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Sydney Festival 2023 reimagines and revitalises forgotten spaces and familiar locations
Sydney Festival returns January 2023 offering an exhilarating program across 25 days from 5th-29th January 2023. Playing host to its largest lineup of international artists...
Oct 19, 2022
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Aboriginal Athletes given a boost from Victorian Government funding
Aboriginal Victorian athletes are being supported by the State Government with funding to purchase uniforms and equipment and to participate in sporting events. Victorian...
Oct 19, 2022
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Applications now open for round five of Live Music Australia program
With significant pressures and barriers still impacting businesses and artists, the Australian Government has opened applications for round five of the Live Music Australia...
Oct 19, 2022
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Global attractions attendance report reveals 2021 as a year of recovery
2021 marked a year of recovery for theme parks, waterparks and museums around the world, with the latest edition of TEA and AECOM's definitive global attraction attendance...
Oct 17, 2022
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Bedouin tribesmen ‘sentenced to death’ for resisting plans for Saudi Arabia’s Neom project
Three Bedouin tribesmen in Saudi Arabia who refused to leave their homes to make way for the planned $700 billion NEOM mega city have been sentenced to death. As reported by...
Oct 15, 2022
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Queensland Government sponsors 15th annual Big Talk One Fire Festival
The 15th annual Big Talk One Fire Festival, run by UMI Arts and being held today in Cairns has been given $10,000 from the Queensland Government as part of their ongoing support...
Oct 14, 2022
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Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange unveils Hallyu theme park metaverse
The Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange together with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism unveiled ‘K-Wonderland’, a Hallyu theme park metaverse, on...
Oct 14, 2022
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Screen Queensland appoints Courtney Gibson as new Chief Executive
Screen Queensland has appointed Courtney Gibson as their incoming Chief Executive. Gibson is one of the screen industry’s most experienced executives, having been Chief...
Oct 12, 2022
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Walsh Bay Arts Precinct to host behind-the-scenes architectural tours for Sydney Open 2022
Award-winning architecture firms Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Hassell will guide behind-the-scenes architectural tours of Walsh Bay Arts Precinct as part of this year’s program for...
Oct 12, 2022
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Perth beach precinct included in Western Australia’s Heritage Register
Perth’s City Beach and Floreat Beach Precinct has been included in the Western Australian Register of Heritage Places. The listing of the popular City Beach and Floreat Beach...
Oct 11, 2022
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Additional funding available for NSW multicultural community festivals and events
The NSW Government’s Stronger Together Festival and Event Grants Program is allocating a further $500,000 in funding for festivals and events that celebrate the rich cultural...
Oct 11, 2022
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Digital art platform CultureVault launches inaugural web3 festival
Leading Australian web3 and digital art platform Culture Vault has announced the launch of its inaugural RightClickSave festival to be held on Thursday 24th November at Sydney's...
Oct 10, 2022
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Sonic Trophy presented to 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup Player of the Match recipients
The world’s first sonic trophy is being presented to the 2021 Rugby World Cup Player of The Match recipients with the trophy supported by Mastercard and created with Māori...
Oct 9, 2022
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New cultural destination officially opens at RACV Goldfields Resort
Regional Victoria’s newest cultural destination - ArtHouse - has officially opened in Creswick, located at RACV Goldfields Resort with the new venue housing exhibitions,...
Oct 9, 2022
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National Museum of Asian Art announces plans for its 100th anniversary
The National Museum of Asian Art has announced plans for its 100th anniversary which begins in November 2022 and continues through 2023. The museum will celebrate its centennial...
Oct 8, 2022
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RACV applauds West Gippsland Arts Centre
The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria has recognised the West Gippsland Arts Centre as one of Victoria’s top eight regional theatres. Located in Warragul, Baw Baw Shire’s...
Oct 6, 2022
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Chevron supports next Perth Festival but will end its association with the event after 2023
Chevron Australia has partnered with Perth Festival for 18 years to create memorable cultural moments for more than 2.5 million Western Australians but has advised it will be...
Oct 5, 2022
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SOUTHEAST Aboriginal Arts Market returns to Carriageworks for first physical edition since 2019
Sydney’s contemporary multi-arts precinct, Carriageworks will host the sixth annual edition of SOUTHEAST Aboriginal Arts Market, and the first physical edition since 2019, over...
Oct 5, 2022
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Hong Kong Palace Museum showcases European masterpieces to advance dialogue among world civilisations
Masterpieces by Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) and Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), two of the most distinguished seventeenth-century European painters of the Baroque period will be...
Oct 5, 2022
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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra announces ambitious 2023 season
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has today announced an innovative program of six live concert series for its 2023 Season to be performed at Sydney’s City Recital Hall and...
Oct 5, 2022
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Ben Boyd National Park renamed ‘Beowa’ as current title has links to 'blackbirding'
After months of consultation between the NSW Government and the Aboriginal community, Ben Boyd National Park on the NSW South Coast has been renamed as Beowa National Park,...
Oct 4, 2022
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Central Goldfields Art Gallery transformation well underway
The transformation of the Central Goldfields Art Gallery – located in central Victoria and housed in the 1861 historic fire station - is well underway with the building project...
Oct 4, 2022
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Bega Valley regional gallery renamed to South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA)
Ahead of its reopening next year, Bega Valley Shire Council has renamed its regional gallery the South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA). The artistic program for the...
Oct 3, 2022
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Return of Australia’s largest purpose-driven business event
Purpose Conference, Australia’s largest purpose-driven business event, is returning after a four-year hiatus, with more than a thousand forward-thinking speakers, businesses and...
Oct 3, 2022
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