A huge team effort awarded with $350k for Birregurra
(From left to right: Tom Gittings, Silvio Guiliani, Anne Wood, Chris Barter, Vicki Jeffrey, Desma Hutchison)
Meet the working group who put the successful Small Town Transformation submission together
It started with a few phone calls but within 2 or 3 days, a diversely represented working group was pulled together to reach out the Birregurra's community and put together the EOI - not an easy task given the time of year was over Christmas.
Within weeks, the group had reached out the community for ideas and got a grasp on what was required. With the help of some very clever local artists, including Angie Smales and Ron Eichler, the final project concept "enLIGHTen me: I have a Hall in my Heart" was born.
It was thanks to the tireless and creative efforts of this group that got the application through the EOI stage and across the final application line.
MEET THE GROUP
Desma Hutchison (Chair)
Vicki Jeffrey (Secretary)
Chris Barter (BCG Treasurer & STT Project Leader)
Fiona Brandscheid (BCAG Chair & STT Project Manager - Arts Programs)
Emmalie Cain (Hall Committee)
Anne Wood (Historical Society)
Tom Gittings
Silvio Guiliani
Susan Coulson
Heather Mcfarlane
The lead applicant of the project is officially the Birregurra Community Group. Project partners include Project partners include Colac Otway Shire, Birregurra Hall Committee, Birregurra Community Arts Group, Birregurra Festival and Arts Show, Birregurra Senior Citizens, Birregurra Historical Society, Birregurra Primary School and Birregurra Community Health Centre.
