Artist : Pauline Roods

Sponsor: Two Triple Four Restaurant by Bills

Location: Two Triple Four by Bills

Description / Inspiration

Olly is a very important Hello Koalas sculpture as he is the 80th sculpture we have created since the Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail was established in 2014. His bright blue eyes are an important feature as koalas generally don't have blue eyes. And this is a wild koala design - Olly is proud of his beautiful coat of fur and he has the most engaging whimsical smile.

Olly is named after three little boys who have a special place in the Hello Koalas family!

Artist Pauline Roods (grandson), Two Triple Four Owner and Chef Pete Cutclliffe (son), Hello Koalas founder Margret Meagher (grandson)

Artist Biography

Pauline Roods is one of the leading artists on the Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail. Her designs include "Mack the Surf Lifesaver" at McDonalds, Settlement City; "Forest" at Port Macquarie Museum and "Woody" at Sealy Lookout in the Orara East State Forest in Coffs Harbour; "Dr Stu Dent" at the UNSW Medicine Rural Clinical School on Highfields Circuit near the Port Macquarie Base Hospital and "Koalasaurus-MAX" at the Cascade Pool and Spa Centre.

Pauline's paintings of local marine life are highly prized and can be seen at the Hastings Valley Fine Art Gallery and "Shelly" featuring marine life found off Shelly Beach is loving her home at SeaSalt Cafe and Restaurant on the Port Macquarie Marina. Fish and chips outdoors by the boats moored nearby, with a chilled glass of wine, is a wonderfully relaxing experience for all the family.

Pauline is also the artist who designed Hello Koalas 2.5 metre sculpture "The Big Koala - Spirit of All Koalas" which is on view at Guulabaa, Place of Koala, the new educational and tourism precinct being developed by Forestry Corporation of NSW. It's open from 9am to dusk and you can also see "Crusader Koala" by Dale Leach at WildNets Adventure Park right nearby.

Location Info

Opening Hours - Wednesdays to Saturdays Lunch from 11am Late arvo snacks from 3.30pm Dinner from 5.30pm to late twotriplefour by Bills is a proudly local, paddock-to-plate eatery with a focus on championing quality seasonal produce and carefully-crafted beverages. Born from a long-standing love of all things local to the Mid North Coast region, this is a venue built on the philosophy of Savour the Region – a place created to slow down + be present, relish in a shared feast with a glass of wine and enjoy everything the exceptional Port Macquarie region has to offer. Indoor and outdoor dining with a special focus on boutique wines from regional NSW. 24 Clarence Street Port Macquarie NSW 2444 hello@twotriplefour.com 02 6516 2244