Lavington map gains another dimension

This Saturday marks Lavington residents' last chance to have a professional writer capture their stories about their suburb.

Local author, Jane Downing, will be at Lavington Library from 10.00am-1.00pm, working with locals to capture their thoughts, feelings and memories on a large-scale, artist-drawn map of Lavington.

While many people have been happy to write their stories themselves, others find it easier to talk about their experiences and leave Jane to do the writing.

Jane has been impressed by just how strongly Lavington residents identify themselves with the suburb.

"They are people who are from Lavington," she said.

"They are not from Albury and definitely not from North Albury. They really identify as being Lavington residents."

Groups that have already contributed to the collage of thoughts and memories include Lavington & District Family History Society, The Place (Youth Centre) and the Manual Activities Centre.

Jane said while many senior residents and young people had contributed to the map, the weekend  session marked an opportunity for people who hadn't been able to contribute because of work commitments.

The cultural map, to be displayed as part of the Write around the Murray festival, compliments Lavington's 100th anniversary celebrations.