IMPACT travelling exhibition : 16-30 Aug 08
'Impact: a changing land' ...
A trail of environmental harm and affection
Tragic and heroic stories behind Australia's critical environmental challenges are exposed in a powerful new travelling exhibition from the State Library of NSW.
On display at Coffs Harbour Library from Saturday 16th August to Saturday 30th August.
Please join us for an Environmental Talk and Morning Tea to celebrate the exhibition:
- Coffs Harbour City Library
- Tuesday 26 August 2008, at 10.30am
- Rachel Binskin, CHCC Biodiversity Officer, will be our guest speaker
- Rachel will give a brief talk about Biodiversity , Climate Change & Conservation Activism in Coffs Harbour
Impact: A changing land reveals the dramatic environmental changes brought about by human activity, starting with the over-exploitation of natural resources by early European settlers through to the gritty reality of the modern industrial age.
According to exhibition curator, Stephen Martin, "This is a remarkable and moving exposé of valuable historical evidence illustrating the actions and attitudes that have protected and harmed our environment in NSW since European settlement."
Stories of drought, whaling, land clearing and preservation, exotic pests and air pollution are told through rarely seen artworks, photographs and documents from the State Library's unrivalled collections. The exhibition also features interviews with high profile scientists including Australian of the Year 2007, Tim Flannery, presenting their views and challenges for the future.
The exhibition centres on four contentious geographic locations: great Sydney, NSW coasts, Murray-Darling Basin and the World Heritage listed Macquarie Island. Contrasting the controversial history of harm to the environment are incredible stories of deep affection and inspiring endeavours to save and preserve this fragile land such as the 13 Hunters Hill housewives who linked arms with trade unionists to save Kelly's Bush, forcing the world's first Green Ban.
Some images from the Impact exhibition (State Library of NSW)
