A bright and colourful woolly crochet exhibit full of crocheted hoops, bunting and insects is currently on display in the Bendigo Conservatory Gardens building.
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The latest installation from the Bendigo Yarn Bombers was originally launched to run alongside the Sheep and Wool Show.
A spokesperson for the Bendigo Yarn Bombers said despite the show being cancelled, the display is still up and running until at least next Tuesday.
"We were lucky to get it in when we did and we installed it on the Tuesday before the last lockdown," they said.
The spokesperson said they wanted to create a display that was bright and lively.
"This year has been so dark and dreary, it was just so nice to create something bright and cheery, we love it," they said.
"The bright woolly colours really lifts people's spirits and the conservatory is a gorgeous venue to have something like this displayed."
City of Greater Bendigo arts and culture coordinator Maree Tonkin said the Yarn Bombers have been heavily involved in the community for over 10 years.
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Ms Tonkin said it was a great pleasure to see yet another exhibition on display in the
"The Yarn Bombers have been really active in the Bendigo community for the past 10 years and they are a voluntary group that supply so much colour and joy into the city.
"The city plays a role in enabling artists to display their work in all of its various forms and this is an example of that."
Ms Tonkin said the display was a real gift to the community.
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