Register your entry in the 2025 Bendigo Bank Community Bank Kulin Farm Mural Competition now!

The Newdegate Machinery Field Days in collaboration with Bendigo Bank Community Bank Kulin present the Farm Mural Competition which will be held at this year’s Field Days on the 3rd and 4th of September, 2025. After the success of previous years’ competitions, we are continuing to inspire people to get creative in the countryside and paint an on-farm mural. Your artwork can be varied in style, medium and creativity, and with a prize pool of $2000, we encourage all ages to participate! Entries must adhere to community values of family, farming and agriculture. Murals can be painted on any fixed surface on-farm, this includes but is not limited to sheds, retaining walls, silos and tanks.

Let’s look back on some of the incredible entries from our 2024 ‘Icons of the Wheatbelt’ Art Sculpture Competition…

  • 'Export' by Tom Hams

    FIRST PLACE

    Export is a nod to the wheatbelt farmers who faced the depression and overcame an emu plague in 1932 to become the thriving farming communities we are today. A cold Emu Export after a hard day is pretty darned iconic too!

  • 'Mailbox Tractor' by Dean Rintol

    RUNNER-UP

    Agriculture is the foundation of the Wheatbelt . The tractor is one of the most recognised icons of the region.

  • 'Biddy Hall' by Natalie Thompson

    She is the only "Settler" Agricultural Hall in our region still standing.

  • 'Sack Trolley to Silos' by the Rintol Family

    Not only does this piece celebrate the iconic Silo Art Trail dotted across the region but it also illustrates farming advances through the generations.

  • 'Under the Gum Trees' by Morris and Lesley Trimming

    The wheel is from a HV McKay Sun seeder. A wagon tyre and sulky tyre in the form of gum leaves colour is from modern machinery.

  • '#KeepTheSheep' by Trey Westlake

    FIRST PLACE - YOUTH

    "#KeepTheSheep" highlights the importance of sheep in the Wheatbelt, it represents the heart of farming and the strong communities that rely on them.

Thank you!

Bendigo Bank Community Bank Kulin’s partnership with the Newdegate Machinery Field Days allows us to celebrate creativity in our community and surrounds. Their ongoing support is invaluable in keeping art alive in the region.