Banksia Railway Station, sunrise

The sun rises and shines on the railway station platform, in the southern suburb of Banksia.

Click here to view all participants of Skywatch Friday

Banksia, Free Church

The sun shone through the clearing grey skies above Banksia Free Church, located on Princes Highway in the southern suburb of Banksia.

Click here to view all participants of Skywatch Friday

Banksia, foot bridge

This foot bridge runs along the railway line, immediately north of Banksia railway station. This rusty steel and weathered timber bridge is another structure on the endangered list and will soon be extinct. Signs have been posted here to announce that it will be demolished soon but a new one will not be built in its place. In future, pedestrians will have to walk a short distance away to cross the road at ground level. I suppose it's not architecturally significant or historically important so it's not worth restoring or replacing but it's a shame because this old bridge has some character.  

Click here to view all participants of Sunday Bridges

Click here to view all participants of Shadow Shot Sunday

Banksia railway station, mural

The waiting room at Banksia railway station has recently been adorned by a mural of a Coastal Banksia by local artist Leonie M. Morrison.

Banksia, Gardiner Park

Gardiner Park in the southern suburb of Banksia features Cricket pitches and playing fields for Rugby League and Soccer. These pathways from entrances on Gardiner Avenue are more attractive than the park itself.
Click here to view all participants of Scenic Sunday

Banksia murals

The dreary wall outside Banksia railway station and behind the bus stop was recently brightened up with a burst of colour. The mural incorporates a flow of stainless steel Banksia leaves, a concept developed by Ruth Downes and Geoff Webster. Banksia, the plant and the suburb, are named after Joseph Banks, a naturalist along with Daniel Solander, on the expedition of the Endeavour led by James Cook. They explored the eastern coast of Australia in 1770 and landed at nearby Botany Bay. The first and last leaves are inscribed with the following quotes from their journals. "The great quantity of plants Mr Banks and Dr Solander found in this place occasioned my giving it the name Botany Bay" James Cook - May 1770. "Of Plants in general the countrey afforded a far larger variety than its barren appearance seemed to promise" Joseph Banks - August 1770.