Melton City Council commissioned a professional artist to create public artworks in Linear Park, beside St Vincent Way, Caroline Springs.

The location runs the length of the park, from Taylor’s Road to the north down through The Avenue Park south to Caroline Springs Boulevard (see maps and images below). The work was part of a new initiative exploring artistic responses to rapid growth and change in infrastructure, demographics, social cohesion, and cultural identity of the city.

The main aims of the project were to boost community pride in our shared open spaces and to reflect stories, themes and issues that are relevant to area residents.

Second Nature by artist Jade Oakley is a sculpture inspired by the patterns of growth in nature, and how these patterns are echoed in the growth of a community. It consists of two elements; etched patterns in the pathways and a sculptural form that provides a central-point for visitors – a place of shelter and play at the heart of The Avenue Park.

Drawings gathered during community art workshops have been etched into the pathways leading up to the playground, where the main sculptural element is situated. These drawings tell the story of growth, progressively changing from growth patterns found in nature to the pattern of community growth through the drawings of maps.

You can view the completed artwork in parson or online.