The Big Tree

A few steps across the road from the store, you’ll find a bust of AFL football legend, Ronald (Ron) Barassi AM atop a Castlemaine stone base at the edge of the recreation reserve. Unveiled in 2016 to celebrate Barassi’s 80th birthday the statue is a tribute to the great man who spent several years as a young boy living on his grandfather’s farm on Shicer Gully Road and attended Guildford Primary School. Pack a footy (especially if you’re travelling with kids), and have a kick on the oval in honour of one of the legends of Australian sport.