Photo taken at the launch of the signs, outside Deniliquin Council offices. The signs were unveiled at the beginning of Wamba Wamba week, which is a week long celebration of Indigenous Culture held in October of each year. The unveiling was part of a breakfast hosted by Deniliquin Council and the photo includes Wayne Campbell (carpenter employed by Deni Works) who routed, painted and placed the signs at the entrances to town.
Beyond Social Inclusion: Towards Cultural Democracy - Interesting commentary and website from Scotland...
"Cities must trade in cultural cringe for a growing sense of confidence in our distinctiveness. They must try to be somewhere, not anywhere in the extended global sprawl of electronic suburbia. Cities must wilfully believe that the unique combination of events that may fuse here is just as compelling as those that may fuse somewhere else. Cities need to involve their people in making and remaking their own mythology, and create something that is truly unique." Marcus Westbury
"Writing about culture is like trying to catch a butterfly with a pin" ... Miriam Lyons on bigger picture cultural change.
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