END of AN ERA: the last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen
END OF AN ERA: the last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen and their Families. This photography exhibition s
05/03/2022
Not Gippsland lakes , but the end of an era for this fisherman. 😞
Phillip McAdam, last sardine man of Melbourne
24/11/2021
Throughout November we've been profiling the 2021 Victorian Community History Award winners. There's only a few more to go. Today is the Oral History Award winner (presented with Oral History Victoria)...
🎣 End of an Era: The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen by Lynda Mitchelson-Twigg, representing the Gippsland Lakes commercial fishing community, assisted by Nikki Henningham, Leigh Henningham, Tanya King, Donna Squire and Geoff Stanton.
"In April 2020 the long history of commercial fishing in the Gippsland Lakes ended by government decree. End of an Era is a community-based oral history and photography project that combines the expertise of members of the fishing community alongside academic researchers and professional historians and photographers. The interviews and images capture the life histories of the men and women of the Gippsland Lakes fishing industry, and its profound significance for each narrator and for their community. The interview collection is archived at the National Library of Australia where it will be available for future research. The project team curated a travelling exhibition which has been enjoyed in Lakes Entrance, Geelong and Melbourne Docklands, and which comes to Paynesville in the coming months. A beautifully produced website represents the exhibition and visitor responses, and showcases the photographs alongside twelve of the interviews. Each narrator brings the world of commercial fishing to life, from the intricacy of meshing and seining, to the habits of different sea creatures, to the sounds, smells and sights of an environment they love and know so well."
https://gippslandfishermen.wixsite.com/endofanera
11/11/2021
Lakes Post- Wednesday November 10th 2021
The talented Dr Nikki Henningham chatting this morning with Gladys Serugga from ABC Gippsland about the End of an Era project and the 2021 Oral History Victoria award presented by Public Record Office Victoria
01/11/2021
27/10/2021
—Oral History Award—
This award recognises the best oral history presentation in any format that uses first person interviews with individuals with unique life experiences and memories. Presented in collaboration with Oral History Victoria.
In April 2020 the long history of commercial fishing in the Gippsland Lakes ended by government decree. End of an Era is a community-based oral history and photography project that combines the expertise of members of the fishing community alongside academic researchers and professional historians and photographers. The interviews and images capture the life histories of the men and women of the Gippsland Lakes fishing industry, and its profound significance for each narrator and for their community. The interview collection is archived at the National Library of Australia where it will be available for future research. The project team curated a travelling exhibition which has been enjoyed in Lakes Entrance, Geelong and Melbourne Docklands, and which comes
to Paynesville in the coming months. A beautifully produced website represents the exhibition and visitor responses, and showcases the photographs alongside twelve of the interviews. Each narrator brings the world of commercial fishing to life, from the intricacy of meshing and seining, to the habits of different sea creatures, to the sounds, smells and sights of an environment they love and know so well.
https://gippslandfishermen.wixsite.com/endofanera/gallery
We are very proud to have been recognised by Oral History Victoria with inclusion on the shortlist for the Victorian Community History Awards. Many thanks to the fishermen for being so generous with their time and stories and congratulations to all the nominees!
Stories of the Gippsland Lakes | End Of an Era On this page you can listen to to oral histories of the fishermen and women of this Gippsland lakes.
06/10/2021
LAKES POST WEDNESDAY 6th October 2021 Royal Historical Society of Victoria Public Record Office Victoria
17/09/2021
Wow! End of an era has been shortlisted for the 2021 VICTORIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY AWARDS
It really was a privilege to share with east Gippsland locals and further away at Melbourne and Geelong. our stories that were captured while our industry was coming to a close.
“Oral histories like this are important because they give voice to the experience of ordinary people, telling local stories that provide texture and nuance to national narratives.
