News: Culture
Indigenous rangers from Great Barrier Reef undertake scuba diver training
To date, 16 Indigenous rangers from 10 Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owner groups have undertaken scuba diver training with tourism operator Experience Co on Gunggandji and...
Aug 8, 2022
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Funding supports attendance of Western Australian games and interactive industry at Gamescom
A $50,000 Western Australian Government grant is helping five Western Australian game studios to attend the world's biggest computer and video games event in Cologne, Germany...
Aug 8, 2022
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Call Out for innovative events to help revitalise Melbourne
A partnership between the Victorian Government and the City of Melbourne has seen the launch of the City Revitalisation Event Support Program (CRESP) which is calling for...
Aug 7, 2022
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Christchurch City Council decides to retain Rolleston House as a space for local artists
Christchurch City Council has decided to retain heritage-listed Rolleston House for use as a community arts venue known as Toi Auaha Rolleston House as part of the city’s Arts...
Aug 7, 2022
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Sydney’s National Centre of Indigenous Excellence set to remain open
Less than a week after the notice of its closure, the National Indigenous Centre of Excellence (NCIE) in the Sydney suburb of Redfern will remain open pending an agreement...
Aug 7, 2022
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Barunga Festival returns with a focus on music, sport and culture
The Northern Territory’s cultural Barunga Festival, taking place from 12th-14th August focuses on music, sport and culture and is anticipated to attract thousands of attendees...
Aug 7, 2022
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Funding boost to deliver new Canberra theatre
The ACT Government’s 2022-23 Budget has allocated a total of $28.44 million to revitalising Civic Square and the Canberra Theatre Centre. This will fund design work and...
Aug 7, 2022
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Bayside Council renames nature reserve in recognition of First Nations owners
Bayside Council’s Elsternwick Park Nature Reserve, 10 kms from the Melbourne CBD, will be renamed Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve to recognise the Traditional Owners of the land....
Aug 6, 2022
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City of Sydney introduces its Cultural and Creative Sector Advisory Panel
The City of Sydney has engaged 53 people to be part of four new advisory panels, one of which is the Cultural and Creative Sector Advisory Panel. The new advisory panels and...
Aug 5, 2022
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Surf Life Saving NSW delivers culturally sensitive lifesaver training program
Surf Life Saving NSW has delivered a culturally sensitive lifesaver training program which resulted in a group of Muslim men from the Swim Brothers group completing training for...
Aug 3, 2022
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Second action plan of Queensland Government's Creative Together roadmap will guide arts sector and audiences
The Queensland Government’s ‘Grow 2022 – 2026’ is the second action plan of the 10-year Roadmap - Creative Together 2020-2030, and aims to guide the vision for Queensland as a...
Aug 3, 2022
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Consultation to start on officially renaming Fraser Island back to K’gari
While the World Heritage Area, Fraser Island became K’gari last year, the official place name for the world’s largest sand island has yet to change. As such community...
Aug 2, 2022
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Protest meeting demands that Sydney's National Centre of Indigenous Excellence remains open
Community users, stakeholders and politicians are calling for the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in the Sydney suburb of Redfern to remain open in the wake of...
Aug 2, 2022
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Karen Quinlan appointed as Arts Centre Melbourne Chief Executive
Former director of Bendigo Art Gallery and current Chief Executive of the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, Karen Quinlan has taken on the role of Chief Executive at Arts...
Aug 2, 2022
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Façade animation celebrates return of Royal New Zealand Ballet to its home in St James Theatre
Animations on the facade of St James Theatre celebrate the return of the of the Royal New Zealand Ballet to its Wellington home and its premiere season of Cinderella. The...
Aug 2, 2022
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Screen Queensland appoints Mark Melrose as new manager of Studios Operations
Screen Queensland has appointed Mark Melrose as Manager, Studios Operations to lead Screen Queensland Studios through a period of expansion from Brisbane to Cairns. Melrose’s...
Aug 2, 2022
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Melbourne Fringe Festival to celebrate its 40th anniversary with return of historic parade
Melbourne’s Fringe Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary in October with a massive block party and the return and reimagination of the historic Fringe Parade funded...
Aug 1, 2022
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TDC spotlight their on-stage technical solutions for Sydney Theatre Company production
TDC – Technical Direction Company – have spotlighted their work with the team at Sydney Theatre Company to develop an on-stage technical solution for five moving LED screens and...
Aug 1, 2022
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Board appointed to lead Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation project
With builders having broken ground on the redevelopment of the Melbourne Arts Precinct, the Victorian Government has announced the appointment of the board to lead Australia’s...
Aug 1, 2022
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Theatre Kimberley receives funding for stage and circus equipment and volunteer toolkit
The Western Australian Government has presented a $69,060 Lotterywest grant to the spectacular Theatre Kimberley to help with purchasing new circus and stage equipment so...
Aug 1, 2022
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Sydney Fringe Festival launches full program of over 500 events across 50 venues and nine festival hubs
Sydney Fringe Festival, the city’s largest independent arts festival, has today launched its full program of over 500 events across 50 venues and nine festival hubs from 16th...
Jul 31, 2022
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Darwin Festival 2022 invites communities to connect through arts and culture
The Darwin Festival held from 4th–21st August will be delivering a mix of visual arts and exciting performances including live music gigs, compelling theatre, tantalising...
Jul 31, 2022
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International recognition for Western Australian Parks and Wildlife Service Aboriginal ranger
Western Australian Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger Yuddiy (Ben) Brown has been named International Ranger of the Year by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature...
Jul 26, 2022
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Participating venues combine programming to deliver Art Week Tokyo 2022
52 of Tokyo’s leading museums, galleries, and art spaces will combine programming to deliver the citywide initiative for contemporary art. Organised in collaboration with Art...
Jul 25, 2022
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