News Flashes

The illegal opening of a river in south-west Victoria has resulted in a massive fish kill. A trench was dug through the sand bank between the Surrey River and the ocean at Narrawong. Artificially opening the sand bar at the wrong time can have devastating...

Julie Polette’s mosaic workshop at the Guilderton Community Hall in October 2019 was a great success and a highlight of Moore Arts activities.  Four mother/daughter couples attended – an awesome dimension to a fun and inspirational weekend with Julie. Styles varied from an intricate mandala...

JLL have relaunched the Moore River South sale process, targetting international investors and developers, and are hopefull the property will reach $60 million. The 2103ha property is being billed as having the potential to be a self-sustaining urban area because any developer would have...

Do you have some free time? Help is needed at the Guilderton Visitors Centre to talk to visitors and locals about Guilderton and surrounding districts. Anyone interested in the environment or history of the local area could learn more and then impart their knowledge to...

Jude Scott’s Watercolour Workshop in May was the third watercolour workshop held at Guilderton by Jude Scott who is a generous and skilful teacher who is gaining a growing international reputation. On Saturday we learnt about creating a warm and cool background, giving figures movement against...

Moore Arts celebrated its' 25th Easter Arts Exhibition this year. An invitation only opening of the annual Easter Art Exhibition was held on Good Friday and a large variety of artwork was displayed.  Rob West played to a group of 80 people and Simon Gilby...

Guilderton Cleans Up again! On Sunday 3rd March 2019, Guilderton joined in the national Clean Up Australia Day. A team of 8 came along in boats and cleaned the banks of the estuary, a group of 8 4WDrivers cleaned the track between Seabird and Guilderton, while another...

Moore Arts' photography workshop on 16/17 March at the Guilderton Country Club was hailed a resounding success by all who attended and even those who didn't. Topics included a pre-flight checklist for our camera, riverscapes, mastering our mobile, and then high-speed splash and silhouette photography. Spectacular...