Surprises in rubbish at ‘clean’ beach A FIRST glance, some of those who volunteered for a beach clean at Flinders thought their efforts might not be needed. But, in line with what the effort’s organisers thought, the beach soon showed it had a flip side: among the 116 kilograms of rubbish collected were chairs, concrete blocks, star pickets, old machinery, fishing tackle and one surfboard. “What a day for a clean-up at Flinders. For a beach that several people thought was so clean,” Mary Iles, of Flinders Community Association, said. “The kids came to help, free beach hand bins got filled and the Sea Shepherd rubbish bags were groaning with rubbish. Iles said Sea Shepherd’s 11 person team 15 collated rubbish from the beach and car park while Ocean Divers’ team of 12 cleaned up under Flinders pier. The divers recovered broken squid jigs, smashed bottles and many metres of tangled fishing line. “By collecting all this we hopefully made sure our marine life is safer for another day,” Iles said. The day was also an opportunity for artist Liz Walker to coordinate a children’s art competition, musician Emmie Li Moylan to entertain, and coffee to be enjoyed from a Coffee Lux coffee cart along with sausages cooked by the Icebergers of Flinders, a team of swimmers who head off at dawn for their early morning swim. Keith Platt
AT the clean-up, clockwise from above, prizewinners Ella Tracey, Isabelle and Matilda Young; the Sea Shepherd team; Icebergers Victoria Hunt, Louise Dunn and Rae O’Connell; The Ocean Divers team; Neil Hallam and Charles Reis.
G A L L E R Y TA L K
Welcome to 2024! The Gallery has been buzzing over summer with visitors flocking in to see ‘Know My Name: Australian Women Artists’.
We are thrilled to open entries for our 2024 National Works on Paper (NWOP) prize. With up to $60,000 in awards and acquisitions, including the $20,000 major award, we are seeking entries in drawing, printmaking, digital prints, paper sculpture and any works that use paper as the main medium. Established in 1998 by incorporating the Gallery’s Spring Festival of Drawing and Prints Acquisitive prize that began in 1973 and 1974 respectively, NWOP has had a wonderful and rich history. Entries close on 5 April, visit our website to find out more. Come along to our FREE acoustic music series presented by Sonic Textures and Mornington Peninsula Shire. Enjoy a fusion of live music, food and drinks and check out the ‘Know My Name: Australian Women Artists’ exhibition after hours. Check out the line-up of musicians on our website. We also have a collage workshop with artist Kylie Stillman and an en
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Southern Peninsula News
24 January 2024
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