North East, community members and leading Australian artists, the project integrates public art, storytelling, and interpretive experiences that celebrate the region’s landscape, cultural heritage, and deep connections to Country.
Through a series of carefully sited installations, the project transforms the trail into a living cultural journey – inviting moments of discovery, reflection, and connection for cyclists and visitors of all ages.
Skunk Control “Colour Bridge”
Porepunkah
An immersive light-responsive artwork that reflects the daily and seasonal rhythms of the Victorian Alps, transforming the bridge into a constantly shifting spectrum inspired by local flora, fauna, and cycles of renewal.
Emily Floyd “Magpie Family”
Londrigan
A large-scale sculptural family of magpies exploring themes of ecology, kinship, and biodiversity, developed through community consultation and reflecting shared local experiences of cycling, nature, and seasonal magpie behaviour along the trail.
Ronan Holdsworth “Birds of Seasons”
Rutherglen
A series of silo artworks celebrating native birdlife as subtle guides to the region’s seasonal rhythms, with each bird representing a different time of year through distinctive colour palettes, intricate patterning, and layered references to agriculture, gold history, and local community stories.
Beci Orpin “Harvest trail”
Milawa to Oxley
A series of oversized sculptural forms celebrating the High Country’s food culture, from bush foods to local produce, inspired by community stories, seasonal abundance, and the region’s deep connection between land, people, and nourishment.
Kent Morris “Bogong Moth”
Eurobin
A powerful truth-telling installation honouring the cultural, ecological, and spiritual significance of the bogong moth, foregrounding over 2,000 years of First Nations knowledge, ceremony, and connection to Country in the Alpine region.