article_snippet.sent: This is the image of a statue to honour its namesake that Bogan Shire Council in NSW is aiming to erect in the town of Nyngan to honour the Aussie icon - and hopefully draw in the crowds.
article_snippet.sent: The man behind it all is Graeme Burke who is the manager of engineering services for Bogan Shire Council in NSW and this is his design for a statue to honour its namesake.
article_snippet.sent: This is how Graeme Burke envisages a statue to honour its namesake will look like .
article_snippet.sent: Graeme Burkesaid a statue to honour its namesake would show a 'bloke' wearing shorts, thongs and a singlet with a fishing rod and a tuckerbox.
article_snippet.sent: Graham McCleod of the Anglican Church suggestion to Graeme Burke some time ago
article_snippet.sent: so I have been considering various designs for its construction,' Graeme Burke told Daily Mail Australia. '
article_snippet.sent: Graeme Burke proposal is for a 3.6m tall steel figure cut out of 5mm steel plate.
article_snippet.sent: a 3.6m tall steel figure cut out of 5mm steel plate is wearing a singlet, has a handlebar moustache and is holding a fishing rod.