News: Culture
Queensland 2023 budget delivers for art and cultural sectors
Queensland’s 2023 budget is injecting $51.4 million over four years to preserve and enhance the accessibility of the state’s art and cultural infrastructure, to secure...
Jun 13, 2023
Events /
Culture /
Venues /
Arts
Yarrapay Festival among recipients of First Nations contemporary music funding
12 First Nations-led music organisations across Australia are to share in $500,000 under the latest round of the Federal Government's Indigenous Contemporary Music program. The...
Jun 12, 2023
Education /
Culture /
Finance /
Entertainment /
Arts
Entries open for expanded New Zealand Tourism Awards 2023
Entries have opened for the New Zealand Tourism Awards 2023, hosted by Tourism Industry Aotearoa, with the Supreme Tourism Award and Tourism Excellence Award joining the...
Jun 10, 2023
Marketing /
Tourism /
Culture /
Attractions /
Environment
Barunga Festival marks 35th anniversary of landmark Barunga Statement
This weekend’s Northern Territory Barunga Festival - which celebrates Indigenous community life through music, sport and culture - will mark the 35th anniversary of the landmark...
Jun 9, 2023
Events /
Sport /
Tourism /
Culture /
Arts
WaterMarc Banyule’s Women’s Only Slide Night initiative secures win at VicSports Awards
The team at WaterMarc Banyule are celebrating securing the VicHealth Active Recreation Initiative of the Year award for their Women’s Only Slide Night at the Victorian Sports...
Jun 8, 2023
Marketing /
Culture /
Recreation /
Aquatics
Inner West Council looks to invigorate local arts and live music scene
Inner West Council will launch 14 initiatives as part of the Arts and Music Recovery Plan to invigorate the local arts and live music scene and in response to appeals and...
Jun 8, 2023
Culture /
Venues /
Entertainment /
Arts
Queensland’s Fraser Island now officially known as K’gari
Following the Queensland Government’s extensive consultation over many years with the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation, tourism bodies, government agencies and the Fraser Coast...
Jun 7, 2023
Tourism /
Culture /
Environment /
Parks
Construction begins on AlUla’s Sharaan Resort and International Summit Centre
Designed to be an exclusive tourist experience with respect for the environment and harmonious integration within a grandiose landscapes, The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU)...
Jun 7, 2023
Tourism /
Hospitality /
Culture /
Environment
MCA Australia and Power Institute enter into new research partnership
Aimed at establishing a new way of conducting and presenting research on art and visual culture, The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia) and the Power Institute...
Jun 7, 2023
Education /
Culture /
Venues /
Arts
Regional Cities Victoria launch ‘winning formula’ to ensure 2026 Commonwealth Games lasting legacy
Aimed at ensuring that a lasting legacy is created for the whole of regional Victoria as part of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Regional Cities Victoria (RCV) has today launched...
Jun 6, 2023
Events /
Sport /
Tourism /
Culture /
Venues
Upper Hutt City Council offers funding for local event organisers
Upper Hutt City Council is currently accepting funding applications from local event organisers, with funding aimed at supporting efforts to support a range of diverse events...
Jun 6, 2023
Events /
Culture /
Finance /
Entertainment
Un[contained] Arts Festival 2023 returns to Kogarah this winter
Georges River Council has announced the return of Un[contained] Arts Festival to Kogarah this winter, from 23rd to 25th June. Attracting over 26,000 people in 2021 and nominated...
Jun 3, 2023
Events /
Culture /
Entertainment /
Arts
Community input sought for new plan to shape arts and culture across Kempsey Shire
Kempsey Shire Council is inviting the community to contribute feedback on a new draft arts and culture plan ‘Our Creative Macleay’ that imagines a rich, inclusive, and vibrant...
Jun 1, 2023
Culture /
Arts
Village Roadshow Theme Parks introduces Reconciliation Action Plan
Village Roadshow Theme Parks has this week launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) with a traditional smoking ceremony by the Yugambeh Region Aboriginal...
May 31, 2023
Tourism /
Culture /
Attractions /
Zoos
Economic uncertainty impacts ability of families and younger audiences to spend on arts and culture
A report recently released by the Australia Council for the Arts shows economic uncertainty is taking root in the post-pandemic context, with the heightened cost-of-living...
May 31, 2023
Culture /
Finance /
Entertainment /
Ticketing /
Arts
Sydney’s inner west Reconciliation Golf Day aims to increase indigenous participation
Inner West Council is supporting the Reconciliation Golf Tournament hosted by Marrickville Golf, Sporting and Community Club on 2nd June as part of Reconciliation Week. Now in...
May 30, 2023
Events /
Culture /
Golf
Looking to deter disrespectful tourists Bali authorities to advise visitors of 'dos and don'ts'
In the wake of a number of incidents of foreign visitors to Bali behaving inappropriately, authorities on the Indonesian island are to issue a card listing of 12 ‘dos’ and eight...
May 30, 2023
Tourism /
Legal /
Culture
AFL ends racism investigation into Hawthorn trio
The AFL has announced that it has reached an agreement with families involved in the allegations of historical racism at Hawthorn FC, making no findings against former coaches...
May 30, 2023
Sport /
Legal /
Culture
Baw Baw Shire community encouraged to support campaign for a Culture and Connection Precinct
Baw Baw Shire Council is encouraging the community to get behind the campaign for a Culture and Connection Precinct and has released a virtual tour of the Precinct’s Stage One...
May 30, 2023
Events /
Design /
Culture /
Venues /
Entertainment /
Arts
Australian Sports Commission unites with partners to reaffirm its commitment to reconciliation
As part of National Reconciliation Week 202, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has united with the Australian Olympic Committee, Paralympics Australia, Commonwealth Games...
May 29, 2023
Sport /
Culture
Genesian Theatre delivers a not so elementary production of Sherlock
Celebrating their 79th year in 2023, community theatre group, The Genesian Theatre Company, delivers an impressive comedic adaption of ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’– based on...
May 28, 2023
Culture /
Venues /
Entertainment /
Arts
Western Plains Cultural Centre doubles its visitor numbers as Dubbo Tourism recovers to pre-COVID figures
Dubbo Regional Council advises that the tourism industry across the region has recovered with figures in April 2023 matching those seen before the COVID-19 pandemic at the same...
May 27, 2023
Events /
Tourism /
Culture /
Arts
Spotlight on Chengdu for pandas and 31st Summer World University Games
While Chengdu - the capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, is known as the hometown of giant pandas, it is also set to impress the world with its hosting of the...
May 27, 2023
Events /
Sport /
Education /
Culture /
Attractions
TIA welcomes support for tourism as industry helps New Zealand avoid recession
Support for tourism announced by the New Zealand Government in last week’s Budget 2023 will help more tourism businesses succeed as employers of choice, according to Tourism...
May 25, 2023
Tourism /
Education /
Culture /
Finance /
Government