23rd November 2009
A Stitch in Time - Update
UPDATE ON THE BOOLARRA QUILTERS - From Meg Viney, Project Manager Over the past few weeks we have had correspondence from afar: A woman from Geelong has offered her mother’s vast collection of fabrics; A woman in Kyneton is doing a mosaic project on the Kyneton Hall, and would like us to donate fragments to their Project in return for a small quilt expressing their experience; and, A woman from Cornwall, in England is coming for a visit, and would like to see our quilt, and will...
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10th November 2009
Five Whales Project a success for the Upwelling Festival
The Five Whales Project was a huge success in Portland for the first Upwelling Festival on Saturday 31st October. Over 5,000 people attended the free event and walked amongst the whales on the Portland foreshore. Below are some images of the whales installed on the shore. Also attached to this blog are some media and resources related to the project and festival, just click on the links at the end. Inflatable whale, artist Mark...
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27th October 2009
FIVE WHALES PROJECT Portland - on track for Saturday
The Portland Upwelling Festival celebrates the Bonney Upwelling , a unique marine phenomena which, from November to May, drives a massive inflow of nutrient rich cold water to the south coast of Victoria, powering a seven month feeding frenzy of Blue Whales , crayfish, giant crabs, seabirds and other marine animals. To acknowledge this phenomenon and mark the first Upwelling Festival , the Portland Tourist Association have engaged a major project called the Five Whales Project ,...
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