We have been working very hard on our multimedia presentation and today we are launching it! Our multimedia presentation is focussed on Healthy Communities. We chose Healthy Communities as we felt in encompassed all we had been studying. We hope we articulated what we learnt and we want to thank our teacher for helping us find the words we needed.
We are also proud to say that our multimedia project has resulted in an amazing art work which we will be auctioning off to raise money for the Aussie Farmers Foundation. We know that they are helping to build healthy communities, not just in rural areas, but in all communities across Australia by supporting our farmers. We want to support them to support our farmers and in turn help food get from the paddock to our plate. You can watch the video here and bid on the mural. You can read the transcript below. Healthy Communities – A shared responsibility Tim Eyes, a young farming champion, said it was a privledge to feed others with his quality beef. A privledge he said. We did not know how big this statement was until we set out to learn more. I am a teenager. In the evening I come home from school to find my mum preparing dinner. My favourite meal is spaghetti bolognaise. I set my school bag down, retreat to my room, and touch base with my friends via my phone. “Dinner’s ready” calls mum. I make my way to the kitchen where she places a warm bowl of spaghetti into my hands. I look down and all of a sudden I am hit with the aroma of beef. I suddenly remember the day I met Tim Eyes. I suddenly remember what I have leant in class. And right in that moment, I am grateful for all it has taken to put that Bolognese on my plate. Everyone in Australia, and in fact the globe, deserves access to safe, affordable and nutrious food and our farmers, like Tim, are on the job. Did you know that despite being the driest continent Australian cattle farmers play a major role in feeding the world? Australia produces only 4% of the world’s beef yet is the world’s third largest exporter exporting to over 100 countries providing much needed protein to the world’s population. Not only do we need beef farmer’s to provide us with food, but we all source a number of every day products from beef such as leather to make footballs and other sporting goods, gelitan which is used to make gummy bears and marshmallows, soaps and be auty products, glue and printing ink and even the asphalt on our roads. But what are we doing to support our farmers? They have a lot to think about to make this happen for us. Have you ever thought what a farmer thinks? A farmer needs to consider the weather and the impact this weather has on the land. They need to think about water, and in Australia, the lack of water. They need to consider the environment and more and more pressure is being put on farmers to be environmentally friendly and change their agricultural practices to help combat climate change. They need to look after their animals with animal welfare a top priority in their day to day work. After all, these animals are their bread and butter (literally). Safety of their workers and safe food production is also a thought. Farmers consider the way new technology can support them. They sweat about money and how to pay for all this while still supporting their family. Families who often work together on the farm. Children doing chores and caring for animals before and after school. All to put nutritious food on our tables. All to ensure we are a healthy community. Farmers have a lot to think about and I need to think about it more. I need to think about how I can support my farmers support our nation. I need to think about my food waste and take responsibility for educating others in my home and school. I need to take responsibility for climate change and as a young Australian speak up where I can to try and make those in power listen before it is too late. I need to try and reduce my individual carbon footprint. I need to be more adventurous in my food choices, and further to this, encourage my parents to source local produce. I need to educate myself and others about where my food comes from. I also need, we all need, to ensure our farmers know we’ve got them. The weight should not be on their shoulders. To ensure we have a healthy community, we have to ensure our farmers are healthy, both mentally and physically. That is why we have created this mural. It will be auctioned off to support rural initatives through the aussie farmers foundation. Tim Eyes, says he is proud to be part of this industry. We are proud of him. It takes courage to be a farmer and feed this hungry nation.
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In addition to painting our cow, we have been working on many features and additional textures that will help our cow tell a story and be eye-catching to those passing by. Catriona and Chelsea have taken responsibility for our peg people. These people will represent a healthy community living unaware of what farmers have had to do to provide them with the food on their table and many of their other day to day products. (More on this later.) We also have a little person representing a lone farmer. Catriona worked hard on painting his overalls and making sure he looked perfect. But... although we LOVED what Catriona was doing, we wanted to bring these characters to life even more. At Youth Off The Streets we have some amazing volunteers that give up there time to support us in many ways. We asked one of our volunteers, Kathy, to help us out. She went away with a brief and came back with the MOST AMAZING clothing for our healthy community. She even crocheted an akubra hat for our farmer! We loved trying on the different outfits and working out the best combinations. We cannot wait to add them to our final design. We have also begun to layer our cow with many other textures. Aaliyah and Kelly have been working on creating the Great Dividing Range. The Great Dividing Range is the mountain range parcelling the coast line of Eastern Australia. It is also a significant symbol for our cow. The Great Dividing Range signifies the divide between coastal and inland Australia and the divide between city and rural communities. It will separate the two ends of our cow. We are also working on many other small features for our cow which we will elaborate later on in the blog.
Well, it is time to put our ideas into action. Now we don't want to divulge too much information about where this is going (because to be honest we are getting new ideas everyday!), but our archi will focus on the complex interconnection between Climate Change and Healthy Communities. I wonder if you can begin to make out some of the ideas we have from the pictures below! A massive thank you to Jasmine, one of our team members, for being the queen of colour mixing.
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AuthorThe amazing students from The Lakes College, Youth Off The Streets Archives
September 2018
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