NEWS DESK
Street artist to be welcomed at library AN artist who ran a street art campaign called “Real Australians Say Welcome” will be the guest speaker at Frankston Library on 7 December. Peter Drew, an Adelaide-born artist, caught the attention of many when he put up posters across the country as part of his campaign to help change attitudes and support refugees and asylum seekers. His memoir Poster Boy is a reflection of his work, and contains images of the art works that formed the campaign. “Poster Boy is about politics and art, and why we need them both. And it’s about making a mark,” Mr Drew said. “I enjoy examining our collective identities and my aim is always to emphasise the connections that bind up, rather than the fractures that divide us.” Mr Drew said he decided to tackle the campaign through the use of street art to exercise his “fundamental freedom of expression”. “I like to exhibit my art on the street because public space is a great equaliser, and it’s also an ancient form. When you address the public through the street, you’re entering into a tradition that emphasises our fundamental freedom of expression, over the value of property,” he said. “When you’re sneaking around the city at night you feel like a kid again. Out on the street I could say anything I wanted. So what did I want to say?”
Beach warning HIGH eColi levels at Mornington beaches south of Mills beach may have been caused by sewage spills into Tanti Creek. South East Water placed warning signs on the foreshore and has stepped up its sampling to keep an eye on water quality. It warns that the poor water quality could affect people’s health and that of their pets.
Cash for kinder enrolment change
ARTIST Peter Drew with posters put up in the city as part of his “Aussie” street art campaign. Picture: Supplied
Mr Drew’s works have been exhibited at the Art Gallery of South Australia and the National Gallery
of Australia, as well as on city streets. He will speak at the Frankston
Library at 1.30pm, Saturday 7 December. Free bookings at library. frankston.vic.gov.au
THE state government has given an $18,000 handout to council to go towards improving their enrolment system for kindergartens. The grant will be used for the implementation of a central enrolment system. Carrum MP and parliamentary secretary for education Sonya Kilkenny said “central enrolment systems allow parents to register their interest in enrolling their child in more than one kindergarten service in one place, without having to work through the different processes used by individual service providers.” “Enrolling a child in kindergarten is an exciting step towards them getting a great early childhood education, that’s why we’re helping to simplify this process for local families,” she said. “It’s exciting that families in our local area are benefitting from central enrolment, which has been shown to have a positive effect on engaging vulnerable children in kindergarten.” The state government has handed out grants to 47 councils to improve their kindergarten enrolment system.
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Frankston Times
3 December 2019
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