Steam to Surf - City of Greater Geelong

Psyche Bend
IrrIgatIon
PumPs
Open Times:
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
1 pm to 4 pm
Sundays, 9.30 am to 12 noon.
Every moment an amazing story
supported by the Australian
government as part of protecting
and celebrating our heritage
places and stories.
Psyche Pumps Road (Off Cureton
Avenue, between 11th and 14th
Streets, Mildura, Vic. Aprox 8k from
Mildura CBD.)
ICOMOS international Day of
Monuments and sites
Monday 18 April
Celebrating the Heritage
of Water
WelCOMe frOM the CeO
2011 marks the rebirth of the National Trust heritage festival in victoria and has
been made possible by funding provided by the Commonwealth government.
it is ironic given the terrible floods in Queensland and the severe flooding in central
and western victoria that the theme of our Heritage Festival – From Steam to Surf
- is based around a global celebration of the heritage of water. The international
Council of Monuments and sites (iCOMOs) nominate a theme each year for
celebration on 18 April and chose water for 2011. We are thrilled to work closely
with Australia iCOMOs in promoting a celebration of our cultural heritage in
victoria.
From Steam to Surf recognises the importance of steam power in the nineteenth
century, and the tangible and intangible significance of surfing in post-war victoria.
From Steam to Surf succinctly link the past to the present. ‘steam’ is symbolic of
engineering and railways, and ‘surf’ represents the tangible and intangible culture
of surfing in Australia. 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the Bells Beach Classic
surfing competition at Torquay, and the international significance of Bells Beach
was recognised by the National Trust when it classified Bells Beach more than ten
years ago. The Surf World Museum at Torquay has a special exhibition to chart the
world’s longest running surfing contest.
On 8 April there will be a formal launch of the Festival at Maryborough by the
Central Goldfields Shire. The same day we are pleased to present in partnership
with National Carpentry Day a community breakfast BBQ at our reopened historic
farm property gulf station at yarra glen. The festival builds on our highly successful
Geelong & region festival of 2010 and incorporates the rushworth easter heritage
festival and City of Ballarat heritage festival, We conclude with the Blues train -
a unique experience that combines live music and the beautiful scenery of the
Bellarine peninsula from a steam train - a mini-festival in one night!
More events are likely to be added to the program so please check our website
www.nattrust.com.au for the latest news. i would particularly like to acknowledge
our partners in local government – the City of greater geelong, the City of Ballarat
and the Central goldfields shire for their work in bringing this event together.
Martin Purslow
CeO
National trust of australia (VIC)
This project is supported by City
of greater geelong, through
its Community Festival grants
program.
DISClaIMer: some events will be subject to
weather conditions. The possibility of an event
listed in the program not taking place for some
reason is beyond our control.