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VAHS AGM 2012
The VAHS annual general meeting will be held on 8th May 2012.
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HISTORY
VAHS FLOOR DESIGN
In 1991 the Board of Directors of VAHS approached Aboriginal Artists Lyn Briggs and Lyn Thorpe to design the new VAHS floor design. At this time Lyn Briggs who was VAHS Clinical Coordinator and Lyn Thorpe a secondary school teacher at Northlands Secondary College Melbourne, were brought together to work on the floor design. Both women agree that collaborative arts projects help reinforce community identity and ownership, wellbeing and cultural knowledge.
Floor Design
The depiction of Bunjil and the 2 dingo's is important to Victorian Aboriginal History and the snake represents strength and wellbeing and the shape of the snake like the many rivers that flows through out Victoria. The chosen plants represent medicinal use and healing practices with the animals representing some totems, and others used as food sources. The half circles depicted Aboriginal Communities and the dancing figures and didji player shows celebration and welcome to place. This design won a National Award for floor tile design.