Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
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'Cotton and Wool' is a new song written for the Eureka Centre by Ballarat musicians Justin ‘Hap’ Hayward (The Dead Salesmen) and Brodie Glen (The Brodie Glen Show, The Shorts).
Justin and Brodie joined us at the Eureka Centre to share their incredible knowledge of song writing by using lyrics contributed by the public at our Songcraft drop-in activity. Members of the public were asked to suggest a word or phrase they felt reflected the 'Flag of the Southern Cross'. We had hundreds of submissions and were pleased with the warm response we received from the community for this project.
This performance was recorded live on Wednesday 7 July as part of the 2021 Ballarat Winter Festival.
WATCH THE LIVE PERFORMANCE HERE: https://fb.watch/79IglunIor/
'Cotton and Wool' is a new song written for the Eureka Centre by Ballarat musicians Justin ‘Hap’ Hayward (The Dead Salesmen) and Brodie Glen (The Brodie Glen Show, The Shorts).
Justin and Brodie joined us at the Eureka Centre to share their incredible knowledge of song writing by using lyrics contributed by the public at our Songcraft drop-in activity. Members of the public were asked to suggest a word or phrase they felt reflected the 'Flag of the Southern Cross'. We had hundreds of submissions and were pleased with the warm response we received from the community for this project.
This performance was recorded live on Wednesday 7 July as part of the 2021 Ballarat Winter Festival.







![1849: The Rush that Never Started: Talking History with Dr Douglas Wilkie
This is a recording of a public lecture that was delivered live at the Eureka Centre on 01/06/2023. Dr Douglas Wilkie explores Colonial Victoria in the years before the well-known 1851 gold rushes.
Talking History is a forum for the sharing of research into the history of the Ballarat region, with a special focus on the colonial period. Talks are held from March to November on the first Thursday of each month at 5.30pm. https://www.eurekacentreballarat.com.au/events.
Image: Edward Roper, ‘Gold diggings, Ararat’ [detail], c.1855. Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales. 1849: The Rush that Never Started: Talking History with Dr Douglas Wilkie](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zeKnqnrX6Yg/mqdefault.jpg)