‘Earth Locks’ or ‘signs of the occult’?: Bizarre objects at park
All sorts of theories were floated on social media when a poster wanted to know what was going on in a park full of odd-looking objects.
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Curious residents have taken to social media in an attempt to uncover the truth surrounding a set of mysterious objects in Perth’s northern suburbs.
On Sunday, a series of images was shared to Reddit, with the poster questioning what the strange metal objects spotted at Rickman Delawney Reserve in Balcatta were.
Made of metal, the hoop-shaped objects with protruding bars stand “about one-metre tall” and are “randomly placed” across the park.
“Art? Something for sport?” the poster asked.
“(I) couldn’t find any plaque explaining what they were.”
While the objects are, in fact, ball targets, metal hoops of varying sizes situated on the grass hillside by the local council, others were quick to offer their own answers to the mystery.
Answers ranged from “Teletubbies’ graves” to “drone racing” to “ultimate frisbee targets”.
Some people, however, pondered more supernatural causes.
“Signs of the occult, marking where the spaceship should land to pick them up,” one person said.
“Anchoring points for when aliens come,” said another.
One helpful commenter suggested “Earth Locks” – an object that is “routinely checked and re-tensioned” in order to keep the gooey centre of the planet from flying out around the equator.
In the end, “Perth’s Stonehenge” was completed in late 2022 as part of a $1.03m upgrade to the park.
The City of Stirling undertook community consultation prior to the works, which also included a new footpath and new additions to the park’s play space.
During the consultation period, some community members expressed concern over the appearance of the targets, with one local calling them “ugly”.
The aptly named ball targets facilitate ball-throwing skills.
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