A multi-coloured staircase in Rainbow Beach, that has gone viral and gained celebrity attention, has caused a debate between the original creator and someone who added their own touch to the piece.
A local business advocacy group, Team Rainbow, received funding to paint the 72-step staircase to ‘put the rainbow back into Rainbow Beach’. When the rainbow stairs made their public debut, there appeared to be unanimous community support. It was only when local Bronwyn Noffkee added the phrase ‘How Good Is Living’ in black paint, that people started to complain.
Ms Noffke added the phrase because it’s what she always told herself throughout her breast cancer chemo, but she is being accused of vandalising public art and taking ownership of the project. She has created a local petition calling for the words to stay; so far, it has gathered 400 signatures.