A Celebration of Memory and Place

The Lake Illawarra MAP (Memory And Place) Project showcases 51 dynamic and inspiring digital stories that have been produced by people who live in the Illawarra. This collection of films are reflections and memories of the Lake as a place of work, play, holiday and home.

Over 40 people have worked with experienced writers and film makers to produce digital stories: short (2 - 4 minute) films that feature on this web site. These digital stories feature many beautiful images captured as part of people’s own family histories but seldom seen outside their family albums. Other films use animation, reenactments and illustrations to reveal personal perspectives of the Lake and the lives of those who live around her.

A dance hall on Gooseberry Island, a violent storm and drowning, fishing yarns, childhood pranks, love stories, a plant that exists nowhere else on the planet - these are just a taste of the stories you will see on this website.

Go to the digital stories

The digital stories are also available on DVD at school and community libraries across the Illawarra.

A Study Guide produced by Australian Teachers of Media will be available soon and you will be able to download it from the ATOM site or from this site.

You can also watch the films online at:

www.youtube.com/user/lakeillawarramap

The Lake Illawarra MAP Project stories allow us to consider what we need to do to look after our heritage and environment: the places where we live.

Except where otherwise noted, these works are licensed under:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/

For more information about the Lake Illawarra MAP Project, follow the link here

(The image at the top of this page is from the collection of the Wollongong City Library and Illawarra Historical Society