DANDENONG STAR JOURNAL
Home » Bowling greens and blues

Bowling greens and blues

Young painters have made the final brushstrokes on a stupendous mural at Keysborough Kookaburras Bowls Club.

Over consecutive Saturdays, the youngsters put the finishing touches to the mural designed by Keysborough artist and graphic designer Adrian Olguin.

At the painting’s forefront is the club’s young bowler Tiffany Brodie watched on by local wildlife and a row of singers in a kookaburra-like chorus on a park bench.

The pixels on the outer sides of the painting is a depiction of today’s modern age, Olguin recently told Star Journal.

“The pixel agent speaks to the digital age we’re in and obviously transitions into a more natural feel of the area and the club.

“Back in the day there were 70 to 80 year olds playing, whereas today, it’s more modern where you have players of all ages.”

Mr Olguin said his passion for art started off when he was 16 years old.

“I was very interested in graffiti at the time, as every kid was, so that kind of evolved into painting, having something a little bit more artistic.”

Olguin also teamed on what was dubbed as the ‘largest legal graffiti in the world’ when he brightened up the Springvale underpass wall.

He next hopes to paint a larger mural on the outer wall of the club, which faces the Rowley Allan Reserve and the traffic on Cheltenham Road.

Digital Editions


More News

  • Titans cause dramatic upset…but it’s not enough

    Titans cause dramatic upset…but it’s not enough

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 528963 Berwick Springs needed an outright victory against Keysborough to keep its season alive and the Titans almost got the job done. They won…

  • Cobras convincing as new MDL season rolls around

    Cobras convincing as new MDL season rolls around

    Dartboards have been illuminated for the first time in 2026 with an exciting new season of the Mountain Dart League kicking off on Friday night. In Division 1, the big…

  • Scientist eyes clean hydrogen future

    Scientist eyes clean hydrogen future

    A Noble Park scientist who is forging world-first hydrogen-energy technology has been awarded City of Greater Dandenong’s Sustainability Award. Suraj Loomba, who arrived in Australia on a student visa in…

  • Rates arrears drop as flexible approach pays off

    Rates arrears drop as flexible approach pays off

    Greater Dandenong Council says it’s bucking the trend with fewer ratepayers in arrears. This is despite more ratepayers are doing it tough – with 134 applying for hardship relief as…

  • EPA, Veolia at odds over toxic-waste cell

    EPA, Veolia at odds over toxic-waste cell

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 228738 The state’s pollution watchdog says it remains opposed to a new toxic-waste cell at a controversial hazardous-waste landfill at Taylors Road, Lyndhurst. In…