Southern View: November 13, 2018
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6 Tuesday <strong>November</strong> <strong>13</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
News<br />
SOUTHERN VIEW<br />
SKILLS: Well-known Southshore artist Kim Lowe has won a top national art award. She has received the prestigious 2019<br />
Olivia Spencer Bower Award, a scholarship established to support artists. Lowe said it was huge and a great honour to be<br />
a recipient. As well as winning a grant of $30,000, it is likely Lowe will be offered a year-long studio residency in central<br />
Christchurch. While it had not yet been confirmed, the Olivia Spencer Bower Foundation is hoping a studio space will be<br />
available at the Christchurch Arts Centre for when the residency begins in January.<br />
Isolation issues<br />
discussions<br />
planned<br />
ANOTHER STEP has been taken<br />
to help bring a disaster psychologist<br />
in to Dallington to investigate postearthquake<br />
issues.<br />
The Coastal-Burwood Community<br />
Board held a seminar on<br />
Monday to discuss what needs to<br />
be done to bring the plan into fruition.<br />
It was decided the board’s<br />
community development adviser<br />
Natalie Dally will talk to volunteers<br />
and leaders in Dallington as well<br />
as areas including Southshore and<br />
Avondale to gauge key social isolation<br />
issues.<br />
It is after the Dallington Community<br />
Trust asked for funding<br />
from the board to have a psychologist<br />
look at issues in the area and<br />
develop a wellness programme.<br />
The programme developed for<br />
Dallington could set a precedent<br />
for other isolated areas.<br />
Pegasus Post reported last<br />
month Australian disaster recovery<br />
expert and psychologist Dr Rob<br />
Gordon could be brought in to<br />
investigate.<br />
Trust chairwoman and board<br />
member Linda Stewart said a<br />
decision has not yet been made but<br />
it did “float some strategies” at the<br />
seminar.<br />
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students a taste of tertiary<br />
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The Experience Ara programme has proven<br />
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including Science, Creative Industries, Trades<br />
and Business. Out of all the young people who<br />
registered for Experience Ara <strong>2018</strong>, 911 have<br />
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Due to high demand, the new programme<br />
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broader variety of events. For 2019, Ara has<br />
proposed 242 events, with exciting new additions<br />
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Emma West, Ara Engagement Manager said,<br />
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