Deadline looming for iconic ‘Golden Gumboot’ to be pulled down
THE Far North’s iconic ‘Golden Gumboot’ will be pulled down ahead of major changes. So what can be done to spruce-up an old boot?
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TULLY’S iconic Golden Gumboot will soon be bedazzling passers-by with a major repainting and repair project starting next week.
Paint has been specially created for the town’s eight-metre boot which will be lifted off its foundations by a crane and laid on its side for its first major revamp in 15 years.
Cassowary Coast Regional Council is working in partnership with Tully Rotary to bring the bling back to the boot.
Mayor John Kremastos said the council secured funding from the State Government’s Works for Queensland program to refurbish the iconic Golden Gumboot as part of a $3.77 million
allocation that includes town centre refurbishments, road projects, foreshore pathways and
more.
Deputy Mayor Rick Taylor said Tully Rotary was also contributing to the Golden Gumboot
project including sourcing the golden paint for its final two coats.
“This is good news for Tully - the Golden Gumboot is an icon that draws people off the highway and into town,” Cr Taylor said.
“You always see people at the gumboot and up the top of it. It’s been great working with Tully
Rotary which has been a driving force on this project.”
The Golden Gumboot will be closed to visitors on Thursday, June 1. It is scheduled to reopen
in late July.
Tully Rotary’s Ron Hunt said he was excited to see the project happening.
“The final two coats of paint will be sprayed on - it’s a special brew that has been called
‘gumboot gold!’, he said.
“It’ll look schmick when it’s finished.”
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