Trevor Jenkins is a Darwin character. Many of you non - Darwinians would say - a complete nutter! We tend to let live here, and in many ways the town is richer in character.
Trevor is religious and honours his creator by collecting rubbish; he reads the bible too. Maybe that should be ordered the other way?
Anyway, been round town for quite a few years and is, in many ways quite respected. Even has won a "Pride of Darwin" award. He is homeless, but quite cogent and sensible to speak with, and even gets an occassional radio interview. He has also been co-opted by several volunteer groups to assist with anti-litter advertising.
He spends his evenings [usually, rather than day time which is a bit hot] collecting roadside rubbish...........the stuff left behind by commercial services. It is usually in neat, small piles and the local council does pick them up and remove them.
However, his recent art installation was something to behold. Complete with old chair, metal stanchion support and a fork in the tree branch angle. Right on the corner of a major intersection.
Artists get paid big bucks for art.............will Trevor be joining that elite soon?
Judge for yourself!
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A pity you don't have a photo of him. We have a guy in our area named, "Hollywood." He sleeps on a bench, and plays his guitar. he dresses in gold and is quite a large black man.That's why they named him Hollywood.
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