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Join us for the Tour Down Under 'After race party'
Tuesday 22nd January in Mill Square in front of the Old Woollen Mills
3.15pm - 5.30pm

Food, Entertainment and Kids Activities ... Enjoy!

They are coming back! The Santos Tour Down Under will be visiting Lobethal in 2013....

and they will be staying for the  Finish. Wow!

http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/latest-news.htm

David Lloyd speaks on sustainability & community gardens.

What an exciting AGM the Lobethal Community Association had this year!! All 7 positions on the Executive Group were filled which hasn't been the case for a couple of years.

We also had a conversation with our guest speaker, David Lloyd. David spoke about local sustainability issues in particular the Stirling Community Garden. He described it as a meeting place; a growing place; a learning place; a healthy place; a recycling place; a beautiful place.

Perhaps Lobethal needs its own place??

January has been all about the Tour!

But it was well worth it. Members and friends of the Lobethal Community Association have been busy for months planning, creating and organising activities for the Tour Down Under's visit to Lobethal on Wednesday 18th January 2012. The town looked fantastic on the day and had a great feel. Bike Sculptures created from bike parts and plastic bottles recycled into flowers were a key feature.

A large pennyfarthing sculpture complete with man made from a beer barrel appeared in the main street, created by local business Henstock.

Both inspired by the town's forthcoming participation in the Adelaide Hills Sculpture Symposium in April. Fringes of gold and green russtling on the breeze on the porches of shops and homes lining the main street completed the picture.

And the icing on the cake?? Winning the overall Best Dressed Town Award - well done Loby!

Thanks volunteers.

Too busy to blog!

Well, the last few months have been a whirlwind for the members of the Lobethal Community Association.

A movie night, (the iconic australian movie Red Dog); a business breakfast, a chook raffle and all the associated work behind the scenes. Ever cooked chocolate cake for 100 people? Neither had I until recently!

But it has all been worth it ...We will need further support and/or donations to reach our target but are so well advanced that the Adeialde Hills International Sculpture Symposium (AHISS) Executive committee are confident in confirming our commission of a sculpture for Lobethal. Pictured is Silvio Apponyi, artistic director of the AHISS applauding the announcement  made at a small gathering at the Cedars, Hahndorf on the 1^st of December 2011.  YEAH!

You can help get us over the line by making a small online donation via our website, http://www.lobethal.sa.au/.

Our other major project is hosting the SANTOS Tour Down Under in January 2012. Lots and lots of behind the scenes work happening here too. Look out for the bike sculptures!!! More info coming soon.

Making Mosaics

This is the story of the making of the Lobethal 'Blanket Collection' Mosaics.

The mosaics are a novel and visually interesting way of interpreting the role of the Lobethal Onkaparinga Woollen Mill in Australian society over time.

 An initiative of the Lobethal Community Association, the mosaics were created by volunteers and funded by an Adelaide Hills Community Grant.

Taste the stone...

Here's a slideshow that gives a taste of some of the works created by the 8 artists who will participate in the Adelaide Hills 2012 Sculpture Symposium.


Silvio Apponyi is a Balhannah resident and one of the key organisors of the event. He has created a number of iconic works installed throughout South Australia which you are sure to recognise.

Artist slide show

Note: the last slide contains links to adverts and other slide shows not associated with the LCA. Please ignore.

Proposed International Sculpture Symposium

LCA volunteers have been so busy doing things the last couple of months that we haven't had time to blog! We have some very exciting projects on the horizon.

• Guest speakers at our meeting on 27th march were Silvio and Natalija Apponyi and Chris& Nigel Steele Scott, members of the organising committee for the Adelaide Hills 2012 International Sculpture Symposium - more soon!  

LCA members have been potting up afew plants in anticipation of the Autumn Fair at Lobethal Lutheran School, Saturday 5th March, 9.ooam - 3.oopm. We'll have a stall there - come and say hello, buy some plants and find out about the projects we have planned for 2011. See you there!

Help us get all dressed up!

The LCA are dressing up Lobethal's Main Street from Bridge Street to Mill Corner to welcome riders in the Santos Tour Down Under race on Friday 21 January 2011.

Community support for dressing the town so far has been great but still more help is needed!

we'd love to see you ...

at our next meeting that is. The Lobethal Community Association are looking for new members. We have lots of exciting projects we are planning - but we are going to need some help.

The good news ...and the not so good news!

The LCA was recently advised that our application for funding to the Adelaide Hills Council Community Grants program was SUCCESSFUL. A grant of $1800 has been approved to assist in the establishment of an Arts Plaza in Mill Square.

 

Before we even start - the challenges!

How do you turn an idea into a reality? Here are some of the 'behind the scenes' issues the executive of the LCA have been considering in planning a public artwork for Mill Square.

The path to public art ...

Welcome to a blog about the projects initiated by the Lobethal Community Association. We are currently on a journey into the realm of public art.

Our 'village square' is looking tired. Surrounded by the heritage buildings of the Onkaparinga Woollen Mills, Mill Square is begging for rejuvenation. As you enter our town, you are currently confronted with an overgrown garden bed, filled with weeds and aging Hebe bushes.

Current view of Mill Square as you enter the town.  

Imagine if ... when entering our town you saw a contemporary artwork, sympathetic with it's heritage setting, reflecting the town identity and created by the local community. That's our vision - the destination of our journey!


Image digitally created by artist, Samantha Bell.  

The key feature of the artwork will be metal work Lantern Sculptures illuminated by solar lighting.  The sculptures represent the town's long association with the iconic Lobethal Lights Festival.

But wait...there's more. At the foot of the sculptures will be several mosaics created by members of our community. Using the symbol of hands,  the central mosaic will be a celebration of community participation in staging the Lobethal Lights festival for the last 7o years. It will also articulate the values of giving; cooperation; family and friendship; inclusivity and peace underpinning the festival. A sawtooth design will be incorporated mirroring the roofline of the industrial buildings behind the ‘arts plaza’. This will serve to anchor the design in its setting/immediate environs and contribute to a sense of place.

Concept design for central mosaic - created by artist, Victoria Harrison

Follow our journey on our blog and see if we do eventually reach our destination.