A local activist group’s fight against an approved high-rise development in Airlie Beach took an artistic turn last week as the association organised an art exhibition and auction to raise funds for its court case.
Save our Foreshore Inc. (SOF) hosted the Art Exhibition at 3 Little Birds Espresso last Friday evening to gather financial support in its ongoing legal battle against the approved 47-metre, 12-story planned high rise adjacent to Port of Airlie.
Local artists donated their work for the auction in a show of support, works which included paintings, portrait vouchers, ceramic vases, sculptures, cast iron wall decorations, and a picture framing voucher.
All proceeds will go to upcoming legal costs when SOF takes the case to the Planning and Environment Court this month.
With legal costs having the potential to blow out to $150,000, Suzette Peel from SOF said the association needs all the help it can get.
“We’re on the right track and events like this, financially but also emotionally, give us the support to keep going,” Ms Peel said.
“In a David and Goliath kind of battle like this, events where creativity and community come together are crucial in the fight.”
Save Our Foreshore member Suzette Peel speaking at the organisation’s recent art auction – an effort to fundraise for the groups growing legal costs in the battle against an approved high-rise for Airlie Beach
Many auction items were sold across evening, some selling in excess of $250 dollars and each donated by local artists
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