Bream Head Community Trust members with the calendar at the Bream Head Scenic Reserve: Jennifer Lawrence (left), Annelies Struijken, Dane Higgison and artist Terry Fitzgibbon.
Bream Head Community Trust members are just as keen to say "so long" to 2020 as anyone - and they've produced a scenic-inspired fundraising calendar for 2021 to help speed up the process.
With 2020 being a tough year for the community conservation group with traditional funding sources drying up,
the recipients of this year's NRC Environmental Award for pest control have teamed up with local artist Terry Fitzgibbon, who has designed a striking Bream Head-themed calendar.
As well as Bream Head scenery, Fitzgibbon's artworks include wildlife living in the reserve or on nearby beaches. An exception is a tuatara - the iconic reptile's return to the reserve is an aspiration, volunteer co-ordinator Jenny Lawrence said.
"The subjects and scenes for each month were entirely conceived by the very generous artist, who has been involved in conservation all his life," said Lawrence.
"Four of the subjects were already digitally painted for books illustrated by Terry, who extracted them and placed them in Bream Head backgrounds. The rest were painted exclusively for the trust."
