Everyone had a great day on Saturday 19th October at the Dereel Arts and Crafts Festival. Here are some of the highlights. Thanks to everyone who participated. Photographs by Lucy Osmond.
Visitors to the Dereel Arts and Crafts Festival were asked to contribute to a community mural. The theme of the mural was ‘In the garden” 
A detail from Caroline Everett’s work. 
Caroline Everett at work on a painting. 
Beautiful bird photography by Carol Moyse. 
Richard, Ione and Sophie in front of the CERT stand. CERT were on duty all day. Thank you! 
The community mural for local children to paint featured things which were fun. 
Richard with the coffee machine, ready to make cappachinos, long blacks, latte’s hot chocolates and chai. 
Locals relaxing with a coffee and chat. 
Kim explaining what has to be done to an empty potato box, which will be turned into a wicking bed. 
Bunnings were helping the Community Garden Group plant out some wicking beds on the day of the Festival Bunnings donated these plants to the garden. 
The Brigade trucks looked magnificent against the eucalypts and a blue sky. 
The Dereel Fire Brigade ran a workshop to help community members create a bushfire plan. 
Two happy girls displaying their painted didgeridoos against the background of the skate park mural. 
Paul Kirby teaching children how to paint didgeridoos. 
A detail from Jean Brown’s painting. 
Jean Brown working on a painting. 
Julie Donaghy displaying her quilts. 
The entrance to the Hall was filled with Julie’s colourful quilts. 
Lorraine put in a mammoth effort in the kitchen all day, serving soup, quiche and salad, and Devonshire tea with help from the community. 
Detail of works by Lyn Dickson from GP Arts Inc. 
Marita Reynolds from GP Arts Inc. poses in front of two works previously donated to the Dereel community and on display in the Community Centre. 
Gordon, Barb and Jenny working on the BBQ 
A detail of the community mural painted by adults from Dereel. 
At the end of the day, the mural paint pots were well and truly showing empty. 
Detail of Ros Bosnar’s alcoholic ink paintings. 
Paramedic Sophie helps out the CERT team 
Vivien Ireland at work. 
Vivien Ireland working with Inktense blocks. 
Clarissa Stein 
Detail: Lisa Hunter 
Lisa Hunter 
Vivien, Jean and Lisa
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