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William Ricketts Sanctuary

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Frommer's Staff

This interesting garden, in a forest of mountain ash, features almost 100 clay figures representing the Aboriginal Dreamtime. The sculptures were created over the lifetime of sculptor William Ricketts, who died in 1993 at the age of 94. The garden encompasses fern gullies and waterfalls spread out over 13 hectares (32 acres), with the sculptures occupying a little less than a hectare (2 acres).