{"id":3627,"date":"2021-06-08T08:21:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T22:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/?p=3627"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:30:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:30:04","slug":"end-of-an-era-the-last-gippsland-lakes-fishermen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/end-of-an-era-the-last-gippsland-lakes-fishermen\/","title":{"rendered":"End of an Era \u2013 The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2021, the library was asked to help promote a new photography exhibition that was being displayed in the Deakin Library Special Collections. These photos captured &#8216;the end of an era&#8217; in Victorian fishery. Several of the incredible photos were adapted for the screen, along with information about the exhibition, to promote the event and highlight the work done by these photographers.<\/p>\n<h3>About the exhibition<\/h3>\n<p>Australian commercial fishing is historically small scale. 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\u2019s closure, as well as artifacts gathered over generations, offer a rarely seen insight into the lives of fishing families, their stories and their connection to the land and sea.<\/p>\n<p>This community-driven project has benefited from the generous support of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Deakin University, the National Library of Australia, the University of Melbourne and the City of Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>Photographs by\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leighhenninghamphotography.com.au\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Leigh Henningham<\/a>,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/in\/donnasquirephotography\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Donna Squire<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GeoffStantonPhotography\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Geoff Stanton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Oral Histories by\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/in\/nikki-henningham-66a1833a\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikki Henningham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About the display<\/h3>\n<p><b>Purpose:<\/b> To showcase and promote this exhibition held at the Deakin Library Special Collections from 6\u201325 May 2021.<\/p>\n<p><b>Primary target audience:<\/b> Visitors to the Waterfront Campus Library<\/p>\n<p><b>Display type:<\/b>\u00a0Static, rotating image files, ambient audio<\/p>\n<p><b>How was it created:<\/b>\u00a0Adobe Photoshop &amp; Adobe After Effects<\/p>\n<p><b>Release date:<\/b>\u00a06 May 2021<\/p>\n<p><b>Resource intensity:<\/b>\u00a04\/5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2021, the library was asked to help promote a new photography exhibition that was being displayed in the Deakin Library Special Collections. 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