We are incredibly excited to have been successful in the Pick My Project voting rounds and as a result will be able to turn our community cinema dreams in to a reality. More about the project:

Community Cinema – $200,000

At the Apollo Bay Senior Centre. Apollo Bay will have its own film society, support its thriving arts and festival scene, be a venue for events, hold large meetings and training and be a place for people to stay safe, cool and occupied on days of high fire danger. Project includes: a professional cinema setup, retractable cinema screen, audio system, digital projector, sound control, wifi, air-conditioning, new seating, tables and storage facilities. Increased bush fires and high fire danger days means that we need a location for relief for those living out of town. Apollo Bay had an extremely high voter turn-out for Pick My Project.  As a result, Apollo Bay has 3 of the 5 projects successful, for a total of $568,460 to be invested in the town. Thank you to all those who voted, your support in this voting process has meant that Apollo Bay received 21% of the funding allocated to the Barwon Region.

This is what happens when learning, art and community combine to create something very special.

Winter Woodwork 2018 was an adult education program in woodwork and sculpture developed by Marrar Woorn Neighbourhood House, supported by Learn Local and the Colac Otway Shire and performed at the WinterWild festival in Apollo Bay.

Beautiful video work by local Apollo Bay talent, Jackson Hyat.