Julia Gillard arrives to unveil her bust with City of Ballarat mayor John Philips. PICTURE: LACHLAN BENCE
FORMER prime minister Julia Gillard unveiled her bronze bust in the Prime Ministers' Avenue at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens on Thursday afternoon.
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A large crowd of onlookers joined Ms Gillard for the occasion.
The sculpture, which was created by artist and cartoonist Peter Nicholson, has been sitting in storage since her initial 2012 sitting in Melbourne.
The visit comes after the release of Ms Gillard’s autobiography, My Story.
Julia Gillard with her likeness in the Prime Ministers' Avenue. PICTURE: LACHLAN BENCE
Ballarat’s Collins Booksellers is also hosting a sold-out launch of her biography including a talk and book signing at the Deluxe Spiegeltent from 6pm to 8pm.
