Trees: A Canopy Extraordinaire exhibition celebrates, reflects and recognises the significance of trees in the local landscape over time and the essential timber industry that grew the local community. An opportunity to understand how we can sustain the tree canopy for future generations.
This exhibition recognises the cultural significance of trees to the traditional owners of this land the Bunurong people, the impact of European settlement on trees and the emergence of the local timber industry as a commercial enterprise in the Dandenong region.
The exhibition will recognise that 2024 marks eighty years since Community Forest planting began at Greaves Reserve in Dandenong in 1944. The early growth and work of the Natural Resources Conservation League in Springvale and the ongoing work by City of Greater Dandenong Parks and Garden staff to sustain the tree canopy for the future.
This exhibition will display artwork and items from the Council’s Civic and Cultural Heritage Collection, displayed alongside local historical society collections, and will be open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10am to 2pm from 18 April to 19 July 2024.
Image: Hemmings Reserve Gum, photographer Kylie Grinham. Courtesy of the City of Greater Dandenong.
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Date and Time
Exhibition dates: 18 April 2024 - 19 July 2024
Open times: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to 2pm
Date and Time
weekly on Thursday, starting from Thursday 18 April, 10:00am
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Location
Benga, Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens
66 McCrae St, Dandenong VIC 3175, Australia
Opening Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10:00-14:00
Thursday: 10:00-14:00
Friday: 10:00-14:00
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Contact Details
Cost of Event (if any)
Free event. No bookings required.
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