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The Kiss Community
Initiating and participating in a variety of community projects and events is an integral part of the philosophy of the The Kiss. The following projects highlight this link with the community.
May 2007 - BIG BLUE MARCH SUNDAY 27th May 2007 Come and join the BIG BLUE MARCH along the cycle path from Vincentia to Huskisson Commencing at 10.00am Start from Vincentia shops View Scott Sheehan’s amazing WHALE Photo at Mosh Boardstore. Finish at Husky Wharf Wear a BLUE SHIRT and show your support to protect WHALES and our OCEANS. This is a world wide March by Ocean Defenders - Greenpeace. Join us for a picnic in the park after the walk. What a beautiful way to celebrate the beginning of the whale season in Jervis Bay. Contact Cheryl-Leigh Cross: 44418305 Email: info@thekiss.com.au Please spread the word to everyone and I hope to see you there.
Friday 11th May 8:30am Launch Moona Moona creek park reserve Huskisson, Jervis Bay. NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO PROTECT WHALES IFAW is again organising a National Day of Action to Protect Whales, Saturday 12th May. The Jervis Bay community will be supporting the National Day of Action to Protect Whales, with a celebration of the impotents of these marine mammals to Jervis Bay and the rest of the world. On Friday the 11th of May. 8:30am the official launch will take place with a gathering of key community members and school leader and students from Huskisson Public School. We aim to create “A Sea of whales Tails” everyone can cut out of a whales tail and place it at the Moona Moona Creek Park Reserve on Friday morning and will remain during Saturday as communities all around Australia will be doing similar things as a collective group to support Whales. Saturday 12th May at midday there will be one-minute silence for the thousands of whales killed under Japan’s ‘scientific’ program in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary.
Clean Up Day Jervis Bay and Moona Moona Creek has beautiful beaches, Shallow sandbanks and dunes surrounded by flora and fauna that creates an great environment to live in. So come alone and support your environment and community.
Smile Day Smile Day was held In conjunction with World Environment Day - 5 June and World Ocean Day- 8 June, artists Cheryl-Leigh Cross and Scott Sheehan facilitated a day of creative celebration guaranteed to bring a big smile to Jervis Bay. Jervis Bay inspires many with its outstanding beauty and individual village communities. The Smile Day connected inspiring thoughts and images from members of the community along with sculpture, workshops, and activities. After a long period of little rain and with most parts of Australia in drought, the Smile Day gave every one a reason to Smile with torrential rain for nearly a week. What a fantastic time to smile and dance in the rain knowing the great benefit it would have for our parched environment.
See Change Arts Festival Socklands Installation 500 unwanted socks; odd socks, holey socks and unloved socks were donated as part of a community installation to express concern over the proposed Stockland housing development for 5000 new resident feet.
The Butt Litter Campaign in Jervis Bay Cigarette butts were collected for a period of one month from various locations around Jervis Bay. Cheryl-Leigh created a large assemblage of ten butt filled cigarette canisters suspended from tree branches like seedpods. The work emphasised putting butt litter into peoples faces rather than being forgotten under their feet.
Two Months of Peace Exhibition The Sydney Peace Foundation requested works that expressed artist’s image of peace. Cheryl-Leigh’s artwork entitled “Love the Place You Live” used an ink washed image of The Kiss with the star illuminated in a mosaic of tiny mirrors representing hope for the future.
Love the Place You Live A collection of 50 head shot photographs of community members complimented by a single sentence expressing why they love Jervis Bay. Exhibited as part of the project to raise awareness of inappropriate development in Jervis Bay.
First Plastic Bag Free Mainland Australia Town The Kiss supports the efforts of Huskisson as Australia’s first mainland plastic bag free town.