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Adelaide Festival Centre trust announces new appointments
The Adelaide Festival Centre Trust (AFCT) has appointed Jim Hazel as the new Chair of the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust with Artistic Director of State Theatre Company South...
Jun 20, 2020
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City of Sydney plans reforms to open up new performance venues
Improved sound management of Sydney’s nightlife and live music venues are being planned by the City of Sydney. With 1.30am lockouts lifted from the city centre and along Oxford...
Jun 18, 2020
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Social distancing rules make it financially unviable for Sydney theatres to reopen
While Sydney theatre companies including Sydney Theatre Company and Belvoir welcomed the NSW Government's 14th June announcement stipulating that NSW venues could replace the...
Jun 17, 2020
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City of Launceston launches plans for $90 million arts hub
Two high profile sites in Launceston’s CBD are to be redeveloped into a $90 million creative precinct, bus interchange and undercover arcade. Part of the Council’s Launceston...
Jun 15, 2020
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Regional Facilities Auckland welcomes visitors back into its attractions and venues
Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA) is welcoming Aucklanders and visitors back into its attractions, galleries, stadia, zoos and other popular venues with a range of enriching...
Jun 14, 2020
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Creative New Zealand adds $13 million to initial emergency arts funding
Creative New Zealand has responded to the extraordinary volume of applications for its COVID-19 Emergency Response Package, investing an additional $13 million in its now closed...
Jun 12, 2020
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Adelaide’s redeveloped Her Majesty’s Theatre unveiled
Adelaide’s $66 million redeveloped Her Majesty’s Theatre has been unveiled today - following its transformation into a larger and more accessible venue with state-of-the art...
Jun 12, 2020
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Rockhampton’s new $31.5 million Museum of Art to drive tourism
Rockhampton’s new $31.5 million Museum of Art, being built by Rockhampton-based Woollam Constructions, is viewed as a critical project for the region. When completed, the museum...
Jun 11, 2020
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Northern Territory Government to deliver inaugural Creative Industries Strategy
The Northern Territory Government will work with the creative sector to establish an industry representative body, a key recommendation from the recently released NT’s inaugural...
Jun 11, 2020
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Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery to welcome back visitors on 23rd June
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), a central part of the cultural life of Tasmanians will be reopening on Tuesday, 23rd June 2020. The reopening of TMAG includes the...
Jun 10, 2020
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Melbourne Convention Bureau reorganises digital delivery to help promotion of events
The Melbourne Convention Bureau’s (MCB) new digital marketing platform, The Delegate Destination Site, is designed to help planners and professional conference organisers (PCOs)...
Jun 10, 2020
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Adelaide Cabaret Festival marks 20th Anniversary with online celebrations
Australian and International cabaret stars will mark Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s 20th anniversary with online celebrations starting tonight until 20th June. Adelaide Cabaret...
Jun 4, 2020
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Live Performance Australia’s $345 million plan to restart and rebuild the entertainment industry
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has developed a $345 million plan to help the live performance industry restart, rebuild and reopen for audiences following the COVID-19...
Jun 3, 2020
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2020 Impact Report confirms public value of Perth Festival
The Perth Festival 2020 report has confirmed the Festival as delivering a significant boost to Western Australia’s social wellbeing, economy and hospitality industry. The Perth...
Jun 2, 2020
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Work commences to restore beach access staircase at Moyjil-Point
A beach access staircase on the Victorian coast at Moyjil-Point is being restored this week with the design responding to the harsh, changing coastal environment while also...
Jun 1, 2020
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Sydney Festival names Olivia Ansell as new Festival Director for 2022
Sydney Festival has appointed Australian curator and producer, Olivia Ansell as their new Festival Director for 2022. Ansell, a highly accomplished arts professional with over...
Jun 1, 2020
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City of Parramatta urges NSW Government to deliver on relocating Powerhouse Museum
The NSW Government has been urged by the City of Parramatta to deliver on its promise to relocate the Powerhouse Museum for both job creation and in recognition of Parramatta as...
May 29, 2020
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Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair to be held as inaugural online event in 2020
Australia’s largest Indigenous art event , the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF), will be held in an online format for the first time this year, providing Aboriginal and Torres...
May 26, 2020
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22nd Biennale of Sydney resumes after COVID-19 lockdown
The Biennale of Sydney announced today that NIRIN, its 22nd edition, will see its venues reopen following the COVID-19 crisis fo an extended period. The Biennale was previously...
May 26, 2020
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Broken Hill Council cautious about reopening cultural facilities
Broken Hill Council has advised that it won't be rushing to reopen its cultural facilities following the NSW Government's recent announcement that cultural facilities in the...
May 25, 2020
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Sydney Fringe plans for global digital event in 2020
Sydney Fringe has today (25th May 2020) advised that Sydney Fringe Festival, the largest independent arts festival in NSW, representing thousands of artists across all art...
May 25, 2020
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Tim Bray Theatre Company seeks urgent funding to survive
Auckland’s leading theatre for children, Tim Bray Theatre Company (TBTC), has a crisis appeal underway to avoid its demise and to allow it to continue shaping young lives and...
May 25, 2020
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Springwood Theatre and Aquatic Centre now powered by solar panels
Blue Mountains Council has taken advantage of the COVID-19 closures of Springwood Theatre and Aquatic Centre and furthered the reduction of its carbon footprint by installing...
May 24, 2020
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Recovery panel established to support Geelong's creative communities
The City of Greater Geelong has appointed 21 leading cultural and creative practitioners to the Geelong COVID-19 Arts Recovery (G-CAR) Advisory Panel as part of its continuing...
May 20, 2020
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