The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. My parents came from Wonthaggi in the depression as there was no work in […]
Moreland quilt project – Food and gardening
The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. I came here from Morocco when I was very young. We were very poor […]
Moreland quilt project – Coburg stories
The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. Our family home is in Coburg North where we have lived since 1948. Every […]
Moreland quilt project – Migration
The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. We came to Australia from Italy after the war. My father worked […]
The Sacred Kingfisher Festival – CERES
By Sieta Beckwith. For thousands of years the Merri Creek was a place that was home to many different animals including the beautiful blue kingfisher, who flew all the way from Queensland to nest here each spring. But for many years CERES was a rubbish tip, factories were built along the banks of the Merri […]
Heidelberg’s Olympic Village : 1952-56
Heidelberg’s Olympic Village : 1952-56 After more than 12 months of lobbying, Melbourne was awarded the right to host the 1956 Olympic games on 29 April, 1949 at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee held in Rome. It was far from a clear-cut decision, in fact the narrowest of margins – after a […]
Migration story – Aziza Hussein
A new life – Glenroy. Aziza Hussein has been a regular visitor to Glenroy library since migrating to Australia in late 2014. The library was one of the first places she visited when she moved to Glenroy, “it’s the thing I need most” she says. Aziza presents a weekly radio show on 3CR Community Radio, […]
The Whittlesea, Humevale, Kinglake, Hazeldene bushfire – 7th February 2009
Saturday morning on the 7th February 2009 was forecast to be extremely hot and it was. In Whittlesea, the weekend was going to be devoted to the Country Music Festival. This was to be a three day event, starting at the Council “TajMahal” building with a reception and a bun fight for celebrities. Then on […]
7th February 2009
The hot sun blazed down on Church Street Whittlesea on the Country Music Show. Singers and musicians and dancers and a happy crowd sweltered in the sun’s fierce glow. While they enjoyed themselves, despite the heat, no one in that crowd’s imagination dreamed that many miles away, a spark would start this massive conflagration. It […]
Dane Certificate’s Magic Tricks, Gags & Theatre
Dane Certificate’s Magic Tricks, Gags & Theatre was founded by Dane Certificate in January 2012 in a location situation immediately behind Sydney Road in Brunswick. Only accessible via a laneway off Cozens St, for years the hidden gem of a theatre has provided Moreland with a unique venue for a wide array of musical and […]