35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteunidentified, infrastructure, streets, roads, footpaths and gutters

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteunidentified, infrastructure, streets, roads, graders

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteunidentified, infrastructure, streets, roads, smiths gully

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, streets, roads, heidelberg-kinglake road, kinglake, st andrews

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, streets, roads, eltham north, houses, residential, streetscape, unidentified

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, streets, roads, unidentified

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, streets, roads, unidentified

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, streets, roads, unidentified

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, streets, roads, heidelberg-kinglake road, st andrews

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, streets, roads, unidentified

Ryans Road was reconstructed and sealed to the north of Kerrie Crescent in 1983. Roundabout and southern reconstruction added later. This photo is probably shortly after construction of roundabout.35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham, infrastructure, kerrie crescent, roundabout, ryans roads

Ryans Road was reconstructed and sealed to the north of Kerrie Crescent in 1983. Roundabout and southern reconstruction added later. This photo is probably shortly after construction of roundabout.35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham, infrastructure, ryans roads, burd street, meruka drive

River of Life and Hiroshima Day Banners The River of Life and Hiroshima Day banners were specific peace projects initiated by the CAO and taken up by Eltham Living & Learning Centre and funded by the Victorian Peace Secretariat for IYP. The project was transferred from the Centre to Tracey as part of her artist in the community portfolio. Tracey, as CAO, employed Jacky Talbot, who was not familiar with Eltham but was an experienced community arts worker personally interested in textiles and peace. The project was publicised and a peace banner group formed. Only two of the women knew each other. They had come together from a need to do something for peace, rather than to learn about textiles. Jacky Talbot shared Elizabeth Savage's approach to the banner. She was not 'a peace-expert' and did not want to be seen as such by the group. Like Elizabeth Savage she wanted to encourage an expression of peace as it was perceived by the group. Jacky showed slides of peace images and peace banners. Textile workshops were interspersed with discussions about peace, one of which was led by a local People for Nuclear Disarmament member. The idea for the banner occurred during one of these discussions. One of the women began to talk about feeling like a drop of water lost in the river of life - yet rivers were made of countless droplets which, when joined together, became the powerful force of the river. This group quickly established a commitment, not only to peace, but to the group itself, and this has continued beyond the project. The women, as is the case with many of the groups in the Banner Project, were really surprised at their increasing textile skills and self-confidence. But they were more concerned with their commitment to peace. Each is continuing to find ways in which she can continue to work for peace, and activities are undertaken on a group basis as well. The decision to participate in the group based activities is up to each woman as the time arises. The banner and some members of the group have now participated in the Peace Boogie at the World Trade Centre, the Peace Arts Conference organised by Art Action for Peace, Melbourne City Council's Peace Vigil weekend, Women's Precious Things for Peace Day exhibition and the banner was ' hung at the Footscray Community Arts Centre when the other textile peace mural Jacky co-ordinated was opened. One woman wrote a poem about the project and peace; others have sent telegrams and letters to politicians about peace. A great deal of information about peace and other activities, articles, books, media programs were circulated amongst the group. The Hiroshima Day Banner was made by Jacky Talbot as part of the project. The women wanted to do something for Hiroshima Day and suggested that a workshop be set aside to make a banner. The artist was concerned about the remaining time scheduled for the project and spent several days "whipping" up the banner herself. For the artist this banner was to prove quite significant. The women hung it at the Community Notice Board on Hiroshima Day and were photographed by the local newspaper publicising the group and drawing wider community attention to the remembrance of the day. Although no new members joined the group from this activity, the artist felt that she was more fully accepted by the group afterwards. This banner has initiated a small group of women committed to peace. The artist has also continued to liaise and meet with the women as time permits. Future group plans include: making kimonos to wear when carrying the banner, participating in the Palm Sunday March, an observance of Hiroshima Day activity, which is yet to be decided, establishing contact with a sister-town in USA and USSR and supporting Eltham Council's stance as a Nuclear Free Zone. (Source: The banner habits of the Eltham tribes : Eltham Shire "as we are" Community Banner Project report /​ by Jacky Talbot, Shire of Eltham, Feb. 1987, pp43-46)35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whitebanner project, community banner project, tracey naughton, eltham living and learning centre, eltham peace banner, jacky talbot, river of life banner

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham trestle bridge

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whitediamond street bridge, eltham

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whitelower plenty bridge

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whitelower plenty bridge

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whitelandscape, percy leason, lavender park road

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteavenue of honour, brougham steet, main road, marcella's, 1988, franco and co, mount - black and white, scan - 35mm positive

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteshillinglaw cottage

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham, roads, stanhope street

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham, stanhope street, clay nuneham

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham, montsalvat

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham, montsalvat

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham cemetery, graves, thomas sweeney

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteeltham, houses, john street, mudbrick

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whitearthur street, eltham, roads

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whitegolf club hotel, lower plenty hotel

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whitelower plenty, radio transmission tower, significant trees, stawell road

35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, roads, eltham north, ryans road