点评:During the great depression this was a shanty town, Pensioners Hill is now home to the Heritage Sculptures showing some aspects of Gunnedah's cultural heritage.
The stones show Red Chief, a famous local Aboriginal leader, a coal miner, a pioneer woman and agriculture. The rainbow serpent leads from one stone to the next symbolising energy, fertility and dreamtime stories. Native plants line the path that winds its way up the hill past the sculptures to the top where the lookout is.
Another section of Pensioners Hill displays Aboriginal Scar Trees and Totems with each group symbolising different aspects of local Aboriginal culture and traditions.
It has electric barbeques, picnic tables, hand carved bench seating, bird boxes and an impressive eagle sculpture, as well as an adventure children's playground.
You amble up the path which is on a slight incline. It is stroller and wheelchair friendly...there is car parking at the lookout. It's a stunning place to spend some time at, take in the views, enjoy the sculptures or... even get married.
I was in town to attend a wedding and the location of an informal wedding was a brilliant choice.
翻译:在大萧条时期,这里曾是贫民窟,如今,退休老人山 (Pensioners Hill) 成为遗产雕塑的所在地,展现了冈尼达 (Gunnedah) 的部分文化遗产。
这些石头上雕刻着当地著名的原住民领袖红酋长 (Red Chief)、一位煤矿工人、一位拓荒女性以及农业。彩虹蛇从一块石头延伸到另一块石头,象征着能量、生育力和梦幻时光的故事。蜿蜒的小路两旁种植着原生植物,蜿蜒穿过雕塑,直达山顶的观景台。
退休老人山的另一部分展示了原住民的疤痕树和图腾,每组都象征着当地原住民文化和传统的不同方面。
这里有电烧烤炉、野餐桌、手工雕刻的长椅、鸟笼、一座令人印象深刻的雄鹰雕塑,以及一个充满冒险精神的儿童游乐场。
您可以沿着略微倾斜的小路漫步而上。婴儿车和轮椅均可通行……观景台设有停车场。这里景色优美,适合消磨时光,欣赏美景,欣赏雕塑,甚至……还可以举办婚礼。
我来这里参加一场婚礼,选择在这里举办一场非正式婚礼真是个绝妙的选择。