Gnome no more by road
Land Council is set for overhaul
AFTER eight years on public display, the infamous Reflective Lullaby sculpture is set to return to McClelland Gallery. Gregor Kregar’s Reflective Lullaby, a giant chrome gnome, was installed at Peninsula Link’s Cranbourne Road exit eight years ago. Four years later the gnome was moved to the corner of Moorooduc Highway and Hastings Road in Frankston. Last week, Reflective Lullaby was removed from its site and taken to McClelland Gallery in Langwarrin. The ten metre tall artwork will be permanently installed in the gallery’s sculpture park. As revealed earlier this month, the Love Flower sculpture which replaced the chrome gnome near Peninsula Link is also set to return to McClelland Gallery (“Flower sculpture will bloom at new home” The News 3/10/23). It is expected to be moved later this month. Gallery director Lisa Byrne said the sculptures “have become a popular feature with visitors to the Mornington Peninsula and people will be delighted to rediscover them at McClelland.” “Both Reflective Lullaby and Love Flower have developed a cult following over the years amongst visitors and locals,” she said. “Visitors to McClelland will be able to catch up with old friends as we welcome Reflective Lullaby and Love Flower to their new homes within McClelland’s 16 hectare park.” The artworks are rotated as part of a publicprivate partnership between Southern Way and McClelland. Byrne said “the Southern Way McClelland Commissions are doing a massive job in driving popular appreciation of public art.”
THE Registered Aboriginal Party overseeing the Kingston municipality entered “special administration” last month. Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed to provide advice and knowledge on Aboriginal places and Aboriginal objects in their region. Their responsibilities include evaluating cultural heritage management plans and cultural heritage permit applications. The Bunurong Land Council is the appointed RAP for an area covering the Frankston, Mornington Peninsula, Kingston, Bayside, Casey, Cardinia, Wyndham, and Bass Coast local government areas. It was placed into special administration on 11 September - a special administrator has been appointed to overhaul the organisation’s governance. A Bunurong Land Council newsletter published last month read “Bunurong is under special administration because the Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations formed a view that the corporation was not being governed effectively or in the best interests of the corporation and its members.” “Problems with governance and financial management have been going on for some time. The corporation hasn’t successfully held an AGM for the past 2 financial years, denying members their right to elect directors to govern the corporation on their behalf,” the newsletter read. “In March 2023 the Registrar appointed examiners to check the corporation’s books. The examiners
THE Reflective Lullaby sculpture by Gregor Kregar. Picture: Supplied
confirmed poor standards of corporate governance and financial management, likely arising from longstanding dysfunction and factions among key roles in the corporation.” The final stage of the special administration process will be to return control of the organisation to its members. It continues to hold events, and is currently advertising for executive and board positions. The special administrator’s appointment is due to conclude on 15 March 2024. Brodie Cowburn
Spring Fair coming up THE annual Spring Fair returns to Clayton South this weekend. The free event will feature games, food, workshops, and live entertainment. More than 3500 people attended the event last year in poor weather. Performers will include the With One Voice community choir and Bagadencak Minang Saiyo Melbourne. There will also be information and attendees from Kingston Active, Environmental, Libraries, and Inclusive Communities teams, and the Suburban Rail Loop. The Spring Fair will take place at Keeley Park on 21 October from 10am to 4pm. For more details go to kingston.vic.gov.au/community/ events/upcoming-events/spring-fair ATTENDEES at last year’s Spring Fair. Picture: Supplied
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