The Poets Precinct in ANZAC Park, South Street, Gunnedah is a tribute to famous poet Dorothea Mackellar.
The Maas Walk set in bushland garden surrounds is named after the late Mikie Maas, founder…
The Poets Precinct in ANZAC Park, South Street, Gunnedah is a tribute to famous poet Dorothea Mackellar.
The Maas Walk set in bushland garden surrounds is named after the late Mikie Maas, founder of the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society, The short winding path dotted with plaques featuring some of Dorothea's poems leads to a bronze life-size Statue of Dorothea on horseback.
Across South Street, is the Mackellar Centre, home to the unique Jean Isherwood 32 Watercolour 'My Country' Art Collection. Memorabilia and photos of Dorothea and the Mackellar family and their main place of residence in Gunnedah, Kurrumbede Homestead are on display. The Centre is open for group bookings only.
The Precinct is also home to numerous war memorials – Eighth Division Memorial Avenue, Remembrance Grove and two spectacular Vietnam War murals by Artist Jenny McCracken adorn the historical Water Tower Museum walls.
The Gunnedah War Memorial Pool Complex was refurbished in 2018 and includes a 25-metre indoor heated pool, an eight-lane fully accessible Olympic pool, a children’s water park, modern change rooms and a kiosk.
The spacious grounds of ANZAC Park, the pool and the Lions Hospital Park are ideally suited for family gatherings. Shaded spaces, gas B.B.Q's, sheltered picnic tables and children's playground is a good spot for a morning tea break or stop on your travels.
