Hobsons Bay visitors and locals now have a new way to experience the best heritage and public art has to offer.
The Experience Hobsons Bay app maps places of interest throughout the region and provides users with insights into the area’s history.
The digital mapping highlights public art collections, including sculptures, murals and galleries, as well as the heritage markers, street names and stories of Hobsons Bay’s history.
People can use it to plan their next trip to Hobsons Bay or find interesting places nearby wherever they are in the city.
Hobsons Bay mayor Tony Briffa said
“We are proud to be a city that embraces public art and our heritage, and this app is a great way to introduce visitors and locals to places they might never have known about,” she said.
“There are some wonderful stories to be told about the history of Hobsons Bay, or through the creativity of our artists.
“This app will help all those planning a trip to our city or locals looking for a new place to explore in their own backyard.”
One of the featured works is local sculptor David Murphy’s piece H2O Stint Map along the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail, which takes its name and shape from two of the site’s most remarkable features: its water and its wildlife.
“The water molecule is too small to be seen even through the most powerful microscope, but science agrees on its shape and makeup,” he said.
“It is two hydrogen atoms joined to an oxygen atom at an angle of 105 degrees.”
Migratory birds, including red-necked stints, fly from Hobsons Bay, travelling 105 degrees northward to the Siberian wetlands and back every year.
The app is free and available on iOS and Android devices.
Details: hobsonsbay.stqry.app
Matthew Sims
