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Award for advocate against family violence A LOCAL advocate in the field of family violence has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia. Edithvale resident Emma Gierschick has been recognised for her services to the community. The breast cancer and family violence survivor is a fierce advocate for the prevention of child, disability, and family violence. Ms Gierschick has been published in key government reports and inquiries, including the Royal Commission into Family Violence and the Children’s Rights Report. She has also spoken all around Australia as part of her advocacy work. In 2018, she was named the inaugural Kingston Woman of the Year. “As a migrant to Australia 26 years ago, I have always embraced the honour of becoming an Australian citizen and vowed to make my life and the great opportunity of living here count. I am very very humbled and truly honoured to receive this OAM award as acknowledgement for my service to date, and plan to continue to raise awareness of the needs of vulnerable children, and the importance of vital recovery support from trauma,” Ms Gierschick said. In addition to her work in the family violence field, the OAM recipient has also helped the bushfire relief effort. In 2019 she helped to coordinate thousands of units of toiletries and underwear for survivors of the Mallacoota fires. Ms Gierschick will receive the medal at a ceremony on 21 September. EMMA Gierschick embraces daughter Amelia after hearing she will be awarded an OAM. Picture: Supplied
AWARD WINNING ADAPTATION OF ANIMAL FARM HITS THE STAGE AFTER a year off the road thanks to the pandemic, shake and stir theatre company are keen to be back on stage and bringing their award winning production of George Orwell’s intensely powerful novel to Frankston Arts Centre. Co-artistic director Nelle Lee explains it is not just about performing, but performing for and engaging with audiences, which is an essential ethos of the company, “It’s important to be able to offer programs to regional Australia as well as those metro cities. For a company like ours, it’s essential that we maintain that touring circuit, which is such a big part of what we do.” This production of Animal Farm has taken a novel that is a gritty, disturbing tale and turning it into a passionate theatrical romp where the cast enthusiastically portrays the animal characters in a spirited, physical
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performance, bringing the farm and its tragedy to life. While many may see the choice of story as poignant, considering the state of the world, even pre-pandemic Lee felt the time was right to resurrect the adaptation. There will be some nods to Trump in there, certainly the tag line of ‘Making Animal Farm Great Again, Again’ hints that the Trump presidency, which many described as Orwellian, was on their minds when choosing what to take on the road. Created by shake & stir and directed by Michael Futcher, Animal Farm promises to be one of the most shocking, relevant and wickedly funny theatre events of 2021. Book now to see it at Frankston Arts Centre on Friday 27 August, 7.30pm. Tickets at thefac. com.au or 03 9784 1060.