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Art Beat of the Country Friendships, teamwork and hidden talents emerge in community art project

Friendships, teamwork and hidden talents emerge in community art project

By Jenni Frendo Where, when were you born? Where did you grow up? I was born in Colac in 1957, the second daughter of three. Mum and Dad built their first house in Colac under difficult conditions. Supplies for tiles and other building materials were still in short supply after...

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Art Beat of the Country How a community art project opened Jean’s eyes to the world

How a community art project opened Jean’s eyes to the world

If you ask Jean Downs what she has done with her life, she will probably say ‘not much’, because Jean is a quiet-living woman going about her daily life. Jean, who lives in the dairy town of Maffra, in East Gippsland, left school at age 15 to start work. Years...

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