Stories of ordinary life remind us of how everyone’s lives are valuable and give us a window into the diversity found in our own backyard." Nikki Henningham
Even if our project des not get selected it is great to be nominated ! Thanks to all the project team but especially to the fishermen. THanks for the kind word of support Darren Chester MP Tim Bull MP
https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/vcha-2021-shortlist/
2021 Victorian Community History Awards Shortlist - Royal Historical Society of Victoria 2021 Victorian Community History Awards Shortlist 2021 Victorian CommunityHistory Awards Shortlist SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR PREMIER’S HISTORY AWARD The contributions made by Victorians who are preserving the state’s rich and diverse history are being celebrated and recognised. The 2021 nominees t...
26/08/2021
26/05/2021
All packed up .. Thanks for having us Geelong!
25/05/2021
Last day today!
Geelong Advertiser
Wednesday 12th May 2021
Beautiful display in the Deakin University Waterfront Campus library revolving images slowly moving and fading across the screens until they all disappear..
End of an Era – The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen. Photographs and oral histories will illustrate the lives of fishing families in Victoria, their stories and connection to land and sea. This fantastic exhibition is being held between May 6 and May 26, down stairs at the Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library.
29/04/2021
End of an Era – The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen. Photographs and oral histories will illustrate the lives of fishing families in Victoria, their stories and connection to land and sea. This fantastic exhibition is being held between May 6 and May 26, at the Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library. Follow the link for more information.
https://bit.ly/2Sa2z7v
Image by Leigh Henningham.
29/04/2021
What’s on Victoria!!
https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/geelong-and-the-bellarine/events/art-and-exhibitions/exhibitions/end-of-an-era---the-last-gippsland-lakes-fishermen
Only a Little over a week before we open in Geelong!
In 2020, the second last bay and estuarine fishery in Victoria was closed. Photographs and oral histories captured by renowned artists prior to the fishery’s closure, offer a rarely seen insight into the lives of fishing families, their stories and their connection to the land and sea.
This community-driven project has benefited from the generous support of the FRDC Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Deakin University Deakin University, National Library of Australia the National Library of Australia, The University of Melbourne the University of Melbourne and the City of Melbourne.
Photographs by Leigh Henningham Leigh Henningham Photography, Donna Squire and Geoff Stanton. Geoff Stanton Photographer
Oral Histories by Nikki Henningham.
Exhibition to be launched by Barbara Konstas, CEO Melbourne Seafood Centre. Melbourne Seafood Centre
For more info call Tanya on 03 5227 2149.
We are getting ready to host the end of an era: the last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen exhibit in Geelong at the DEAKIN waterfront campus gallery on the 6th of may and runs until the 25th
The Deakin University overlooks Corio bay, a fishing port not unlike the Gippsland lakes. The Corio bay and the Port Phillip fishermen also saw the end of their long generational commercial fisheries in the 2014 election, target 1millon recreational fishing campaign.
13/04/2021
For any one that missed the exhibit over the Easter long weekend , good news!!
We will be bringing the exhibit back to the Gippsland lakes in beautiful Paynesville and home to to the first pioneers of the Gippsland lakes fishermen!! ❤️
08/04/2021
Lakes post, Thursday April 8th 2021
08/04/2021
Today was the last day in Lakes Entrance!
It has been a warming feeling to host this exhibit at The old slipway where a World War 1 Memorial fisherman statue carved by local chainsaw artist John Brady overlooks the town and flanked by either side by fishing boats.
It has been privileged to share with east Gippsland locals and visitors over the last week our stories captured while our industry was coming to a close.
“Oral histories like this are important because they give voice to the experience of ordinary people, telling local stories that provide texture and nuance to national narratives.
Stories of ordinary life remind us of how everyone’s lives are valuable and give us a window into the diversity found in our own backyard." Nikki Henningham
Special Thanks to Andrea Lane and her team of volunteers at Float that let us be part of their NGV waterfront program.
The exhibition moves to Geelong at the Deakin Waterfront on May 6 and runs for three weeks.
07/04/2021
LAST DAY AT SLIPWAY LAKES ENTRANCE !
