#swanhill

[dyskoplai]

An evolution of my sims 2 hood, started up from a small chaotic hood, with sims barely surviving to a thriving town with nearly a hundred year history and it only took like like years of my own life loool.

All builds were done by me except tha trailer park whcih is a 1:1 recreation of a pleasant sims build.

Pretend you can’t see that I used hood replace to get to a bigger map.

[dyskoplai]

Finally got myself together and sorted out my neighbourhood in the sims 2.

Gotta say it was not as bad as I expected, a lot of things were actually relatively consistent and normal, which good. I only have 4 underplayed houses, I thought most would be messy and out of wack but thankfully they weren’t

[sigynbrynhildr]

omg speaking of Swannie the universe saw fit to put me in the path of the one (1) other boothill/black swan shipper in the known universe the other day

so cool when somebody out there also sees the Vision lmao

[damonkowarsky]

On the wall with @david_frazer_art at @swanhillartgal as part of the 2022 Print and Drawing Award. This long running biennial prize draws entries from across the country and with some 53 finalists comprising the exhibition brings some of the most outstanding and innovative prints and drawings from leading artists to Swan Hill. Exhibition continues until 20 November. #swanhill #swanhillartgallery #regionalvictoria #printmaking #drawing #art #artexhibition (at Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkeeO7rByuI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[damonkowarsky]

The 2022 Swan Hill Print & Drawing Acquisitive Awards opens this evening at Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery.⁠ ⁠ This long running biennial prize draws entries from across the country. With some 53 finalists the exhibition brings some of the most outstanding and innovative prints and drawings from leading artists to Swan Hill.⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to all the other finalists including Tony Ameneiro, Susan Baran, Andrew Browne, Peter Burke, Laura Castell, Jock Clutterbuck, Maryanne Coutts, Danielle Creenaune, Fiona Davey, Carolyn Delzoppo, Mark Dober, Kasia Fabijanska, Dianne Fogwell, Belinda Fox, David Frazer, Todd Fuller, Salvatore Gerardi, Jackie Gorring, Nicci Haynes, Debbie Hill, Bridget Hillebrand, Anita Iocovella, Roslyn Kean, Martin King, Jenny Kitchener, Barbie Kjar, Deborah Klein, Damon Kowarsky, Dianne Longley, Paula McLoughlin, Vivienne Nelson, Denis O’Connor, Sean Payne, Annita Peters, Jo Plank, Cat Poljski, Maria Radun, Ben Rak, Lyn Raymer, Brian Robinson, Annika Romeyn, Olga Sankey, Benedict Sibley, Jasna Spiranovic, Liana Stacey, Wendy Stokes, Andrew Totman, Wayne Viney, Peter Ward, Hilary Warren, Cleo Wilkinson, Katy Woodroffe, and Kate Zizys. ⁠ ⁠ Exhibition runs 2 September to 20 November⁠ ⁠ #swanhill #swanhillregionalartgallery #printmaking #drawing #countryvictoria #artgallery #artexhibition #artcompetition @swanhillartgal (at Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch_xYO5h0nv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[damonkowarsky]

Thrilled that 'Panorama, Naarm' has been selected as a finalist in this year's Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery Print and Drawing Acquisitive Award. Congratulations to all the other finalists, and can't wait to see the show when it opens on 2 September. 'Panorama, Naarm' was made as part of a 2021 artist in residence at Melbourne Girl's Grammar School South Yarra, and is a view looking north over the MCG and Richmond. Huge thanks to @josiejo_711 for the invitation to work with the students at MGGS, and to @fabercastellaustralia for the fabulous Polychromos pencils that made it all possible! #drawing #printmaking #artaward #artprize #swanhill #swanhillregionalartgallery #panorama #naarm #colourpencil @swanhillartgal #fabercastell #polychromos #cityscape #architecture (at Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgBA_Qnhgyc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[eatmovesmile]

Home grown veggies!

It is summer time and the veggie gardens are now in full swing. Have you picked your first tomato yet? Home grown tomatoes on toast are our traditional Christmas breakfast go to, simple and delicious and a light start to the day. So far we are likely to have a good crop of tomatoes ready for Christmas day with the first picking last week, and many more ready to turn red soon.

Also in the garden are lovely crisp Lebanese cucumbers, fresh butter lettuce, so a salad in the making. Zucchinis, green capsicums, green beans, silverbeet, yellow and red chard (fun for the kids, and light in flavour), spring onions and lots of herbs. What are you enjoying growing?

We have really enjoyed attending the Food for All - Swan Hill Region webinar series providing lots of tips on composting, soil health, watering, and attracting bees to the garden. The recent webinar on soil health was fascinating and a great reminder on how important it is to care for the soil to ensure we grow healthy and nutritious food. 

Are you stuck for Christmas gift ideas? Consider an edible gardening pack, book, or a pot of vegetable seedlings or herbs, even a chilli plant is a great gift for those who like to cook!

[eatmovesmile]

Active April at Swan Hill District Health 2021

Staff at Swan Hill District Health have set themselves a challenge to Get Active in April! 

To encourage everyone to move more often, the Swan Hill District Health team has challenged Echuca Regional Health and Mildura Base Public Hospital to see who the most active health service in the region is. Since the start of the month, staff have been tracking their physical activity and are aiming to be more active to help the Swan Hill District Health team win, all while building some healthy habits. So far we have clocked up over 128 hours of activity between the 43 team members who have signed up – only one week into our competition!

The Australian Physical Activity Guidelines for adults recommend getting active for at least 30 minutes on most days of the week. If you aren’t doing any physical activity, you can start small and work up to a comfortable amount. There are so many different ways we can get active – taking your dog for a walk, playing outside with your children, parking a little bit further away than usual and walking the rest of the way to work, getting out in the garden, being on your feet at work or getting up to have a walk around and a stretch away from your desk. Get creative with your activity, move more often and find something you enjoy.

The Swan Hill District Health team will be competing throughout the month, however everyone will be encouraged to keep up their activity past April. If you would like to get more active, get your own team together or find out more, visit the Get Active Victoria website www.getactive.vic.gov.au