Summer fun abounds
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- Up close: Parks Victoria summer ranger Franca Weise introduces Maxx and Maddie Newland of Port Welshpool to marine life at the ferry terminal.
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- Artistic look: Archie Bailey of Frankston South visited family John and Andrea Doran of Port Welshpool. His arm was decorated by painter Ellen Ellis.
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- Clear focus: Port Welshpool photographers Gloria and Keith Haycroft inspired visitors with their local photography.
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- In groove: Angie Gutowski and Bruce Atkin of The Unusual Suspects felt the beat on stage.
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- Stepping back: the Port Welshpool Maritime Museum was open as part of the Sea Days Festival, with volunteer Janet Taylor, museum caretaker David Voce and Fran Grylls ready to inform. They are with an old Welshpool Football Club jumper.
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- Long connection: Janet Taylor’s father Arnie Smith donated his house to council in the 1970s to establish the Port Welshpool Maritime Museum. She regularly visits from her at Rye on the Mornington Peninsula.
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- Famous streak: Willem van Cleef and his work Othello, in the style of the old masters, at the Toora Village Studio Gallery. His work was exhibited as part of the Toora Art Festival.
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- Inspirational work: Carol Linton and Willem van Cleef consider Carol’s work, Smiths Beach, at the Toora Village Studio Gallery.
CORNER Inlet carries a fascinating maritime past and that history was noted on land by the Prom Coast Summer Festival over the weekend.
From Friday through to Sunday, events were held at Toora, Welshpool and Port Welshpool, based on life on, in and under the sea, as well as the rural surrounds.
Under the Prom Coast festival banner, the Port Welshpool Sea Days Festival gave children the chance to learn to fish, explore marine life at the Parks Victoria display and join rangers on walks through the seagrass.
Historian Cheryl Glowery inspired with her talk about Corner Inlet and local fisherman Tony Pinzone demonstrated how to fillet and cook fish.
Andrew Wegener spoke about Australian wildlife and Jan Bull told children’s stories, at the old ferry terminal.
Bands provided a musical backdrop on the weekend, with groups appearing including The Unusual Suspects, Jose Garcia, Barbara Jeffrey and Sally Wilcox, covering Celtic harp, country/western and rock.
The nearby Port Welshpool Maritime Museum was open, featuring displays of natural and seafaring life, including bird and fish examples and fishing equipment.
Artists united to present the Toora Art Festival at the Toora Village Studio Gallery and Carol Linton Gallery in Toora. The festival was a summer exhibition of works by members of the Toora Village Artists Collective, ranging from realistic to surrealistic, and classics to the modern.
The festival also included the Welshpool Show ‘n’ Shine vehicle show and working dog demonstrations at Beloka Kelpie Stud.
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