News: Culture
Tixel report shows that Live Music remains a priority
Tixel’s fourth annual Ticketing State of Play: Australia report, produced in partnership with Bolster, has revealed a shifting but still resilient ticketing landscape as live...
Sep 2, 2025
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Northern Territory Government supports arts sector with $7.9 million grants
The Northern Territory Government is supporting local artists, art workers and organisations create, perform and show-case their work, from remote communities to the world stage...
Sep 1, 2025
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NSW Government backs Kiama to boost night-time economy
The NSW Government is supporting Kiama Council with $200,000 in funding to support the development of a Night-Time Economy Strategy and the trial of a Special Entertainment...
Sep 1, 2025
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Upgraded facilities at Girraween National Park support ecotourism and cultural heritage
The Queensland Government has delivered upgraded facilities at Girraween National Park with the upgrade supporting ecotourism, while showcasing the park's natural beauty and...
Aug 28, 2025
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Circus and ballet among Queensland arts projects to secure funding
The Queensland Government is delivering more arts experiences – from circus and musicals to opera and ballet – in cities, regions and remote communities across Queensland with...
Aug 28, 2025
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Experience Gold Coast unveils new national tourism campaign
Experience Gold Coast has today unveiled a new multi-channel destination attraction campaign ‘Get Up and Gold Coast’ - challenging the rest of the country to “tap into the...
Aug 27, 2025
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Leeton’s Roxy Community Theatre secures $2 million investment boost
Leeton Shire Council, situated in NSW’s Riverina region has advised that the Roxy Community Theatre has secured a $2,000,040 grant from the Australian and NSW Governments. The...
Aug 27, 2025
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Renowned arts leader Brett Sheehy appointed as Vivid Sydney Festival Director
The NSW Government has appointed renowned arts leader Brett Sheehy as Festival Director of leading multi-artform event, Vivid Sydney. With a career spanning more than two...
Aug 27, 2025
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WA Museum Boola Bardip’s Terracotta Warriors exhibition attracts 100,000 visitors
WA Museum Boola Bardip has flagged that today has marked 100,000 visitors through the Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor exhibition. Reaching this milestone in the...
Aug 26, 2025
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Hands-on training in artificial intelligence applications for music industry included in new ARIA Innovator workshops
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has advised that following its highly successful ARIA Innovator in March which drew 250 industry professionals to the State...
Aug 19, 2025
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Research reveals visitor satisfaction with Western Australian tourism experiences
Tourism WA has released a new report on its annual Visitor Experiences and Expectations Research (VEER), which shows holiday visitors to and within Western Australia in 2024/25...
Aug 14, 2025
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Merrigong Theatre Company named Performing Arts Centre of the Year
The Merrigong Theatre Company has been named Performing Arts Centre of the Year at the 2025 PAC Australia IMPACT Awards, announced during the Australian Performing Arts Exchange...
Aug 13, 2025
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City of Parramatta calls for NSW Government funding to revive heritage-listed Roxy Theatre
The Roxy Theatre, a state heritage listed building, is considered a significant venue to help Parramatta achieve its vision to establish a vibrant hub for culture, nightlife and...
Aug 13, 2025
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Art Gallery of NSW faces significant staff cuts and restructuring
The Public Service Association of NSW union officials and PSA Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) delegates attended a briefing on 11th August delivered by Art Gallery of NSW Director,...
Aug 12, 2025
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Brisbane Festival 2025 honours First Nations culture and storytelling
Brisbane Festival 2025 is offering a diverse and moving program that honour connection to Country, ancestral knowledge, cultural pride, and resilience. From bold dance theatre...
Aug 12, 2025
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Grounded Festival among array of events supported by South Australian Tourism Commission
An array of regional events are being supported by the South Australian Tourism Commission's Regional Event Fund including Grounded YP Art Festival; an indigenous cultural and...
Aug 11, 2025
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Evonne Goolagong Cawley backs First Nations tennis and culture at National Indigenous Tennis Carnival
Tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley has crowned the 2025 National Indigenous Tennis Carnival champions in Darwin, capping off a week where culture, connection and competition...
Aug 10, 2025
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Screen Australia continues to support high calibre of talented emerging creatives
Screen Australia is supporting an impressive calibre of emerging creatives with 30 documentaries announced to share in $2.5 million of production and development funding. Head...
Aug 10, 2025
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Sunrise indigenous cultural tour introduced at Mon Repos newly opened nature resort
NRMA Parks and Resorts has partnered with Bundaberg’s First Nations owned and operated Taribelang Bunda Cultural Tours to offer guests at the newly opened nature resort at Mon...
Aug 9, 2025
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Re-appointments and new appointments announced for Music Australia Council
The Australian Government has announced the re-appointment of Danielle Caruana and Dr Sophie Payten and the appointment of Josh Pyke and Leah Flanagan to the Music Australia...
Aug 9, 2025
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Renowned Darwin events showcase Indigenous art and music
This week, two of Australia’s most celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and music events are being held in Darwin - the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) and...
Aug 8, 2025
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Arts funding boost builds workforce and encourages cultural tourism for Western Australia
Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah (CASM) and Arts Narrogin are the latest recipients of targeted initiative support through the Western Australian Government’s Regional...
Aug 7, 2025
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Secret Sounds Artist Management rebrands as Dew Process Artist Management with new partners and signings announced
Secret Sounds Artist Management has joined the Dew Process family as a new partnership between Paul Piticco and long-term colleagues, now partners, Senior Artist Manager Rachael...
Aug 6, 2025
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Expressions of Interest open from natural heritage experts to join Australian Heritage Council
The Minister for the Environment and Water is seeking expressions of interest from natural heritage experts to join the Australian Heritage Council - the main adviser to the...
Aug 6, 2025
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