TAFE NSW Students test if Fine Art is Good Medicine

An inspiring visual arts exhibition by TAFE NSW Lismore students was held this month at and injury and the impacts to quality of life and day-to-day living experiences. my long-term goal of becoming a professional practicing artist,” said Ms Sienna.

The collaboration also looked to serve as part of a wider research initiative led by Griffith University, exploring how storytelling and visual art can improve the community’s understanding of health information and better their ability to make informed decisions.

“It was an honour to be invited to make artworks in response to very challenging and personal stories. It taught me a lot about the arts’ role in recovery, and how the creative sector meaningfully intersects with and effects communities.

Ideation, Rohan Langford, said it was fulfilling to provide students with career advancing experiences, devastation brought on by the floods.

“Collaborating with a number of diverse and large institutions, this the New South Wales Parliament House Gallery.

The exhibition, entitled ‘Unconditional Stories’ was produced through a collaboration between TAFE NSW Lismore

As part of their studies, ten visual arts students interviewed patients to produce a diverse collection of artworks. This resulted in a captivating visual exploration of illness

For TAFE NSW Lismore student, Penelope Sienna, participating in the exhibition helped broaden her audience and development, after her studies were disrupted by the pandemic.

As Penelope stated, TAFE NSW has been agile in their approach to deliver dynamic learning experiences outside of a traditional classroom setting.

“I’ve been an exhibiting my art for over 20 years, but I returned to study at TAFE NSW to refine my practice, refresh my training and gain more experience to achieve

“Having my work exhibited in the Parliament House Galley was a career defining moment for me – with exposure to share the positive power of art in the community,” Ms Sienna said.

Visual Arts graduates will play a vital role in the economic growth and vibrancy of regional communities, like Lismore. Across Australia, the arts and cultural sector in regional areas across Australia generates approximately $1.7 billion annually and employs over 36,000 people [1].

Head Teacher of Creative and Design considering the adversity that impacted their studies.

“Our students have shown incredible was a great opportunity for our students to engage with industry professionals and make valuable connections to tenacity while navigating the complexities of the pandemic, and the help further their careers in the arts,” said Mr Langford.

Norco Co-operative, Australia’s oldest and largest dairy cooperative has today announced a record farmgate milk price increase for its farmers, which will see a $2.3M injection go toward helping its farmer members continue to deliver Australia’s best tasting milk.

The increase will see Norco’s 281 active members receive an additional 1.1 cents per litre taking the average price to 88 cents per litre ($0.88) - refecting the highest farmgate milk price (on average) Norco dairy farmers have ever received.

The move comes amidst a challenging economic and operating environment for the dairy industry which has seen some key players reduce their farmgate milk price, to the fnancial detriment of Australia’s hardworking farmers. Norco bucking this trend should provide confdence to farmers that Norco, a 100% farmer owned cooperative, is restoring confdence in the industry in NSW and QLD.

However, for Norco, the increase represents a continuation of the co-operative’s ongoing commitment to support its farmer members and aims to recognise the sheer hard work and dedication that goes into putting high-quality milk on supermarket shelves.

Norco Chief Executive Michael Hampson comments how pleased the co-operative is to be able to deliver this news to its farmer