It has taken me years to recognise the deviously clever strategies employed by Tamworth Regional Council to support Australia's greatest, most dynamic piece of industrial art ... that is The Patchwork of Nundle Road.
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Like an art restoration expert who deftly provides a new canvas backing for a crumbling masterpiece, the TRC has ripped up and replaced parts of Nundle Rd with a thin veneer of tar that was ready for repair before it was even completed!
Not content with traditional practices, the TRC has enlisted the help of technology, with a vehicle that replaces human workers by simply dropping rocks into holes and spraying a sheen of tar to cover them.
When the rains come, hydraulic forces take over and the pothole is reborn and enlarged.
Some of these potholes are so deep you need a packed lunch and a compass to find your way out!
These rocks, suddenly released from captivity, are then encouraged by tyres to break any and all vehicular glass in the vicinity, adding to the dazzling glitter-like display enjoyed by the night viewers of The Patchwork of Nundle Road.
So to the TRC, we, the art sufferers of Australia (and the local windscreen repair companies), salute you.
Andrew Brown
Bowling Alley Point