Precariously balanced on signature granite rocks conveys the sign that announces you have arrived at the Amiens Legacy Centre. The official entrance is 50m further down on your left, and leads to a parking area, but this sign is the first thing you'll see as you turn that last corner where Amiens Rd changes its name to Goldfield's Rd. 

Lifted into place by the Amiens History Group's own stonemason, Alec Harslett, these stone signs are a lasting tribute to the granite rock formations that shape the area known as the Granite Belt, as well as a lasting memory of your visit. 

The Railway Carriage

Lovingly restored, this 1920's railway carriage sits atop newly laid railway line as an indicative symbol and tribute to the site that was the Amiens Railway Precinct in the days of the Pikedale Soldiers' Settlement Scheme. What seemed like an unending, dauntless task, took just over twelve months and couldn't have been completed without the input and assistance of over 100 volunteers who joined the project at various times. 

The result, is a beautiful tribute to not only the returned soldiers' era, but also to those men who worked for Qld Rail on the Amiens-Cottonvale branch line, who served overseas and never returned. 

The Topiary Train

Very much a work in progress, as our newly planted westringia plants try to grow in drought conditions, but we haven't lost one yet.

When fully grown they will be shaped into the shape of a steam train engine to perfectly complement the neighbouring carriage. 

The Topiary Train - Rail Carriages