WHAT was once a barren no-go zone at Wangi Public School has been transformed into an inviting amphitheatre-style outdoor learning area.
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Wangi Lions Club and local ceramic artist Jane Smith brought the project to fruition.
Lion Bruce Macfarlane, an engineer, designed and managed the project.
"You couldn't normally build this for less than $20,000," Mr Macfarlane said.
But thanks to the Lions club and help from generous local businesses and residents who donated or discounted resources and work, the project was completed for a fraction of that outlay.
The learning area was more than six months in the making.
It features sandstone block and timber seating, and landscaping, all under the shade of gum trees.
Three ceramic pots provide the colour and a link to the school's children and Aboriginal heritage.
"This was once a very barren area, but now it's magical," principal Jenni Langford said.
"The children come out here every day."
Ms Smith worked closely with children to create the mosaic designs on the pots.
One pot features caricatures of years 5 and 6 children; one showing Indigenous depictions of native animals was created by children in years 3, 4 and 5; and the third pot, created by kindergarten, year 1 and 2 children, has a marine theme.
Lions club president John Farrington said he was "tickled pink" by the result.
"It's been a bobby dazzler of a project," he said.