RAV - Regional Arts Victoria - The peak body for regional arts activity in Victoria

Vale Bridget Lloyd-Jones

The Board and staff at Regional Arts Victoria sadly acknowledge the passing of former employee Bridget Lloyd-Jones. Bridget worked with RAV during 2009 and 2010 as co-ordinator for the Marysville Big Screen project, which took the old screen from Fed Square up to Marysville for a period of 9 months to bring a little colour and movement to the devastated township following the Black Saturday bushfires. Bridget had an extraordinary gift for being at once engaging, supportive and inspiring, yet not-to-be-trifled-with. She worked with the community in Marysville, few as they were at the time, to create their own films and present them on the Big Screen for visitors who were slowly returning for events like Cup weekend, Carols by Candlelight and New Year’s Eve. Bridget had survived cancer in her earlier years but unfortunately a check-up about 18 months ago confirmed that it was back and it couldn’t be cured. A service to celebrate her life was held at St James Church is Sebastopol on Wed 25 Jan 2012. She is fondly remembered at RAV and we feel privileged to have worked with her. Our thoughts are with her family and her friends who will miss her company greatly.