Historical information

As part of the Crelebration of the Year of the Outback, McKillop's Bridge in the Deddick Valley was hung with nineteen banners made by individuals and groups of East Gippsland. Banners containing thousands of messages of hope and optimism for the future of rural communities were suspended from he bridge in the Snowy River National Park, in front of a three hundred strong crowd that had assembled. Sister Helen Barnes from the Sisters of St Joseph Order, founded by Mary McKillop, initiated the project.

Significance

This event was a significant event in local history and this item is a contemporary recording of it.

Physical description

A D.V.D. titled, Unveiling Hope. On the front is a coloured photograph of McKillop's Bridge in the Deddick Valley.