YEAR 7 and 8 students at Monterey Secondary College are using virtual reality technology to complete a creative project. The school was awarded a Creative Victoria learning partnership grant last year to undertake the project. Students are teaming with VR artists Susannah Langly and Warren Armstrong to design and bring to life virtual worlds. Monterey Secondary College head of art and technology Rob Oakley said that students are hard at work on the project. “Together we will co-design and create virtual worlds – FutureMe – with the students using 3D scanning software, Tilt Brush drawing, and audio recording and building…
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AN immersive deep sea exhibition has opened at the Karingal Hub shopping centre. The Under The Sea exhibition features an interactive maze and rooms with glowing inflatables and murals. The artworks were completed by artists Sahil Roy, Melanie Caple, Chuck Mayfield, David Lee Pereira, Cax One, and Maria-Rosa Szychowska. Karingal Hub centre manager Richard Devlin said “our Under The Sea art maze is one-of-a-kind and truly celebrates the local landscape. We can’t wait to see our regular customers and welcome the new as they visit Karingal Hub and explore our ocean escape.” Under The Sea opened last week, and runs…
RECIPIENTS of this year’s Kingston Council annual grants program have been chosen. Council has boasted that more than $1.6 million will be distributed to local community groups and charities this year. Among the 115 recipients are the Mordialloc Men’s Shed Inc, Kingston Toy Library, Mentone Community Garden Club, and Peninsula Dragonfly’s Dragon Boat Club. This year’s arts grants recipients have also been selected. Among the projects funded is a multi-media performance by artist Judith Dodsworth, a mosaic project by Yarrabah and Kilbreda schools with artist Kimberly Taylor, a sculpture exhibition and workshop by artist Heather McConnell, a public workshop for…
THE state government is spending $110,000 on Mornington peninsula tourism events, including this year’s Devilbend Trail Run, Peninsula VineHop Festival, Taste of Sorrento and The Big Knit. Eastern Victoria MP Tom McIntosh said the events would go ahead thanks to the government’s small and medium events program. Taste of Sorrento returned after a seven-year hiatus, reimagined into a month-long festival. It aims to celebrate and promote all that Sorrento and the peninsula have to offer in gourmet produce, wine, bespoke spirits, craft beers and cider. The event is aimed at promoting off peak winter visitors to Sorrento, as well as…
A YOUNG Mentone scout has travelled to the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. Ruby Larkins is a VCE student at Kilbreda College in Mentone. The 16-year-old began in the Cubs program at age 7, and has since participated in Scouts and is a Venturer. Larkins will join 48,000 other scouts worldwide at this year’s World Scout Jamboree in Saeangeum, South Korea. She said “I’m very excited to be meeting other scouts from around the world.” “I am very proud to be representing Australia,” Larkins said. Larkins has been fundraising for the trip for more than a year. She has…