Important Moments in the History of Kiama’s Daisy the Cow

This is Daisy the cow the papier mache Daisy the Cow in Kiama was based on 19 years ago.

This is the sculptor “Ernesto Murgo” meeting Daisy who would become his model

And here Daisy meets Daisy and Ernesto the proud creator celebrates with his beautiful ladies.

Now Daisy has become an icon of Kiama and been painted and re-painted many times since.

Yes, the paint is the only thing holding her together!

It is a community thing that anyone can paint the cow, which has led to some controversies

and even censorship!

Should Daisy be retired up to the brand new Kiama Pavilion and one of the fibre glass Picowasso Cows take her place?

Renowned throughout town and dale, the folk singer Phyll Lobl has written a song about Daisy the Cow’s adventures and may well have it performed by a local choir as part of Kiama’s 150th council anniversary celebrations!

Here are Phyl’s lyrics for Daisy at her site!

http://phyllobl.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=518:daisy-the-decorated-dairy-cow&catid=132:parody&Itemid=337

Here is a story the Kiama Independent did on the quest to get all the Daisy the Kiama Cow photos together! It also has been mentioned in the Sydney Morning Herald’s Column 8, local Win TV news and the local ABC illawarra radio!

http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/history_through_daisys_eyes

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And has Daisy inspired some imitation, check Daisy the fiberglass cow from Devon! Daisy the ‘Love M Devon’ Cow has been going on road trips to all sortsof exotic places, and even going surfing! I tell you, the Devon guys with theri Daisy the cow beat the Kiama guys promoting their Daisy the cow in the world of promotion
Check out
www.lovedevon.tk

November 2009 update, the PiCOWsso cow competition was held recently with three local schools coming first (Dapto) second (Berkeley) and third (Jamberoo). Since Jamberoo falls within ‘Kiama’ here is their cow Supermoo.

Here are the happy Jamberoo Public School painters with their cow, very impressive! I can’t imagine what the second and winning cow must look like!

All it needs is its own surfboard and Youtube video!