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Picture This: an exhibition of inspiring work by people who have experienced road trauma
Start: 00:00
End: 17:00
An exhibition of inspiring work by people who have experienced road trauma opens in November.

Picture This is an exhibition giving TAC clients the opportunity to share their experiences of road trauma through art. The exhibition is for people who were artists before their accident, have taken up art since or have included art therapy in their rehabilitation.

This is the first time the TAC has held an art exhibition for clients. Several of the artists have significant injuries from road trauma, including quadriplegia and acquired brain injuries (ABI). Exhibition visitors can vote for their favourite works in the People's Choice Award.

The exhibition is in Geelong from November 11 to 17 (TAC building, Level 2, 60 Brougham St, Geelong) and in Melbourne from November 20 to 29, at 15 William Street.
Port Phillip Rising
Start: 00:00
End: 23:00

SEA LEVEL RISE WALK  - 'Port Phillip Rising'

21- 27 November 2009

The sea is already rising at an increasing rate because of climate change.
Scientists are predicting seas will rise globally by more than a metre by the end of this century, and perhaps much more. For example, melting of the Greenland ice sheet is accelerating, it contains the equivalent of about seven metres of sea-level rise. Around the world many thousands of communities will be lost, millions of people will be displaced, and the map of the continents will be changed forever.

Walk to the eastern side of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, marking the one metre line above the current sea level to highlight the impacts of sea level rise on people, communities and landscapes along the way. Sorrento - Port Melbourne, November 21 - 27
We aim to walk between 15 and 20 kilometres a day, and we welcome local people and organisations to join us for sections of the walk. We will hold a number of public forums on the way (possibly one in the southern Peninsula, one in Frankston, one in St Kilda). We aim to finish the walk at Port Melbourne, where we will hold a press conference.

The walk has been initiated by Friends of the Earth Melbourne in partnership with the Victorian Climate Action Centre.

We hope you can join us

Cam Walker and Damien Lawson
Click here for more info
The Place for a Village
Start: 18:00
End: 18:30
The Place for a Village:
How nature has shaped the city of Melbourne

Gary Presland @ Underground Talk
6 for 6:30pm Wednesday 25 November
New International Bookshop, Trades Hall

Gary Presland is an archaeologist and historian and the author of six works of non-fiction, including Aboriginal Melbourne: The lost lands of the Kulin people and the award-winning The Place for a Village. He will talk about the circumstances that led to the writing of these books and others, and the actual process of writing such works.

"All that is left of Batman's Hill is its name. As paintings from the 1840s show, a prominent hill did once exist not far from what is now Southern Cross station. However, the growth of the railway system in the mid-19thcentury led to the elimination of the hill on which Batman's homestead once stood. Other significant changes to the natural landscape of what is now Melbourne include the removal of two bends in the Yarra near the Botanic Gardens and the creation of two islands in the river. These are just a few examples of the "lost landscape" and vanished ecosystems that Gary Presland so eloquently reconstructs in this illuminating natural history of Melbourne at the time of European settlement. However, this is much more than an exploration of how man shaped the landscape. It also shows how the rocks, soil, water, weather, flora and fauna influenced the growth and shape of the city itself." (Fiona Capp, The Age, February 19 2009)

Entry: $5/ $2 concession
More info: (ph) 9662 3744, (email)
Collingwood Toy Library 'Playing Up' Seminar
Start: 23:00
The Collingwood Toy Library has engaged some of Melbourne’s most pre-eminent child development experts to come and speak with parents and carers of young children about the value of play.

With the support of the City of Yarra the library will be hosting a series of seminars between October and December that encourage parents to learn more about how crucial play is to their child’s development.

Guest speakers will focus on different elements of play, including using play to address behavioural issues or to stimulate a child’s language development or interest in art. Play is critical to a child’s development. It’s how they learn. These seminars will assist in giving parents the knowledge and confidence to help their children grow and develop important life skills. Our expert speakers will offer parents some practical ideas and suggestions for playing with their child and there will be plenty of toys from the library on hand to help illustrate the points being made.

The seminars are free of charge and open to all.

They will be held at the Edinburgh Gardens Community Room from 7:30pm on 29th October, 12th November, 25th November and 9th December.

Further details available by contacting Ian Campbell-Fraser on 0417 943 004.
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