Meet Brigita, Artist
Brigita is a professional artist whose work is displayed in galleries and houses. Her connection to the bay is through her art and her business too. Brigita visits the bay every day. ‘The influence of the bay on my wellbeing’, she tells us ‘is just enormous’. This direct connection between the bay and her business isn’t unique. As Brigita points out ‘Melbourne has so much to offer culturally and museum wise but at the same time, you have that wilderness to nourish, to calm down, to get inspired.’
Why are Brigita’s values important?
All of our personal values depend on specific ecosystem features. And these values have a huge impact on our lives, and therefore our economy. Yet they’ve never been measured.
As we gather more information about the ways our values individually connect with the Bay’s landscapes, we will quickly work out where the greatest pathways lie. This will enable our community to identify where those values are most important, the threats to those values, and what we can do about it.
How do you connect with the Bay? We invite you to join one of our workshops to share your insights.
Read about what we do and how your information will be used.
About the workshops
Restore the Bay is an independent project entirely conceived and run by, and for, the community’s benefit. We have assembled ourselves to facilitate outcomes and actions on behalf of the Bayside community.
The workshops will be led by Anissa Lawrence. Anissa is internationally recognised for her experience in setting up community-led programs for sustainable development. You can read about Anissa’s experience and our team, here.
The workshops will be light and enjoyable. We find people who participate leave with a sense of greater confidence and a positive understanding of how we can make a difference, without creating more time and anxiety.
There will be no talkfest about problems. What we want to hear from you, is your knowledge about where the most important assets are, that relate to your experience on the Bay, and how this benefits your lifestyle and livelihood.
From this, we can then build the tool that will enable you to see your values represented in the Bay’s overall system. This is the first and most important step towards community-management of our coast and seas.