Floral Mural Project
As you pull into the carpark at Grand Central, something extraordinary catches your eye—vibrant colors and playful designs that make the usual grey walls come alive with creativity. This is no ordinary mural. It's a heartfelt collaboration between local schools and the community, transforming an otherwise everyday space into a canvas of emotion and expression.
During September and October, students from nearby schools are bringing their designs, visions and florally-inspired ideas to life, armed with brushes, paints, and a shared dream.
The carpark mural is more than just a temporary splash of color; it’s an enduring celebration of community and a nod to the 75th anniversary of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.
School murals:
Each school has brought to life an image to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, with designs inspired by special flowers grown on their school ground, to favourite flowers matching their school colours...with a few mascots thrown in for good measure.
Ongoing Project:
Each story will come to light as the project continues, as each one has a great school community behind it.
Keep an eye out for more new designs coming, interested schools can contact Grand Central via the Customer Service Desk.
Darling Downs Adventist College
As a school we love nature and have a vibrant kitchen garden program and a great agriculture program, and we love our native plants. we chose the waratah as it a beautiful flower both fresh and dried and has a lasting beauty to behold and is not a very common flower used when painting native flowers.
Back Row: Nate Hill, Dorian Armstrong-Syberg, Abbie Hodgert, Shanze Wilkins
Front Row: Suzie Hermann (teacher), Lucy Golding, Kaitlyn Wilks, Mackenzie Thompson, Tayla Lipman (teacher)
We chose to focus our mural on the poppy flower, as it is one of the main flowers on display at the botanical gardens during the Carnival of Flowers season. We used a photo taken by one of our senior students and then digitally edited the image to create a simple motif. Our students loved being a part of this project and having something that they helped to create on display in their hometown for years to come.
St Ursula's College, Toowoomba
The mural radiates with a sense of positive connection, reflecting the strong bonds forged over their years at school. Every petal and leaf represent shared laughter, collaborative spirit, and the joy of learning together. It's more than just a painting; it's a living tapestry of memory, intertwining individual experiences with the collective spirit of their graduating year. The mural serves as a joyful reminder of their growth, friendships, and the indelible mark they've left on the school community.
Ramsay State School
The students have selected a theme flower known as 'Felicia amelloides' or 'Blue Marguerite' daisy which they discovered in the school garden. Being blue and gold, it represents the school uniform colours and as only one flower was out at the time, the students thought it symbolised uniqueness, resilience and bravery; qualities that reflect the culture at Ramsay State School. A sunset background was chosen as it reflects the sunsets of the local area and the school mascot, Roo, was included on the side.
Gowrie State School
At Gowrie State School, having a cenotaph to honour our World War I and World War II community members is a great
privilege for our school community. This inspired us to use poppies within our mural, in addition to our Mascot Gowrie, which was designed by a student – who incidentally is in the photo and helped with the mural creation.
