Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition heading to Murrabit

Published on 08 May 2024

The Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition, which features photographs captured during the 2022 floods will begin its tour of the Gannawarra this month.

The Busy Bees of Murrabit Gift Shop and Visitor Centre, located at 14 Gonn Avenue, will host this popular exhibition from 10am to 2pm on Sunday, 19 May, Sunday, 26 May and Friday 31 May, and Saturday, 1 June from 9am to 12.30pm.

Featuring more than 100 images taken by residents, the exhibition is a snapshot of how the 2022 flood impacted the municipality and a celebration of how residents responded to the Gannawarra’s second major flood event in 11 years.

“The Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition was well received by the community during its premiere showing in Kerang, and it is exciting to see this exhibition travel to our smaller communities,” Mayor Ross Stanton said.

All items that feature in the Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition are professionally presented and will be returned to contributors following the exhibition’s tour, with digital images and drone footage to be retained by Council for historical purposes.

“Council is aware that community members who were impacted by the floods are at various stages in their recovery and that feelings and emotions are a normal part of recovery,” Mayor Stanton said.

“Support continues to be available for impacted residents and information will be provided as part of the exhibition if revisiting images from the floods causes concern.”

The exhibition is funded by the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments under the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) as part of the Gannawarra Community Flood Recovery Program.

For more information regarding the Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition, click on the Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition heading at www.gsc.vic.gov.au/floods

ABOVE: Manager Community Health, Narelle O’Donoghue (left), Library Assistant, Sue Gillingham and Community Engagement Officer, Jan Palmer with some of the images that feature in the Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition.