Yarra Valley Waterwheel

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Field notes from the Hub.

News, long-form pieces, and short dispatches from the volunteers, makers, and walkers who keep the Waterwheel turning.

  • Volunteer Curator

    Volunteer Curator

    To support the planning and delivery of exhibitions in a safe, organised and collaborative manner, contributing to engaging artistic outcomes while operating within appropriate…

  • Volunteer Coordinator & Engagement Officer

    Volunteer Coordinator & Engagement Officer

    To support the effective recruitment, coordination and engagement of volunteers, ensuring a positive, inclusive and well-organised volunteer program that contributes to the successful delivery…

  • Volunteer Administration Officer

    Volunteer Administration Officer

    To support the organisation’s administrative functions, ensuring accurate records, smooth communication and efficient day-to-day operations, while working within appropriate volunteer responsibilities and workplace safety…

  • [SAMPLE] A redwood walk worth the drive.

    [SAMPLE] A redwood walk worth the drive.

    Three hours, two coffees, one stand of California redwoods that nobody quite believes is real until they’re standing in it.

  • [SAMPLE] Three new makers in for autumn.

    [SAMPLE] Three new makers in for autumn.

    A potter from Powelltown, a printmaker from Don Valley, and a quietly excellent jam-maker from Wesburn — all stocked from the first of March.

  • [SAMPLE] On the gallery wall this month.

    [SAMPLE] On the gallery wall this month.

    A small show of valley-painted oils from Tessa Arundel — fourteen works, hung salon-style in the front room, March 8 to April 4.

  • [SAMPLE] A small note about the leat.

    [SAMPLE] A small note about the leat.

    Working bees through April will replace the lower head-race timbers — closed for two consecutive Tuesdays, otherwise as usual.

  • [SAMPLE] River sessions, Sunday five.

    [SAMPLE] River sessions, Sunday five.

    A new live-music sequence runs every Sunday afternoon through summer — bring a rug, no booking, no cover. Acts shift weekly.

  • [SAMPLE] How the wheel works, in one paragraph.

    [SAMPLE] How the wheel works, in one paragraph.

    The leat draws a sliver of Cement Creek down a 1.4-metre fall onto the buckets of the wheel. Gravity does the rest.

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