The exhibition then opens in Geelong at the Deakin Waterfront on May 6 and runs for three weeks.
Open today until 4 pm!
06/04/2021
Waterfront design week is now over, but our exhibit will be open for only 2 more days!!
Our team thanks Waterfront for having us as part of their program.
Event co-presented by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), The National Library of Australia, Deakin University, University of Melbourne and School for unTourists. Waterfront is proudly presented by Centre for Architecture Victoria | Open House Melbourne, in partnership with Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and East Gippsland Shire Council. Waterfront is part of Melbourne Design Week 2021, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.
https://www.visitgippsland.com.au/event/waterfront-end-of-an-era-the-last-gippsland-lakes-fishermen
Waterfront: End of an Era: The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen Discover Gippsland in Eastern Victoria, where to stay, places to go, things to do and the best places to eat. Visit the official Gippsland site.
06/04/2021
05/04/2021
https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-life-stories-of-gippsland-lakes-fishers
The life stories of Gippsland lakes fishers A University of Melbourne oral history project is preserving the memories of the people who fished the Gippsland Lakes, before commercial fishing was shutdown.
05/04/2021
Best exhibition check-in team in town! Thank you.
We have been overwhelmed with visitors loving the show-from the fishermen to the local Gippslandians to Melbournians - and beyond.
Everyone has been blown away with the photographic exhibition that captures the essence of Lakes Entrance, what a privilege. More please.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNRlPLhgxAw/?igshid=1fapvzhndvwk1
04/04/2021
Only open for a few more days at the old slipway!
It’s a Beautiful day out there in lakes entrance if your out and about wandering around come and have a look 😊
this exhibit tells the story of the last ten licence holders and their families, offering rare insight into the day to day life and history of the Gippsland Lakes commercial fishing industry.
Event co-presented by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), The National Library of Australia, Deakin University, University of Melbourne.
03/04/2021
03/04/2021
Last night we came together with the last Gippsland lakes fishermen and their family’s to reflect on their proud history dating back some 150 years.
Their stories, will continue with a stunning photographic and oral history exhibition on now in the old slip way sheds in Lakes Entrance Through magnificent photos and their own voices captured by historian Nikki Henningham, their experiences and insights are brought to life.
Pictured: Andrew Twigg, Michah Davy, Rob Jenkins, Harold Leonard, Harry Mitchelson, Gary Lenoard, Steve Casement, James Casement, Matt Jenkins and Arthur Allen.
ABC Gippsland chatting this morning with Lynda Mitchelson-Twigg and Andrea Lane.
Event co-presented by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), The National Library of Australia, Deakin University,
Waterfront is part of Melbourne Design Week 2021, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.
https://www.openhousemelbourne.org/event/end-of-an-era/
End of an Era: The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen captures the final weeks of small scale commercial fishing in the Gippsland Lakes in the lead up to the fishery’s closure in April 2020. It tells the stories of the last ten licence holders and their families, offering rare insight into the day to day life and history of the Gippsland Lakes commercial fishing industry.
Event co-presented by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), The National Library of Australia, Deakin University, University of Melbourne and School for unTourists. Waterfront is proudly presented by Centre for Architecture Victoria | Open House Melbourne, in partnership with Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and East Gippsland Shire Council. Waterfront is part of Melbourne Design Week 2021, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV. Slipway Lakes Entrance
https://www.openhousemelbourne.org/event/end-of-an-era/
19/03/2021
Well that’s a wrap for Library@theDOCK Docklands exhibition. Thankyou everyone that came... now onto Slipway Lakes Entrance !
16/03/2021
While the exhibition may be closing tomorrow in Melbourne, you can catch it over Easter in Lakes Entrance, or in Geelong in May! (Stay tuned for details)
Sometimes we get to write stories that really touch our hearts. The tale of the last of the Gippsland Lakes fishers was one of them.
With a proud history dating back some 150 years, the commercial fishing families (including some pioneering women) pulled up their nets for the final time last year.
