Parallel Wilds was created in a pilot project, Silvereye, 2021, with students from Beechworth and Tallangatta High Schools at Outdoor School Bogong, a Creative Learning Partnership (Creative Victoria and Victorian Department of Education)
In 2023, we completed a residency in 3 Ovens Valley primary schools, funded by Regional Arts Victoria, Foundation for Regional Rural Renewal, and Landcare. There was UK research and development, hosted by Young Somerset UK.
In 2024, our 2023 project with Young Somerset, The Stream of Freedom, won the Group Category of the UK Creative Freedom Award hosted by John Muir Trust and exhibited in Pitlochry National Park, Scotland.
In 2025, we completed a 6-school project in Towong Shire with M2M Landcare, funded by Border Trust, an FRRR Bushfire Recovery Project. Celebrating 5 years, we have created over 35 virtual worlds with youth on the future of wilderness.
2024 SELECTED PROJECTS
01 Ripples from the Future by Albury City Youth: July 2024
02 Macquaria Australasica by Beechworth Secondary College: November 2024
03 The Mirrors of Moodemere by Rutherglen High School: November 2024
04 The Powerful Owl by Moorabool Shire Council Youth: November 2024
2025 SELECTED PROJECTS
01 The Sense of Humanity by Burrumbuttock Primary School, NSW: July 2025
02 Youthful Dreams in Wildflower Meadows by the Young Rangers of Young Somerset, UK: August 2025
03 Where the Mountains are Home by Bethanga, Talgarno, Walwa, Sacred Heart Corryong, Mitta Mitta, and St Michaels Tallangatta Primary Schools, Victoria: September 2025
04 From Huskisson Beach by Callala, Falls Creek, and Jervis Bay Primary Schools, NSW: December 2025