Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Adjournment
Australian Tapestry Workshop
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Table of contents
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Bills
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025
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Second reading
- Nina TAYLOR
- Danny O’BRIEN
- Katie HALL
- David SOUTHWICK
- Iwan WALTERS
- Jess WILSON
- Sarah CONNOLLY
- Martin CAMERON
- Jackson TAYLOR
- Wayne FARNHAM
- Eden FOSTER
- John PESUTTO
- Kathleen MATTHEWS-WARD
- Jade BENHAM
- Mathew HILAKARI
- Tim BULL
- Anthony CIANFLONE
- Cindy McLEISH
- Paul EDBROOKE
- Peter WALSH
- Josh BULL
- Sam GROTH
- Meng Heang TAK
- Annabelle CLEELAND
- Paul MERCURIO
- Kim O’KEEFFE
- John LISTER
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Bills
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025
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Second reading
- Nina TAYLOR
- Danny O’BRIEN
- Katie HALL
- David SOUTHWICK
- Iwan WALTERS
- Jess WILSON
- Sarah CONNOLLY
- Martin CAMERON
- Jackson TAYLOR
- Wayne FARNHAM
- Eden FOSTER
- John PESUTTO
- Kathleen MATTHEWS-WARD
- Jade BENHAM
- Mathew HILAKARI
- Tim BULL
- Anthony CIANFLONE
- Cindy McLEISH
- Paul EDBROOKE
- Peter WALSH
- Josh BULL
- Sam GROTH
- Meng Heang TAK
- Annabelle CLEELAND
- Paul MERCURIO
- Kim O’KEEFFE
- John LISTER
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Australian Tapestry Workshop
Nina TAYLOR (Albert Park) (19:16): (1128) My adjournment matter is directed to the Minister for Creative Industries the honourable Colin Brooks. The action I seek is for the minister to visit the Australian Tapestry Workshop in Albert Park to engage with local creatives, to showcase the remarkable creative works in my community.
Albert Park is home to a vibrant and diverse creative community, and the Australian Tapestry Workshop stands as a testament to the skill, innovation and dedication of our local artists. The workshop is currently producing a significant and ambitious work titled Welcome to Country – Now You See Me: Seeing the Invisible, designed by renowned artist Maree Clarke, a Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung woman, and Mitch Mahoney, Boonwurrung/Barkindji. Commissioned for the new Footscray Hospital, this landmark 10 by 4.2 metre tapestry, to be displayed in an immersive, elliptical form, is amongst the most meaningful pieces the workshop has ever undertaken.
Created over the course of a year by a team of 12 weavers, Welcome to Country represents a remarkable collaboration. A visit by the minister would highlight the importance of supporting our creative industries and celebrating the outstanding artists involved in this project. I look forward to the minister’s response and hope to welcome him to Albert Park soon to experience the exceptional work of the Australian Tapestry Workshop and our broader creative community.