ROCHESTER will soon have another artistic attraction added to its streets thanks to artist Tim Bowtell and the story of one of Australia’s toughest cops.
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Iddles Lane in Rochester has already received its background coat and is ready for painting next week to depict the famous Ron Iddles, who started as a dairy farmer in Rochester and went on to spend 43 years investigating serious crime with a 99 per cent conviction rate.
Mr Bowtell was selected by the Iddles family to illustrate their beginning as Iddles Brothers Shoe Shop in the 1950s to Ron becoming the man behind Foxtel’s Ron Iddles: The Good Cop and star of a biographical book of the same name.
Mr Bowtell has painted murals in northern Victoria before, including the GrainCorp silos in St James, the Winton rest stop and Weathercraft Winery near Beechworth.
“It’s been a long time coming because of the weather,” Mr Bowtell said.
“It’s been over 40°C for most of the days and it’s just started raining, but we should be ready to get started next week.
“I got my first email about it in July last year and started watching Ron’s TV series, as well as going through photos and information I was given.”
The mural will include quotes and information about the Iddles family and will be painted in sepia tone on the heritage-listed wall.
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