As a gesture of support and in sympathy for those affected by Black Saturday the Melbourne community came together at Federation Square on Friday 27 February 2009 to show that the city cares. Visitors left an outline drawing of their hands on paper and wrote words of encouragement and pledges of support as part of the “Healing Hands” initiative.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2001703
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Disaster victims
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildfires - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Places → Australian Alps (N.S.W. and Vic.)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
DVCAM; Sub-master
DVD [PAL]; Copy