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Art Beat of the Country Positive outcomes flow when rural women unite in art to battle hard times

Positive outcomes flow when rural women unite in art to battle hard times

By Mary Salce AO Some things in life you want to forget and some you want to share in order to make a better place for women and families, and at the same time connect people in their communities. Some people in rural communities are often happy to do their...

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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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