THE ALEXANDER BUNYIP STATUE:
- Unveiled by the ACT Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope on April 13th 2011 (artsACT project)
- Stands in the Gungahlin Town Park, Canberra ACT
- Sculpted and cast in bronze by Anne Ross (Melbourne)
- Weighs 500kg, 2.2m in length, cost of Statue: $175,000.00
- Original idea was from the Gungahlin Community Council ACT in September 2009
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'The Statue'
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Sculptor Anne Ross and Michael
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Sculptor Anne Ross
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Anne with Statue model
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ACT Chief Minister with Michael
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Cartoon
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| CANBERRA TV NEWS, September 2009: |
| 'The Monster that ate Canberra'’ - Book , 1972 |
BUNYIP DAY AT THE NLA'
The National Library of Australia
- Day hosted by the National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
- Ms. Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, the new Director-General of the NLA launched the new edition of 'The Monster that ate Canberra' book
- Book signing outside the Library shop
- Michael then spoke to/cartooned for 300 Canberra Students in the NLA Theatre
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The Director-General launches 'The Book'
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Michael in the NLA Theatre
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'The new edition'
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'SHINE DOME - OPEN DAY'
The Australian Academy of Science
- Saturday 13th August 2011
- Day hosted by the Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, ACT
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New Books
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'Bobo my Superdog'
(Ford Street Publishing, distributed by Macmillan)
Release date: June, 2011
Michael's dog Bobo is not your normal 'pampered pooch'. He has another life... a secret life... he's a 'SUPERHERO'!
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KRONOSAURUS KORNER
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| Michael has created 'Krono the Kronosaurus and his friends' for the little outback town of Richmond, western Queensland. |
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Richmond and its neighbouring towns (Hughenden and Winton) are a part of the 'Dinosaur trail' … where Australian dinosaur/reptile fossils have been found over the last 100 years. They have many visitors to the towns, from both here and overseas … to view the incredible Dinosaurs/Marine reptiles.
Please visit their web site: www.kronosauruskorner.com.au
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