$1.6m art installation, including 3-metre gorilla, gets town talking

$1.6m art installation, including 3-metre gorilla, gets town talking

A statue of a 30-year-old eastern lowland gorilla named Mina is one of 22 donated to Eurobodalla Shire Council by internationally recognised artists Gillie and Marc.

Art or eyesore? Batemans Bay's new 'big thing' has critics going ape

The 3.5 metre gorilla in Corrigan’s Beach Reserve is causing a stir – but it’s just the start. Photo: Mathew Hatcher – Mayor Eurobodalla Shire/Facebook. There’s nothing like a 3.5 metre tall gorilla to send social media bananas – and it’s just the start of something big! Eurobodalla Shire Council has installed ‘Mina’, a statue of an Eastern Lowland Gorilla, at Corrigan’s Beach Reserve near Batemans Bay, and the bold move has sparked plenty of de…