Cultural Heritage
January 12, 2006
Following Michael Long’s spontaneous and gutsy 658km walk from his lounge room to the Hume Highway and to Canberra last year ‘to see the Prime Minister and talk about indigenous issues’ a whole movement has grown and the symbolism of […]
December 15, 2005
The Ghan has recently been voted Australia’s best innovative tourism experience by readers of ‘The Australian’ and this legendary Adelaide-Darwin train service, covering 2,979 kms, will double its service from March 2006. Guests have two nights aboard the Ghan. They […]
December 15, 2005
In September 2004 Victoria’s East Gippsland Rail Trail received a $660,000 Regional Partnerships grant to extend the trail 28 kms east from Nowa Nowa to Orbost on the Snowy River. The 100 km long trail will open on Saturday 28 […]
December 13, 2005
The Australia Council for the Arts is in the first phase of consultation for its Community Partnerships Scoping Study. A Reference Group has developed four questions around which to frame a submission. 1)What are the achievements of arts programmes in […]
December 11, 2005
A revolution in farming is needed to build a sustainable agriculture that suits Australia’s variable climate, sluggish rivers and ancient soils,says former CSIRO Land and Water chief Dr John Williams, recently awarded the 2005 William Farrer memorial medal for his […]
November 30, 2005
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the appointment of Frank Panucci, former CEO of Community Cultural Development NSW, as the new Director for Community Partnerships. As a man dedicated to seeing everyone has the opportunity to participate actively […]
November 30, 2005
Helen Barnes is a Sister of St Joseph who has been involved in isolated and remote places most of her life. During a 3 month sabattical around Australia, looking for a way to respond to the needs of our times, […]
November 30, 2005
Suzie Donleonard, the final Community Gift winner, works with Anglicare Victoria, in the Albury-Wodonga region. Her $500 gift will go to the ‘Sharing Stories Walking Together’ group which has been meeting regularly for over 12 months, working towards a relationship […]
November 15, 2005
Support to outstanding Performing Arts practitioners to develop and produce new work is being offered by South Australia’s Bakehouse Theatre Artists Development Project. FOR SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS: 1)3 weeks’ free theatre rental; 2)A production budget subsidy of $1000. ($900 is paid […]
November 3, 2005
The Garma Festival won the ‘Educational Programmes – Media’ category in the Sk?l International Ecotourism Awards 2005. The award was announced in Zagreb, Croatia on 17 October. Sk?l is the largest organisation of travel and tourism professionals in the world, […]
October 19, 2005
A group of Warragul women in Victoria’s Gippsland region have held several workshops with mosaic artist Maery Gabriel to produce 20 mosaic tiles as part of the ‘Women who Mean Business’ project. The tiles, depicting the local ecology, will be […]
October 19, 2005
Newly arrived migrants can often have difficulty finding work due to cultural and language barriers. Five women, mostly from the Horn of Africa, with children at Carlton Primary School and strong cooking skills have developed ‘The Sorghum Sisters’ catering business […]