Tag Archives: Melbourne

2017 … and we are back at at it!!!

Posted on 16/01/2017 by 5000 Poppies

Good afternoon all … and welcome to 2017. So that was Christmas and New Year done and dusted … I hope you had a wonderful break (if you managed) and some special time with family and friends. I can’t quite … Continue reading →

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Fromelles France … 100 Years On

Posted on 18/07/2016 by 5000 Poppies

What an absolutely amazing day we had yesterday on the first day of our installation in Fromelles. It was, without a doubt for me, THE highlight of my work with this amazing project since we began … There are some … Continue reading →

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This is the year!!!!

Posted on 14/01/2015 by 5000 Poppies

Half of January gone already and I feel like it’s only just started. Is the world revolving faster … or am I a little slower …. OR … is it an optical illusion. So much to achieve in a few … Continue reading →

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Everything is POZIBLE

Posted on 28/11/2014 by 5000 Poppies

We have some VERY exciting news … This week we have gone live with our Pozible crowd funding initiative. We are looking to raise in excess of $50,000 to cover the costs of our display for Anzac Day next year. … Continue reading →

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60,002

Posted on 24/11/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Just three short weeks ago I published that our total had reached 50,000. And now this week we have clicked over the 60,000 mark. Do you get the feeling that something very special is building here and it is going … Continue reading →

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Poppies, Poppies and More Poppies

Posted on 24/10/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Good morning poppy makers and friends … we have had a REALLY busy few weeks at Poppy HQ in Melbourne … with planning for our initial display well underway … a few radio interviews, the First Convoy Commemoration at Princes … Continue reading →

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Spring has sprung ….

Posted on 01/09/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Didn’t spring just creep up on us … I am sitting here musing for my post today and thinking just how far we have come from June last year when we started up this wonderful project. How many new people … Continue reading →

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Ten months and counting ….

Posted on 08/06/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Goodness me … it feels like only yesterday we started this little project … and it’s now been a whole year since we went public. Just looking back to my very first post on 14 June last year. And look … Continue reading →

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Anzac Day at Fed Square

Posted on 18/04/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Just a reminder to all you wonderful poppy people who are organised and already planning next weeks activities. We have a big Poppy Playtime planned for Fed Square from 11.00 a.m. until 4.00 p.m. Bring your friends, your hooks/needles, red … Continue reading →

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Collection Points and Other Important Stuff

Posted on 03/02/2014 by 5000 Poppies

I feel like it’s forever since I posted … and in the scheme of things I guess it is. But that doesn’t mean that things have not been happening in Poppy land. Poppies are rolling in although it slowed to … Continue reading →