{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} The '''Dublin protest statues''' are a series of large steel sculptures created from recycled materials located between Lower Light, South Australia and the town of Dublin on the Port Wakefield Road.
==Sculptures== The works consist of a large rat, a blowfly, a dunny, two people in an environmental lookout, a UFO, a cockroach, a caricature of Ned Kelly, and a tin man.<ref name="Crouch2009" />
The statues were made by local resident and farmer, Stephen Jones, as a protest against the establishment of a dump in the late 1990s by the Olsen government, as part of a plan to replace the Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre.<ref name="Crouch2009">Crouch, Brad. (31 May 2009). "Frequent flyer". ''The Sunday Mail''. pT03.</ref> Although the protest was unsuccessful, the statues remained, and are now regarded as part of South Australia's political and cultural history,<ref>Statham, Larine. (26 July 2009). "SA: Trash and treasure on the road heading north". ''AAP News''.</ref> to the extent that they were nominated for heritage status by David Winderlich in 2009.<ref>Lloyd, Tim. (30 May 2009). "Bid to keep protest art Heritage plea for 'cockroach'". ''The Advertiser.'' p33.</ref>
In 2013 the cockroach was removed from the set when the owner of the land relocated and decided to sell the property. The cockroach was relocated to a scrapyard in nearby Two Wells.<ref name="Watson2013">Watson, Callie. (14 November 2013). "Northern protests stay put for now". ''The Sunday Mail''. p3.</ref> This led to a Facebook campaign by Andrew Costello.<ref name="Watson2013" /> The campaign led to Costello learning about the current location of the cockroach, and he purchased it from the owners for "two slabs of beer".<ref name="Dornin2013">Dornin, Tim. (20 December 2013). "[http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/the-big-cockroach-calls-adelaide-home/story-fnjbnvyg-1226787321663 The big cockroach calls Adelaide home]". ''AAP News''.</ref> After being restored and temporarily relocated to Rundle Mall, the cockroach was to be returned to the original site in 2014.<ref name="Dornin2013" />
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==External links== * [http://www.discover7.com.au/adelaide/attractions/landmarks/highway-1-protest-statues/ Highway 1 Protest Statues], ''Discover SA''.
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Category:Big things in South Australia Category:Outdoor sculptures in Australia Category:Waste management