The historic Gunnedah Maize Mill in the town centre features a striking 29m sepia mural immortalising the much-loved Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar.

The Mackellar family owned properties in Gunnedah where the poet was a frequent visitor. The mural, visible from across town and circled by the new overpass bridge, was painted by Melbourne-based street artist Heesco Khosnaran who was commissioned by the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society in 2020 to paint the mural. The project was made possible by Gunnedah Shire Council, the State and Federal Governments and Whitehaven Coal.

The artwork features 30-year-old Dorothea Mackellar, and the second verse of her iconic poem My Country, at the top of the image, and an early 20th century farming scene including a draught horse-drawn hay wagon, early Sunshine harvester operating on a paddock of wheat, and a windmill.

These images make the connection with the history of Brenton’s Mill (now Gunnedah Maize Mill), which is also a locally significant heritage-listed building that now hosts the mural.