The Hole Big Yarn: A Panmure Community Project
13th March 2009
In arts
The Town
Pamnure is a small town in the Moyne Shire, 15 mins NE of Warrnambool in the south west of Victoria. This town is famous for a large, natural swimming hole and the community of Panmure have a long and personal relationship with this asset. In summer residents and visitors from all over use the hole as a swimming and meeting place to escape the heat. Locals call this place, 'the big hole' from which we take the name for our project, The Hole Big Yarn.
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Bushfire Relief Events - tell us about yours!
13th March 2009
In arts, Community, Fundraising, Recovery, Victorian Bushfires
Since the Victorian bushfires Regional Arts Victoria (RAV) has been overwhelmed at the number of event invitations and outcomes which have somehow or another been forwarded on to us.
From all over Victoria, organisations and individuals have donated time, effort, artworks, and their own money to support people affected by the fires.
So, starting in March, RAV will be updating our blog with information, photos, details of money raised at events supporting the Bushfire appeal in Regional Victoria, and we want you to
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Arts in Times of Crisis: Regional Arts Victoria Symposium 2009
4th March 2009
In arts, emergency, health, Story Telling, symposium, wellbeing
Regional Arts Victoria will be holding its State Symposium in Geelong in October 2009 on The Role of Arts in Times of Crisis with a focus on regional and rural Victoria, and developing partnerships between professionals in the fields of health and arts in an attempt to generate discussion on how they may work together in times of need.
The term 'crisis' can be invoked when communities are affected by a number of factors, changing climate, economy, loss of industry, changing population, or the challenge
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On the Road with The Needle and the Damage Done - Week Two
27th February 2009
In arts, Cabaret, Music, Pop Culture, Story Telling, Theatre
February 12th - Where we elect not to swim.
To SALE
It's a toss-up which is the most impressive aspect of our visit to Sale. On the one hand we're greeted at the snappily named Esso BHP Billiton Wellington Entertainment Centre (did they have a competition for that title?), by THREE people mopping the stage, which was so caring, unlikely and industrious that I could have
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The Needle and the Damage Done hits the road
10th February 2009
In arts, Cabaret, Comedy, Music, Pop Culture, Story Telling, Theatre
The Needle and the Damage Done Tour Blog
In which our heroine, Fiona Scott-Norman, throws her bags and weighty hyphenated surname over her shoulder, and with Kat - her trusty sidekick/tech/and occasional Japanese schoolgirl impersonator - takes the ‘The Needle' on the road. Is regional Australia ready for a smarty-pants comedy show which romps through a top ten of the worst records in the
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