Glen Eira Remembers The Poppies Community Project.
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The 5,000 poppies project and the world wide poppy projects had caught peoples imagination and I suggested Elizabeth get the community involved.
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Glen Eira RemembersThe Poppies Community Project
How it started
• Glen Eira’s History and Heritage Officer was asked to put together a 2015 ANZAC Centenary Commemorative Display in our Art Gallery.
The 5,000 poppies project and the world wide poppy projects had caught peoples imagination
and I suggested Elizabeth get the community involved.
Who was involved
• History and Heritage Team• Community DevelopmentTeam• Community artist• Glen Eira community
Residential Care Poppy makers
Kindergartens and playgroups
Local craft groups
Secondary Colleges
Senior Citizen Centres
Local aged care units
Key processes that made it work
• Relationships between staff• Community Developments connections within
the community• The 5,000 poppies project had already caught
peoples imagination.
Challenges
• Changes within History and Heritage team• Managing community expectations• Working with the community artist
Key outcomes• Connections made with other units within
Council• Good way to let organisations and community
groups know about our Community Development team
• I met a lot of seniors and senior groups through the project
The Poppies Community Project Display
