Art n About

With support from VicHealth through the Audience Access Scheme, the Geelong Performing Arts Centre worked with the Surf Coast Shire so that older, isolated people outside Geelong could attend the centre’s series of Musical Mornings.

Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse

In 2008, Platform provided artistic opportunities for young people to write, direct, perform, sing, dance, produce and design through a series of workshops and productions based on the theme of each of The Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse (Pestilence, Famine, War and Death). Each of these works is different in their developmental processes and public presentations.

In the Zone

In the Zone was a participatory and experimental art making project for young people (12 years and over) in the Cloverdale area of Corio on the outskirts of Geelong. Working with a team of professional artists, performers, film-makers and musicians during the three school term breaks, young people were provided the opportunity and resources to express their creativity, critically engage with new artforms and ideas, and make something new and original in a social and supportive environment.

Jumpjet Circus Project

The Jumpjet Circus Project engaged refugee and newly arrived young people in circus and the performing arts. Jumpjet also aimed to assist with settlement issues and connecting young people to their local communities. The project happened across Melbourne, with workshops being delivered in the two main English Language Schools in Noble Park and Braybrook and at the North Melbourne Community Centre.

Mental Health Music Network

The Mental Health Music Network provided weekly music workshops, monthly performance events, 15 Mins of Sane theatre project, workshops in country Victoria and the annual Mad Hatters Music Festival for people living with a mental illness from across Melbourne and the state.

Albert Sailing Club

Proudly perched alongside the salubrious Albert Park Lake, at first glance the location seems enough to explain the Albert Sailing Club’s popularity. But the view alone doesn’t explain why every Saturday, Dougie (who is in his 80s), mans the bar and Dot takes her place in the control tower. And why they have been doing so for over 30 years. It seems the Albert Sailing Club offers its members much more than a day out on the lake.

The Altona Hockey Club

Sometimes your first impressions of a clubroom can tell you the most important things about a club. The rooms of the Altona Hockey Club (The Seagulls) are an instant reflection of its people and its culture.

Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club

For many Aussie adolescents, summer is a time for sun, sea and surf. Time to hang out with your mates on long hot days, show off your tan and, if you’re lucky, lose yourself in some summer lovin’. For others, the beach is a haven, offering time-out from family or personal troubles.

Bendigo Orienteers

Sometimes described as ‘running while playing chess’ or ‘doing a cryptic crossword while running to catch the bus’, orienteering is a sport that appeals to a wide range of people, with some competing well into their 90s!

Creating a sporting chance

Netball is a popular participation sport, but it has taken a unique partnership to ensure that intellectually disabled people get to play too. Thanks to the Creating a Sporting Chance program at the Bundoora Netball & Sports Centre at RMIT, nearly 300 people with intellectual disabilities are signed up in netball programs that are financially sustainable and provide valuable training to new graduates.