Nowhere Near
Nowhere Near completes the Wheatbelt trilogy. Over the past 20 years while traversing the Western Australian Wheatbelt photographing the series Silence (2009) and Nature Boy (2019) I noticed how many small, isolated community halls had disappeared. Towns where populations peaked in the 1970s have either disappeared or become desperately depleted of youth and opportunity. Their halls which once brimmed with life and were central to the district now lie destitute, some repurposed, others decaying or even demolished. Only silent echoes remain of the dances and wakes, the town meetings, amateur theatre, and weekly picture shows. And honour boards that roll call the local lads whose blood was shed on foreign soil hang in lonely silence.

Corrigin Town Hall, Spring 2020

Pingaring Hall, Summer 2020.

Nungarin Town Hall, Spring 2020

Ongerup Town Hall, Summer 2021

Gabbin Hall, Spring 2020

Shackleton Memorial Hall Summer 2020

Darkan Town Hall, Autumn 2021

Milling Town Hall Curtain, Spring 2020

Tammin town Hall, Spring 2020

Karlgarin Town Hall, Summer 2020

Broomehill Agricultural Hall, Autumn 2021

Devils Creek Hall Winter 2021

Northam Town Hall, Spring 2020

Pithara Hall Spring 2020

Dalwallinu Town Hall Curtain, Spring 2020

Kununoppin Hall, Winter 2022

Cranbrook Town Hall, Autumn 2021

Harrismith Hall "EXIT" Autumn 2021

Buntine Hall, Spring 2020

Buntine Hall, Spring 2020

Pingelly Town Hall, Autumn 2021

Harrismith Hall, Autumn 2021

Konnongorring Hall, Spring 2020

Latham District Hall, Spring 2020

Gutha Hall, Spring 2020

Meckering Town Hall, Spring 2020

Newdegate Town Hall, Summer2020/21

Katanning Town Hall, Summer 2021/22

Watheroo Town Hall, Spring 2020

Ballidu Town Hall, Spring 2020

Trayning Town Hall, Spring 2020

Goomalling Town Hall, Spring 2020

Bullaring Hall, Spring 2021

Ongerup Town Hall Curtain, Summer 2021