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COMMUNITY
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SHOWCASING MULTICULTURAL
PROSPECT ROAD
In February, SBS Small Business Secrets took a look around
Prospect Road in Kilburn and spoke with local business owners
as well as Mayor Gary Johanson, about how they have seen the
area grow in recent years.
Known as Adelaide's 'Little Afghanistan', it's a place where
Middle Eastern business owners are breathing life into
the community with the diverse range of shops including
restaurants, supermarkets, and service businesses.
Located just two minutes away from our Kilburn Community
Centre, the northern end of Prospect Road is a vibrant
multicultural area.
You can watch Season 2 Episode 2 of Business Secrets in
full on the SBS website
PORT ART EXHIBITION
Hart’s Mill Flour Shed hosted the Rotary Club of Port
Adelaide’s 30th Port Art Exhibition, a key date on the
local art calendar.
Exhibitors of all ages, including Primary School students, put
their work on display – and keen collectors turned out to
pick-up a treasure or two.
This year’s feature artist Sophie Downey entertained crowds
with her art and live saxophone performances. She was
commissioned by the City of PAE to undertake a portrait of a
very special mother/daughter team from our community.
Pat Buckskin was a finalist in the National Senior of the Year
Australia Day Awards this year – and her daughter Josie
Warrior was named joint person of the year in the Council’s
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards. Pat is well-known
for her lifetime of work dedicated to Aboriginal education.
The pair sat for their portrait – and the finished product was
presented to Mayor Johanson.
PLASTIC BAG FLOWERWALL AT
ENFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE
They’re so eye-catchingly beautiful it’s hard to believe a trip to
a junk-shop inspired the gorgeous flower wall that adorned the
fence at Enfield Community Centre, and now the internal wall.
But artist Kathleen Morris,AKA the TextileWarrior, says that’s
exactly how the idea for the creation of raffia flower walls
came about.
“I saw this kid's bike covered in flowers and I just got thinking
how great it would be to recreate that,” she said.
Her idea was to use plastic bags – as many recycled as possible
– to make the flowers.
After a lot of trial and error she designed and made her own
looms and the plastic raffia flowers came to life.
Over the past several months, the City of PAE’s Arts and
Culture Officer, Jane Marr, collaborated with Kathleen and
a team of dedicated volunteers and residents at the Enfield
Community Centre to make the stunning flower wall.
It’s also covered in plastic crochet bees (including a blue native
bee) another of Kathleen Morris’ passions.
“We all know we need to save the bees,” she said.
That’s why she’s also created sown pouches containing home-
grown organic seeds for flowers that attract bees. She “seed-
bombs” various little spots around the streets of Adelaide – to
try to spread the bee message. People are encouraged to take
the pouches and plant the seeds in their gardens.
“On social media, the idea has spread interstate and overseas,”
she said.“The Swedish Royal family have even had ‘seeds for
bees’ planted in their palace."
Participants in the project say the skills they’ve learnt in making
flower wall art can be applied in a variety of ways.
One participant who works with special needs children, has
found the craft-form is a hit with the kids.
Beautiful art, great for the environment, a fantastic social
occasion and therapeutic.
Be sure to visit the Enfield Community Centre on Regency
Road to admire the flower wall – and ask about their Umbrella
Café on Mondays – an off-shoot of the Experience Café at
Blair Athol, giving local people opportunities to train
in hospitality.
Arts and Cultural Officer Jane Marr at
Enfield Community Centre
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • AUTUMN 2017 PAGE