The new artform installed at the C4, MB Visitor Information Centre and the location of
the future MB Community Arts Centre, has been nicknamed "Cassie" by its creators.
It is the culmination of 6 months hard work by a dedicated group of local artists,
mainly involved with Mission Beach Artists group mentored, tutored and co-coordinated by local artist Jude Bohm-Parr.
Community input came through the involvement of local school children who contributed
tiles for the pathway. There were also many volunteers who gave time or inkind support to assist.
Cassie evolved from a concept through several stages of incarnation. He is a very well
travelled cassowary as during his creation he (or his parts!) travelled between Mission Beach, Tully, Fishery Falls and
Bingil Bay; a true local, before settling in his new home in front of the tourist info centre in Mission Beach.
This installion, "Entwined", (one of 3 similar projects) was finished at the
end of April 2009, when there was an official unveiling to the public.
He began as a drawing, was made 3 dimensional originally in paper mache, chicken wire
and cardboard which translated to clay models of his glass components - the neck, head and feathers.
These sections were transformed into glass over several workshops held in Mission Beach
and Fishery Falls. His body, which is constructed from ferro cement over a steel inner framework was conceived in Tully, refined
in Mission Beach and coated in Bingil Bay.