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Bushfire Recovery Quilt - We've finished it!

17th September 2009

In arts, Community, Recovery, Story Telling, Victorian Bushfires, wellbeing

ARQ bushfire recovery quilt

Wednesday August 26, 2009

Would you believe it, two more women came today, keen to be involved in the Project. Their squares may not make it into the ‘A Stitch in Time’ quilt. They just want to be a part of all this outpouring of creativity. Gwenda is the postmistress for Boolarra and she is planning to do an Australia Post box amongst the burnt trees – the fires stopped the mail. June started a square about her house and, as I was busy, a couple of others took

Another Stitch in Time

21st August 2009

In arts, Community, health, Story Telling, Victorian Bushfires, wellbeing

In January 2009 the Delburn complex of fires near the small town of Boolarra in Gippsland blazed out of control. Thirty homes were destroyed and three people seriously injured. The community pulled together to support each other at a time when resources were overstretched and everyone was staggering from the shock of Black Saturday. Companionship and community support - these were the vital elements.

In July, artist Meg Viney started A Stitch in Time, to unite and heal women who were impacted by the fires. Once a week Meg now meets

A Stitch in Time - An Arts Recovery Project

28th July 2009

In arts, Community, Recovery, Story Telling, Victorian Bushfires

Evelyn's square reflects her work providing tea and coffee for the fire fighters

In January 2009, a week before Black Saturday, the Delburn complex of fires near the small town of Boolarra in Gippsland blazed out of control. Thirty homes were destroyed and three people seriously injured in the fires. The people of Boolarra pulled together to support each other at a time when resources were overstretched and across Victoria everyone was staggering from the shock of Black Saturday. Companionship and community

Eco Cubby: Footprints on the World

2nd July 2009

In arts, arts for young people, Community, education, environment, Sustainability

Eco-Cubby is a partnership program between Regional Arts Victoria's arts2GO and City of Melbourne's ArtPlay. Ten schools across Victoria have been teamed with an architect and briefed with the mission of creating an environmentally sustainable cubby house that embraces ideas of aesthetics, functionality and, of course, fun!

Schools involved range from kindergartens all the way to VCE and, with the help of super-facilitator Kelly Boucher, have produced some exceptional results!

For some cool examples of their designs so far click here!