Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Members statements
Heidelberg School
Vicki WARD
Heidelberg School
Vicki WARD (Eltham – Minister for Prevention of Family Violence, Minister for Employment) (10:28): Art tells us so many stories about who we are. This includes the important Heidelberg School of artists and their depictions of life in the north-east of Melbourne and the story of the evolution of Australian art. I thank the Allan Labor government and the Minister for the Suburbs for allocating $28,000 towards creating new signage for the Heidelberg School heritage artists trail. I also thank Nillumbik Shire Council for their great arts team and the Eltham District Historical Society for their work in helping to bring about these new signs, which for the first time acknowledge that they are on Wurundjeri land.