The Ninney Rise verandas have been alive with activity over past few weeks. 
 
The Cassowary Coast Regional Council is partnering with the Friends of Ninney Rise  and Mission Beach Cassowaries to create large Cassowary Coast Creature sculptures as part of the Queens Baton relay welcome at Mission Beach on March 17th 2018.

The  artworks are being created at a series of workshops  under the tutelage of well known art and drama  teacher Jan Davies.  Children and adults have been working together on their projects with help from local artists  Sally Moroney, Nina Dawson, Penny Bell and Liz Gallie.   

​The creations will be displayed again at the 2018 Mission Beach Community Cassowary Festival's 'Drumming of Cassowaries' parade on 30th June. They will make a  vibrant addition to the  spectacular  cassowary sculptures made with a RADF grant for last years event, also under Jan's guidance.

See the process and more photos here.

While on a family trip to NSW, Friends of Ninney Rise (FoNR) secretary Sandal Hayes took the opportunity to visit Canberra where she met with Rowena McDonald, who is in charge of curating  the new permanent Reef exhibition being planned for the National Museum.

While there, Sandal also caught up with  Virginia Edlington who donated  the collection of photos  and miscellaneous personal effects of  Alison Busst. (See  the collection of photos here).

It  is  of great excitement to FoNR that Virginia generously donated another valuable contribution to our collection  for  heritage listed Ninney Rise.

Virginia is shown here holding the painting of  Bedarra Island by John Busst complete with his signature style bamboo frame.

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This week FoNR committee members Sandal Hayes and Liz Gallie met at Ninney Rise with Kate Morschel and Rowena from the National Museum Australia. 

They had a tour of the house and we provided oral history. Both Kate and Rowena were familiar with the FoNR website and Iain McClaman's 'The Reef a Passionate History' and expressed how valuable the website and material is as a resource.

​They were impressed with Ninney Rise and very interested in the part the Ninney Rise story might play in a new dedicated exhibition at the museum on the Great Barrier Reef. 
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DO YOU HAVE ANY MEMORIES OF THIS TIME?
DO YOU RECOGNISE ANY OF THE PEOPLE?
A collection of photos was kindly donated to Friends of Ninney Rise (FoNR) by Virginia Edlington a close friend of the late Alison Busst.

As part of a CCRC RADF grant these have been uploaded onto the FoNR website.

You are invited to share your memories or any other information about this important period of time of our local history.

The collection gives an insight into the Busst's lives when they lived at Bedarra and later at Ninney Rise, Bingil Bay. The photos have been sorted into categories, each with a form so you can easily send us a message.

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Exactly 50 years ago, diver Eddie Hegerl and friends gathered the scientific evidence that compelled the Queensland Government to refuse an application to mine Ellison Reef. This set the legal precedent for protecting the whole Great Barrier Reef and creating the world’s largest marine park.
 
Celebrate the past and influence the reef’s next 50 years at
ELLISON REEF SAVED - 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

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Media Release
May 2017

The Friends of Ninney Rise (FoNR) held a lovely ceremony on Sunday afternoon 14th May to officially open the Margaret Thorsborne Library at Ninney Rise, Bingil Bay.

Margaret Thorsborne AO has been a lifetime supporter of social justice and environmental protection. FoNR are thrilled that Margaret has generously donated her life’s reading and that the books now have a new, secure and fitting home into the future. Rescued after Cyclone Yasi, when some were lost, there are some old, rare and valuable books.