Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Matilda the “winking” Kangaroo was present in both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. She was a gigantic-size 13-metre high mechanical kangaroo built around a forklift truck.
As she travelled around the athletics track during the Opening Ceremony, she winked several times at the crowd, including a personal wink at the Duke of Edinburgh who was representing the Crown at the Ceremony.
Once her lap was complete, her pouch opened and children representing joey kangaroos ran out towards small trampolines which had been set up in the centre of the stadium. As they bounced, Rolf Harris performed a special version of “Tie Me Kangaroo Down”.
The massive Matilda prop was relocated to Wet’n’Wild Water Park, a water park in the Gold Coast hinterland. Matilda was dismantled for maintenance in 2007 but never reassembled. It was relocated and assembled at a