We’ve currently got three blogs up and running…
- Veterans Heritage Workshop, Mildura
A Veterans Heritage Workshop will be held in Mildura on Wednesday 7 March. At the workshop museum professionals will address questions such as: • What is the right way to store objects and documents? … - NATIONAL DIGITAL FORUM 2011
Digital technology conference anyone? Anti-social networking (as David Reeves put it) during lunch at the National Digital Forum in Wellington. Despite above appearances, the Forum was full of discuss … - Screening of Goldfields Stories in Bendigo
We’re excited to be screening the Goldfields Stories videos at the Golden Dragon Museum this Sunday 11th December at 11am. The screening will be followed at 12 noon by a Dragon, Lion and Chinese … - Small can indeed be beautiful
“Developing effective ways to define, measure and evaluate the success of online activities is an issue faced by all parts of the cultural sector.” In September Culture24 released the Let’s Get Real r … - The Girl From Carisbrook Commendation
We’re honoured and proud to announce that Goldfields Stories: The Girl from Carisbrook received a Commendation at the Victorian Community History Awards for Best Collaborative/Community Work yes …
- Following the Thread
Well, I was full of good intentions….. A funny thing happens when there is no deadline any more. I imagine that this occurs in the case of many artists, not just me, but I’m so much less f … - Gathering the threads again.
Having finished my piece I was feeling very motivated to go back and follow the “threads” that I started exploring in my development process. However, there was a slight hitch in that I ha … - Final Steps
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been working non-stop on constructing the table runner and hand stitching details on it. I abandoned you all for a while but there wasn’t much to say exce … - Phew!
Yesterday I finished the stitching on the outside edges of my piece and then cut some batting just a little smaller than it and layered those two with some black felt (for the backing). I safety pinne … - All Together Now!
Well, after yesterday’s warts and all expose I’m trying to claw back some credibility by showing you how it has all come together. Today I joined up the fourth panel and decided that anoth …
Burke and Wills Education Blog
- The Botany of the Burke and Wills Expedition
In our Burke and Wills: Then and Now stories we highlight the work of the expedition’s artist, naturalist and geographer, Ludwig Becker. Also taking part in the expedition up to Menindee was pla … - Burke and Wills… and crocodiles
We’ve been quiet on the Burke and Wills blogging front… but as enthusiasts will know, 11th February is a significant date in Burke and Wills expedition history. It was on or around this date in … - Fossils, Crocodiles, Mangroves and more…
We now have a new series of videos from the last leg of the BWEE expedition. All filmed around the Gulf of Carpentaria and along the Flinders and Corella Rivers of North Queensland they include the d … - Burke and Wills video conference recording
Hi All, If you weren’t able to participate in our live Burke and Wills video conference, held on Thursday 11 November, the recording can be viewed here. The Elluminate session included a tour of … - Journeys end (for now)
The Burke and Wills Environtmental Expedition has completed the first stage of its journey, arriving at Karumba in the Gulf Country of Queensland. They visited the location where Burke, Wills and thei …
