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Samford Arts Trail starts this weekend A REWARDING LOOK BEYOND FIRST IMPRESSIONS CARING FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
WORLD Like many young women her 21-yr-old Anticipation is building for age, the Samford Samford Valley local, Sinead Skorka-Brennan of the objectives of the Samford and andOne Surrounds Arts Trail and Open Studios, dreamed of finding perfect job. One commencing this weekend and continuing Districts Progress andthe Protection Association that would her confidence butThirty also for the nextisbuild four June. (SDPPA) ‘to weekends protect thein outstanding give her independence and job satisfaction. five localbeauty, artists will their talents natural floradisplay and fauna of the In a world preconceptions about throughout the Samford Valley, Samford area’. As wewhere approach World Environment disability are still an issue, she was finding Village, Yugar through to Warner, Cedar Day on 5 June, this a good time to reflect employment opportunities difficult to Creek, Mountain and Dayboro. on the Clear SDPPA’s work onreally environmental come by. You see, Sinead is a young Join the talented artists and artisans for a matters, beginning in the mid 1980swoman when with Down Syndrome and in because of this, great day out (or several!) our beautiful recycling began at the Samford Transfer she is often treated like a child, instead of region. Station, followed by Jack Mitchell planting a young adult. Yourainforest can picktree up aspecies StudioinGuide (which local O’Reilly Park Ironically, Sinead is an accomplished includes a map) from the Slab Hut in next door. The SDPPA later supported the gymnast, having represented Australia at Samford, Information Centres and selected retention Koala habitat on the in House the Special of Olympics World Games Abu retail outletsrange in theand area,preserved or head to www. Mountain large Dhabi in March this year, bringinga home creativesamford.com/2019-arts-trail/ for a proportion theofoldthem CSIRO four medals,oftwo gold in bar and downloadable digital version. The Guide land as publicShe parkland. beam events. was also the recipient of features the artists exhibiting in the Trails, 2012, planning work theIn2019 Dickson Young Sportsperson of as well as a great range of workshops on began the Eco-Corridor the YearonAward. You would think these offer for you to enjoy. achievements aloneparkland, would open doors for project in the For thehas firstinvolved time thismajor year, the Arts Trail her – but unfortunately not. which will be working with MBRIT and Mountain Enter the award-winning community plantings inand critically Wine Tours to offer a ‘Wine and Art’ bus acclaimed ABC documentary series 2014 (endangered riverine tour. This will be a great day out with Employable r a i n fo r e sMe, t ) which a n d followed 2 0 1 8 the stories of winepeople tastingwith and disabilities food experiences, while nine (eucalypt woodland) andas they battled enjoying a great variety of local art. Tours tomonthly find work. The documentary, which was bushcare can bein booked on working theto Mountain Wine aired April, aimed show potential bees. or Almost 7000sq m has Tours Creative Samford websites. employers the capable people behind their been with over this year is Onerevegetated of the featured condition andartists highlight the importance 200 plant species originally Danielle Latta, Running Duck for peopleB to feelowner valued.ofThroughout the foundparticipants ininthe Samford district, Studio Dayboro. This year, Danielle series, worked with experts, job isproviding undertaking anfamilies Endangered Project, coaches and an theireducational to uncover their resource for the and community skills and artwork talents them to to draw roles whereby willmatch be created and models for landholder that harnessed their strengths. attention to the plight of many animals
ENVIRONMENT 5 JUNE, 2022 hoped to beautiful work inDAY aged care with Asked what she liked most aboutshe hersaid. job, in Sinead the wild - from big lions and numbers increasing every year,” the goal of to improving the of lives thoseown she revegetation. Community engagement has elephants the smalls ourof very cared for.guided Taking steps toward her goal, endangered pygmy possum, the variety and included bird walks during National she a Certificate in Aged Care numbers area overwhelming. AsRichmond an artist, Birdcompleted Week, workshop on 3the and was looking for an employer to give Danielle herself lookingplanting a lot deeper Birdwingfinds butterfly (including host her a chance. That employer was Anglicare into aspectparticipation of her surroundings vines)every and public in surveysSymes Grove, where Sinead a partvisually, spiritually and secured emotionally. of butterflies and spiders with relevant time role, helping residents with their daily Drawing from these observations allows experts. needs days a week. herMore totwo connect with the viewers of the recently, the SDPPA was instrumental “I make artwork. cups of teaDanielle and coffee and serve resulting will donate in the clean-up of Samford Creek in the meals and drinks. I feedofsomeone if sold they avillage portion the formation sale artworks andof the of Samford can’t feed themselves. I help with activities from this collection, toplantings the corresponding Landcare, with initial on Scout like craft or physio classes, take for animals’ preservation fund, in residents your name. land along Cash Avenue, using principles walks, or push someone in a wheelchair or Danielle’s studio is Number 23 in the Arts developed During wheelie bed at so the that Eco-Corridor. they can participate in Trails booklet. his recent visit for forexample the Samford EdibleI special activities, in a concert. will also run activity programs in the future,” said Sinead. Anglicare Symes Grove Manager Sharon Marsden said Sinead had been a welcome addition to the team at the home. “We were thrilled to offer Sinead the chance to follow her passion of working in the aged care sector. She is a valued member of our team here at Anglicare and brings a lot of joy, compassion and empathy in the way she interacts withPossum our residents.” Pygmy by Danielle B Latta Sinead believes that the series has made Creative Samford Inc. is the of people more aware of what it’s organiser like to have the Arts Trail, and Coordinator Ann Russell a disability and try to find a job. “It’s so is hoping thattothis year’s much harder even be Trails invitedwill forattract a job new visitors as well as those returning to interview. Being in the Employable Me experience them again. “This unique art series was a huge opportunity for me to experience benefits not the artists, but show that everyone hasonly different qualities many other local businesses, and strengths, disability or not,”with she visitor said.
Sinead said, likefrom helping other people. Garden Trail SDPPA The trails will“I(another run 10am to project), 4pm over That isCosta why had the idea workwith in Aged the first fourIGeorgiadis weekends intoJune, the ABC’s also inspected the Care already since High School. I find fifth weekend playing host to some great Samford Landcare site and met some ofit most rewarding when I am able to make workshops. your chance to getwith your the children This who ishad been involved the residents happy and can make friends together and enjoy a help great day out the initial planting. Costa loved the to border their a little bit easier. find it very in lomandras, thelives country. of which helps Iprotect the rewarding to getweed to know each resident and For more information, see his the plantings from invasion. During know what their needs are and how they like Creative Samford Website, keep up to visit, the group had hoped to re-plant a low something done. It makes me happy when date on Facebook www.facebook.com/ area with paperbarks and swamp lilies, but they are happy.” samfordartstrail, contact Ann Russell the ground was farortoo sodden. Costa tookat trails19@creativesamford.com. the opportunity to promote ‘Mangroves to Mountains’: a fabulous book published by the Logan River Branch of Native Plants Queensland covering 2400 of the native plant species in South-East Queensland. This publication highlights the enormous biodiversity of our region and is available from Kumbartcho Community Nurser y at Eaton’s Hill, from many good bookstores and online at www. mangrovestomountains.com. If you’re interested in hearing how the Happy Days bymore Lanceabout Boucaut Photo courtesy of Jeremy Simons SDPPA works to support this community, come along to a monthly meeting. Details on 2. Real EstatePage .................................... 26-35
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