Kurri Kurri pit horse statue due to be installed in Rotary Park mid-2020

Dubbo artist Brett Garling was commissioned in 2018 to create the bronze statue, which will feature a life-sized pit horse, skip and wheeler.

"Things are moving along, a little slower than expected due to the extreme heat and total fire bans, but we are casting sections whenever there's a window of opportunity," Garling said.

"At the moment we have three distinct sections, horse, skip and wheeler, each in multiple sections and in various stages of being moulded and/or cast in bronze.

"Once we have all sections cast the task of welding it all back together begins and then chasing back welds and resurfacing details to hide weld seams."

The project was born in 2015 when a group of local volunteers started a campaign to honour the memory of the pit horses that worked in the underground mines between 1861 and the 1950s.

The funds for the statue were raised via raffles, barbecues and country music concerts, and the support of a range of sponsors, including a $50,000 donation by the Mineworkers Trust.

The final fundraising concert for the project will be held at Weston Workers Club on Saturday, February 15, featuring The Gunbarrel Highwaymen (Owen Blundell, Terry Gordon and Reg Poole), Tracey Rowland, Greg Bain and Ken Smith.

The show will run from 7pm to 11pm. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door or from the club.

If you can't make it to the concert, but would still like to make a donation, call Towns With Heart on 4936 1909.