Category: Community tales

The biennial ‘Mountain to Mouth; Geelong’s 80km Extreme Arts Walk’ is over. Blisters are healing, tired bodies are resting and Geelong’s vibrant arts community has demonstrated both inspiration and endurance from May 4 to 5. Continue reading "Mountain to Mouth; Geelong’s 80km Extreme Arts Walk 2018"

  Let your imagination take flight in a Wirraway aircraft manufactured at the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in a story piloted by Alice about Fishermans Bend, or let Chris take you on a journey to Morley’s Coal Depot—transformed into a modern gym at Port Melbourne. Continue reading "Multimedia exhibition: 20 minute city; then and now"

New Barwon Health CEO Professor Belinda Moyes stepped into the spotlight for the launch of the Barwon regional tour of the Reel Health International Short Film Festival held at the Geelong Performing Arts Centre on 4 August. Continue reading "New health vision"

Stay tuned for the upcoming screening of a series of digital stories showcasing Voices of the South Side in October 2016. For more information contact robyn@pmnc.org.au. Continue reading "Voices of the South Side"

Sometimes it’s not the big picture that motivates us to change but something smaller – specifically children. Continue reading "Little things"

Compassion

The Refugee Council of Australia has called for courage from the broader community to show compassion and support for refugees. ‘With courage let us all combine’ captures the inaugural Festival of Welcome which kicked off at Federation Square this afternoon to officially launch Refugee Week from June 19 to 25, 2016. Continue reading "With courage let us all combine"

    Signing up for a couple of hours over a weekend to cook and serve snags to the hungry masses – or simply a few passers’ by – is an opportunity to connect locally. Continue reading "Snags, sauce and social inclusion"

Question: What do you get when you mix together an economist, a staunch republican, an Aboriginal feminist/activist, a poet, comedian and the former head of the Australian Army? Answer: A stronger community. Continue reading "Building a stronger community"

Spanner in the Works will offer a free service and oil change —or the health equivalent—for blokes in Port Phillip with health assessments and screenings to be held in South Melbourne on 18 June. Continue reading "Spanner in the Works"