Media
Release
13
August 2009
Fed Square Big
Screen to Move to Marysville
An
alliance between Fed Square, Centacare Catholic Family
Services, Regional Arts Victoria and the Helen
Macpherson Smith Trust will see the Marysville community
and visitors to the historic township, which is now in
recovery mode from the Black Saturday bushfires, enjoy
the benefits of a large screen for community events,
development and cultural
experiences.
Graham Brown Chairman
of the Marysville and Triangle Development Group
welcomed the installation of the Marysville Big Screen
saying it would be a most positive contribution for
residents and a major talking point and focus for the
community.
Jane Sydenham-Clarke
from Fed Square said the original Fed Square screen,
which has largely been in storage since it was replaced
two years ago, will be transported and installed in
Marysville in early September in partnership with the
local community.
Janet Cribbes,
Project Co-ordinator Bushfire Community Recovery for
Centacare Catholic Family Services, a principal project
partner, said the Marysville Big Screen is aimed at
providing a significant cultural, social and sporting
focus providing a unique gathering place for many events
over a seventeen week season.
The
Marysville Big Screen opens up potential for special
community activities and performances which can be
exhibited on the screen.
Lindy Allen,
Director of Regional Arts Victoria said with the funding
support of the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, a local
Project Coordinator will be appointed to establish and
manage the screen and its content and maximise its
positive impact.
Organisations in
Melbourne, including Fed Square, ACMI, the Arts Centre
and major performing arts companies will be approached
to provide a broad variety of content as determined by
local demand.
The project has the capacity
to support the production of material by local people,
enabling them to make meaning of the experiences they've
had and to draw in those who might not normally seek
counselling to become part of this important healing
process.
Within the broader context of the
major planning issues that the residents of Marysville
will be grappling with in the months ahead, including
town planning, design overlays, zoning, acquiring land
for the creation of community spaces and the design and
management of these new spaces, the Marysville Big
Screen will create a venue for the town's new leaders to
bring people together, to explore each others stories
and to create new working relationship on the sound
basis of empathy and shared goals.
Media Enquiries:
Janet
Cribbes, Project Co-ordinator Bushfire Community
Recovery, Centacare Catholic Family Services Mobile:
0427 109 777
Lindy Allen, Director Regional Arts
Victoria Mobile: 0439 999 248
Ron Smith Fed
Square Mobile: 0417 329
201