Their stories, though, continue with a stunning photographic and oral history exhibition on now in Melbourne. Through magnificent photos by Leigh Henningham (and others), and their own voices captured by historians including Nikki Henningham, their experiences and insights are brought to life.
You can see their faces and hear their stories at Library on the Dock until 18 March. Or visit Lakes Entrance when the exhibition moves there over Easter.
We will be going along, having had the privilege of speaking to the exhibition organisers and fishers for the FRDC magazine FISH (https://www.frdc.com.au/media-publications/fish/FISH-Vol-28-3).
End of an Era: The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen
Gallery at Library at The Dock
107 Victoria Harbour Promenade
Until Thursday 18 March.
The exhibition moves to Lakes Entrance at Easter and Geelong in May.
It is supported by: The National Library of Australia, Deakin University, FRDC and the University of Melbourne.
Photo by Leigh Henningham
# exhibition
15/03/2021
Only a few days left at Library at the dock !
Then on to the slipway at lakes Entrance.
Meet the project team who worked to bring to life the exhibition: End of an Era: The Last Gippsland Lakes
Waterfront is proudly presented by Centre for Architecture Victoria | Open House Melbourne in partnership with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and the East Gippsland Shire Council. East Gippsland events are co-curated with the School for unTourists. Waterfront is part of Melbourne Design Week 2021, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.
https://www.openhousemelbourne.org/event/end-of-an-era/?fbclid=IwAR3qJt4Fw-wJse-jP2o0Rwk76NJzoXZOtM61eNCLY6ftMnExyu2bVWh2oGE
Waterfront: End of an Era – The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen | Open House Melbourne End of an Era: The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen captures the final weeks of small scale commercial fishing in the Gippsland Lakes in the lead up to the fishery’s closure in April 2020. It tells the stories of the last ten licence holders and their families, offering rare insight into the day to ...
28/02/2021
End of an Era is At Docklands library@thedock no entry fee. Come and have a wonder around. Check out the display showcasing the last Gippsland lakes fishermen.
Stunning photography by Leigh Henningham Geoff Stanton and Donna Squire. Listen to oral histories captured by Nikki Henningham and along with other artefacts and footage captured on the Gippsland lakes.
FRDC Leigh Henningham Photography Geoff Stanton Photographer City of Melbourne The University of Melbourne Deakin University Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne National Library of Australia
23/02/2021
After nearly a year of postponement we are finally opening Tomorrow 24th Feb 2021, with our official opening Launch on Thursday the 25th Feb!!!!
Find out more at -https://gippslandfishermen.wixsite.com/endofanera/event-details/end-of-an-era-docklands-launch
17/02/2021
The End of and Era: the last Gippsland Exhibition will continue as planned. Hope to see you there !
See below from the City of Melbourne.
Important information regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Following the Victorian Government announcement on Wednesday 17 February 2021, the five-day lockdown will be lifted at 11.59pm on Wednesday 17 February, although some restrictions will remain in place. These include limits on gatherings and the requirement to wear masks indoors and outdoors when physical distancing isn’t possible. The five kilometre movement limit and four reasons to leave home no longer apply, and schools, hospitality and retail can reopen.
All City of Melbourne facilities will open as normal on Thursday 18 February, including our libraries and recreation centres.
https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/health-support-services/health-services/Pages/novel-coronavirus.aspx
01/02/2021
Venue details, directions, opening times and contact information.
We look forward to seeing you there!
End of an Era: The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen - City of Melbourne The Australian commercial fishing industry was built on small scale fisheries. End of an Era: The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen captures the final moments of small scale commercial fishing in the Gippsland Lakes.
Coming soon to Libary@theDock !
17/01/2021
08/12/2020
http://www.frdc.com.au/media-publications/fish/FISH-Vol-28-3/Lake-tales
Slipway Lakes Entrance Docklands Library Leigh Henningham Photography Deakin University Waterfront Campus
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