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Elders share artistic talents
Aboriginal Elder artists Aunty Marjory Jean Mason, Uncle Shane Charles and Aunty Lee-Anne Clarke, launched their artwork in a new exhibition. (Damjan Janevski) 487557_01
A new exhibition featuring the works of three Aboriginal Elder artists — Uncle Shane Charles, Aunty Jean and Aunty Lee-Anne Clarke — has launched at Hunt Club Community and Arts Centre as part of NAIDOC week celebrations. Uncle Shane Charles, a respected Aboriginal leader, works using acrylic paints on canvas. He has worked within numerous Aboriginal and mainstream organisations across sectors including education and training, justice, arts and Cultural heritage. Aunty Jean, who has lived in the western suburbs for the past 32 years, began painting as a child. Through her art, she shares cultural stories that were taught to her by her mother. Aunty Lee-Anne Clarke is a traditional and contemporary Koorie artist whose work is inspired and influenced by her connection to Country. The free exhibition is open until September 19.
Rough road for drivers By Georgia Tacey More than 300 people have signed a petition to halt the closure of the Holden Road level crossing. The level crossing on the Sunbury Line is set to close this month as part of the state government’s commitment to the Sunbury Line being level crossing free by the end of 2025. When the level crossing closes, Holden Road will also close to the public,
leaving an unsealed, unlit dirt road being the only access for Metro staff to access the Calder Park depot. When Calder Park Drive reopens on July 23, Holden Road will only remain open to traffic west of the level crossing, according to the state government. Glenn Tyquin, a Sunbury train driver who started the petition, said he was concerned about the safety of the road at night and during bad weather. He fears the unsealed
dirt road is an accident waiting to happen. “It doesn’t seem right to me that a government project will create a riskier situation than the one that’s currently in place,” he said. Metro train drivers, management, cleaning staff, train maintenance technicians and local taxi drivers are fighting the issue, calling on Sunbury MP Josh Bull to help their cause. Mr Tyquin said Metro had been helpful
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advocating on the petitioners’ behalf. “There’s been drivers at Calder Park that have already transferred away from the depot to avoid damaging their personal vehicles,” Mr Tyquin said. He’s concerned that with the high number of vehicles using the road, as well as emergency service vehicles, the unsealed road will deteriorate faster. Continued: Page 3.
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