Ned Kelly's last stand

Glenrowan, central Victoria, is the place where Ned and his gang faced their final battle with police.

A giant statue towers over the main drag of the town. Next to it sits Ned Kelly’s Last Stand Museum. 

But it’s not your average bushranger memorial. The wind machines and theatrics make it feel more like a David Lynch movie.

Bob Hempel is the creator of this Disneyland inspired project that’s all but consumed his life. They said he couldn’t build it but the dream has been realised, it’s open for business, and the robots? They’re real.

Co-produced with Jesse Cox.

First broadcast on Long Story Short on RN in early 2013.