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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection

Locality: Portland, Victoria

Address: Glenelg Shire Council, Cliff St 3305 Portland, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.glenelg.vic.gov.au

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22.01.2022 As we enter a new decade we reflect back 100 years on Portland. Sure there was no internet, cars were still somewhat of a luxury item, and the dress code was 'modest' but 100 years on these images still resonate with life in Portland today. Working bees at the footy club, loading ships, impressive aerials of the port and of course - fierce weather! Curated by now retired Cultural Collection Officer Trevor Smith this exhibition of life in Portland is a light-heated and fascinating view into this progressive decade in Portland's history. Portland in the Twenties - on now at PAC until April 3

21.01.2022 In line with closures of community venues around the Shire and in the interest of protecting the health and safety of our community, History House will be closed as of today. We are closely monitoring all health updates and are responding to important Federal and State Government directives to reduce social contact to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. A public information hotline has been established by the Department of Health and Human Services to answer any queries from... the community, general or health related. This hotline can be reached by calling 1800 675 398. Please also continue to visit the Department of Health and Human Services website www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus for the latest advice and information about coronavirus from the lead authorities.

21.01.2022 TREVOR SMITH RETIRES Yesterday we farewelled colleague and friend, Trevor Smith. Trevor became Cultural Collection Officer on 18 June 2007 and yesterday retired - nearly 13 years of service in a formidable arts career spanning over 30 years in local government in Western Victoria. On his arrival at Glenelg Shire Council he introduced himself to Anne Grant at History House and promptly said something like ‘I know nothing and I will be guided by you the experts’. At the time th...ere were over several thousand uncategorised items stored in various areas with limited or no information attached. His humble and likeable approach has led to a long lasting mutually respectful relationship and friendship with many local historians and in particular the Cultural Collection Reference Group (CCRG). And also to a blossoming of care and a deeper understanding of the collection which is now broad-reaching and highly visible. Working alongside Trevor, volunteer Di Jennings has now catalogued over 4,000 items. His curatorial expertise has meant the community has been privy to over 20 exhibitions and 45 displays in various venues across the Shire, a program which he established. Trevor has been instrumental in ensuring that Council’s Collection remains relevant with many contemporary acquisitions. In his time, Trevor added over 3,000 items to the collection and the value of the collection has increased by an estimated $1.5 million. This incredible achievement has not gone unnoticed and the Cultural Collection now has over 10,000 items valued at over $6 million. Trevor’s combination of care for the collection and distinctive eye for the quirky saw him pick up various unique pieces from OpShops in his travels! Trevor developed several significant documents and has managed 4 conservation projects; completed 5 Maritime Discovery Centre updates; received 7 significant grants for projects. This list of achievements is not exhaustive and you can see that Trevor’s legacy is enduring. Of course, all his work was done with the guidance and friendship of the CCRG. There is no doubt Trevor will be sorely missed. His generosity of knowledge and story sharing is unique and delightful. His understanding and appreciation of oddities is immense, intriguing and captivating. He is a great colleague and friend and we wish him all the very best in his retirement. See more

21.01.2022 Get the goss on Gawler ...

19.01.2022 These beautifully crafted items recently acquisitioned by the GSC Cultural Collection are commissions by Casterton artist Breda Cash and Portland craftsman Rick Rowbottom. Breda is well known for her highly skilled application of hand painted images onto porcelain. This is a very technical and lengthy process which involves firing of the vase after each layer of paint is applied. Rick Rowbottom is a qualified cabinet maker and award winning leather craftsman from Portland. Rick shares his skills through workshops and is known for producing leather work for everyday use as well as exhibition. Rick was commissioned to produce a large jewellery box with ostrich skin inlay and a plaited leather riding crop.

18.01.2022 This week a significant painting from the Collection will be heading to Canberra on loan to the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) to be part of the exhibition Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now. The painting ‘Cherry’ by Agnes Goodsir was painted in 1924 in Paris and found its way back to Portland when 1947, some years after Goodsir’s death in 1939, her partner Rachel Dunn sent paintings back to Australia where they were distributed to various art institutions by the National Gallery of Victoria’s Director Darryl Lindsay. We are excited to have the painting displayed on the national stage for an exhibition that acknowledges the excellence and contributions of women artists. For further info head to https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/knowmyname/

14.01.2022 SUBMERGED an exhibition on tour from the Australian National Maritime Museum is now on display at Portland Library. The exhibition focusses on 14 shipwrecks of national, local and regional significance, including the wreck of the SS Admella at which the Portland lifeboat played an important role. The exhibition continues until 2 November 2019.

13.01.2022 Some 1970s footage from Portland and other south west vic towns

10.01.2022 In November 2019, Council made the decision to withdraw the programmed Henty exhibition which coincided with the day known as the first landing of Edward Henty on the 19th of November. This however, is only part of the story as told by European settlers. The whole story includes the displacement of Gunditjmara people and for them, loss of life, loss of land and loss of culture. This year, on this day, we acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and acknowledge their story as part of our own.

08.01.2022 In its heyday, Portland's Star Cinema was the place to be - on a Saturday night you'd find over 300 people packed into the venue watching the latest blockbuster...s. As patronage dropped the cinema tried other ways to stay viable - everything from live music to dancing horses, but unfortunately it closed about eight years ago. In 2008, ACMI (the Australia Centre for the Moving Image) put together this short film in which some of the cinema's previous employees and patrons shared their thoughts and memories of the Star Cinema, and what used to happen in the area called "the alcove"...! ACMI have been digitising their film collection and this is one of the latest ones to be made available online. While some film screenings have taken place more recently at the Portland Arts Centre, the old Star Cinema is something plenty of locals still remember fondly. You might recognise one of two of them in this film!

07.01.2022 This is a great article on the work of former Cultural Collection Officer - Trevor Smith. Many would be familiar with his fabulous crochet works. Well done Trevor!

06.01.2022 Blainslie, home of the Anderson family in Bentinck Street. Blainslie was located approximately on the site of the Henty Motel units near Edward's Restaurant. It was demolished in the 1970s to make way for the motel units. K.S. Anderson lived in one of the units until his death in 1986

01.01.2022 A mysterious shipwrecked artefact has become the latest addition to the Glenelg Shire’s Cultural Collection, with an intriguing path ahead for its conservation process. A wooden ‘deadeye’ is the most recent acquisition, found by local beach combers Carol and Daryll Cram earlier this year. (A deadeye was an item used in the standing and running rigging of traditional sailing ships and is a smallish round thick wooden disc, with one or more holes through it.)... The mysterious item was found washed up on Murrell’s Beach and is suspected to be dislodged from one of the few shipwrecks located around Cape Nelson and Cape Bridgewater. There are strict guidelines ahead for the preservation of the item, including, oddly enough, an X-Ray to determine the presence of rope and any other hidden features or clues. With the X-Ray images now taken, we can provide this to an expert conservation team and ensure we implement a plan to preserve this item as best as possible.