The Portland WallNuts' new home at the Portland Co-op has been alive with industry this weekend as part of the town's annual celebration of traditional signwriting arts.
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More than 30 signwriters gathered to fulfill orders and to carry out large-scale murals around the town.
WallNuts' Patrick Smith said, as well as the 1st Portland Scout sign on the exterior wall of the Cullen Street hall, which had been attracting plenty of attention, the crew planned to complete a special Anzac Memorial for Portland Central School.
"That's been held up by the rain [on Saturday morning]," he said.
The Co-op building, which has been repurposed by the WallNuts group as their permanent Portland home, will also have a Waratah Motorcycle and Victor Mower signs, from the early 1930's, painted on its exterior wall.
Signs were being created to order at the hands of the Portland WallNuts inside the Co-op building.
Signwriters came from as far away at Nowra, Sydney, Wilberforce, Sutherland, Londonderry and Grafton to take part in the annual weekend.
Mr Smith said last year saw the 100th signwriter attend the weekend, which had been held regularly since 2001.
"We've completed the equivalent of 229 days of signwriting on the walls of Portland," he said.
"There have also been more than 280 signs created around town in Portland."
Mr Smith and fellow organiser BJ Graham paid tribute to Les Taylor, for his dedication to repainting and repairing the Co-op building.
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