It won't be long now before the Colbinabbin silos begin their transformation into a giant work of art.
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Extensive cleaning is now under way on the six VicFeeds silos to prepare them for painting, including a pressure wash, rust removal and a primer coat.
Russell DeGroot, from Bendigo business DeGroot Roof Painting, has been charged with the preparatory work.
While not the biggest job the team has done in terms of surface area, it is probably the tallest.
Mr DeGroot said they began working on Monday and expected the job to take eight to 10 days, working 11 hours each day.
He said it was great to be involved in a community project like this.
It is anticipated silo artist Tim Bowtell will begin painting in mid-February, with the job likely to take eight to 10 weeks.
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Originally the team behind the project planned to have only two concrete silos painted, but the project will now see all six silos revamped.
"We feel if we've got the opportunity, we may as well do them all at once," project team member Sadie Vale said.
The design is yet to be revealed.
The project will see not only the silos spruced up, but a new viewing area and a designated parking area created.
Ms Vale said the team had four acres of land to work with.
The viewing area was levelled before Christmas and earlier this month 400 tonnes of topping was delivered to the site.
Ms Vale said there would also be fencing erected soon.
Members of the Colbinabbin community launched their bid to turn the silos into works of art almost 18 months ago.
They hoped that by joining the famed silo art circuit, they would bring more visitors to town and keep local shops viable.
Then in October 2018, the project was announced as a successful grant recipient of the state government's Pick My Project funding initiative, receiving $112,500.
Mr Bowtell, an artist with a silo project already under his belt, was chosen to turn the silos into artworks last May.