15 June 2017
Image Above: The Cool Christmas Science Show by The Jollybops
Congratulations to one of our long time presenters, Trevor Atkinson, the Professor, in the fab science shows by The Jollybops.
He and his partner, welcomed a new audience member for us all into the world last Friday - Mr Ethan James Mercier Atkinson.
It really will be a cool xmas for the family.
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13 June 2017
Yet another brilliant 4 Corners program last night reminded us of the extent of the corruption in Queensland, how Chris Masters' 4 Corners Moonlight State report in May 1987, resulted in the Fitzgerald Enquiry, which further revealed the extent of corruption and led to the resignation of the Premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen and sent top police and crime bosses to jail.
Now, 30 years later, Tony Fitzgerald (pictured above) is working with the Australian Institute to survey politicians about their ethics as part of a plan to develop a federal anti corruption body. Twenty-two prominent barristers, academics and former politicians support the plan.
Mr Fitzgerald says Australian society is gradually becoming less egalitarian and more cynical as the gap between the haves and have-nots widens – and he blames the economic policies and attitudes of today's politicians.
Read more detail here. It's pretty damning.
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12 June 2017
Great to see Cate Blanchett (pictured left) and arts philanthropist Aaron Gandel winning top gongs. For all the recipients, go here
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11 June 2017
It's not just the shows but their fabulous images. We starting an occasional series of our favourite 2017 images with this superbly atmospheric image for Therese Raquin adapted from the Zola novel. You can still catch it at The Joan in Penrith
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8 June 2017
School kids and grandparents in the foyer of The National Theatre yesterday. A first theatrical experience for many. There were over 700 at each show and they had a great time.
Melbourne Grammar Prep Teacher, Maryanne Lockton, told us about their follow up back at school-
"My class drew their favourite part and we wrote a class recount. Their favourite parts were the bear, the water guns and river and the ice storm. Tomorrow, we are innovating the text and choosing a different animal or obstacle to write about eg: We’re going on a dragon hunt...Uh! Oh! Fire. Hot, flaming fire!”
What fun and how creative teachers are!
See other Bear Hunt dates here
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7 June 2017
If you're an SA artist under 26, you can apply for a Carclew Fellowship to further your arts practice. Grants are up to 12K.
Hurry. Applications close July 15. Details
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6 June 2017
These strategies will be familiar to teachers, who instead of interesting children in a meal, have to engage them for hours in learning activities. Teachers learn quickly that being stressed themsleves is very counterproductive!
the mealtime strategies are:
1. Get them involved
2. Make sure they come to the table hungry ( or in the case of the classroom - not hungry)
3. Eliminate distractions, like screens
4. Let them decide how much they should eat
5. Serve one meal for the whole family ( for teaching this would be one theme, different approaches)
6. Stay calm
Read the whole article here
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2 June 2017
Naplan's over. Senior exams are looming. The end of second term is in sight. if you haven't already booked events for Term 3 & 4, now's the time to do it.
Image: ADT's Be Your Self Redux, at Frankston Performing Arts Centre, Term 3
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1 June 2017
Boo hoo.
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31 May 2017
The next round of grants for
Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
Arts Projects for Companies
among others, closes June 6. Details.
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29 May 2017
What does it mean? Some major questions answered here
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