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A giant wombat at the Scotdesco Aboriginal Community on the Eyre Highway west of Penong.
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The Big Wombat
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31.83102° S, 132.77062° E
FIELD GUIDE
The story
The Big Wombat was built by local artists at Scotdesco, an Aboriginal community on the Eyre Highway west of Penong, and the community welcomes visitors to come and see it.
The story behind the place is a long one. The Scott family grew up around Eucla and Fowlers Bay before settling at Bookabie in the 1930s. In 1992 they succeeded in obtaining funds to purchase the farm west of Penong, and their descendants still live there and manage both the farm and the community.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Current South Australian tourism material identifies Scotdesco as home to the iconic Big Wombat and welcomes visitors to the community. Ceduna tourism material likewise describes Scotdesco as open to the public and a photo stop for the Big Wombat.
ACCESS
Scotdesco Aboriginal Community is current and welcomes visitors, and tourism material identifies the community as home to the Big Wombat. However, the stored PBT coordinate is the OpenStreetMap Scotdesco neighbourhood/locality point rather than a verified wombat or visitor-entrance location. Direct navigation is withheld until the community-approved visitor arrival and sculpture position are independently pinned.
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