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Modified Darwin Festival to be a local celebration of strength and resilience
Although the Darwin Festival is returning in 2020 (6th - 16th August 2020), in the wake of COVID-19, the shape, scale and scope of the 2020 Festival will be significantly...
May 19, 2020
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Rebuilding Australia’s creative industries in post-Coronavirus world essential for economy and society
With Australia’s cultural sector massively impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic - with theatres, art galleries, music venues and museums closed – a new report from the...
May 19, 2020
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85% of patrons look to return to arts and culture events, but not yet
85% of audiences plan to return to arts and cultural events in the future, with 78% planning to attend just as they did in the past and 7% even more often, according to a new...
May 18, 2020
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Tasmanian Government recognises volunteers during 2020 National Volunteer Week
During National Volunteer Week (which runs from 18th-24th May), the Tasmanian Government acknowledges the important contribution Tasmania’s skilled and hardworking volunteers...
May 17, 2020
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Skills Active keen to help New Zealanders get back into working and training
Skills Active Aotearoa welcomes measures taken in the New Zealand 2020 budget to channel much-needed economic stimulus through the vehicle of the vocational training system....
May 14, 2020
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Broken Hill tourism industry determined to recover
More than 50 Broken Hill tourism operators and businesses have registered for a tourism accelerator program funded by Broken Hill City Council and Destination Country and...
May 14, 2020
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Burraja Cultural and Environmental Centre receives funding for refurbishments
Burraja Cultural and Environmental Centre, situated between Albury and Wodonga, has received $430,000 in funding from the Victorian Government's Regional Infrastructure Fund....
May 13, 2020
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Survival package unveiled for Victorian sport, tourism and creative industries
The Victorian Government has today (13th May 2020) unveiled its ‘Experience Economy Survival Package’ aimed at supporting Victorian sport, tourism and creative industries, with...
May 12, 2020
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Concepts complete for Surf Coast’s community outdoor performance space
Concept designs are now complete for a new outdoor performance space in Victoria’s Surf Coast Shire’s Jan Juc Bob Pettitt Reserve. The space will be a permanent structure within...
May 12, 2020
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Melbourne to invest in events following lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
The City of Melbourne plans to invest $2.6 million in events to attract people back to the city once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp advises...
May 11, 2020
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Sydney Contemporary art fair to return in 2021
Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s premier international contemporary art fair, today announced it will return in September 2021. First presented in 2013 and presented annually...
May 11, 2020
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Northern Territory aims to balance community sporting needs with facility heritage value
The Northern Territory Government is aiming to maintain Alice Springs’ Anzac Oval and Darwin’s Richardson Park as community sporting facilities while also recognising their...
May 9, 2020
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Sabah adopts Tourism Recovery Plan to promote its tourism in wake of COVID-19 crisis
Under the Sabah Tourism Recovery Plan, the Malaysian state of Sabah is expecting to make changes in promoting tourism once the Covid-19 pandemic ends. It is hoped that the...
May 9, 2020
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Arts philanthropists launch $1.4 million support program for Coronavirus affected cultural sector
A group of arts and culture philanthropists have come together to provide a $1.4 million support program for the COVID-19 affected arts sector. Recognising the challenges faced...
May 6, 2020
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Eurobodalla Shire Council moves forward with plans for new Batemans Bay Aquatic and Cultural Centre
Eurobodalla Shire Council on the NSW south coast has moved forward with its controversial plans for the Batemans Bay Regional Aquatic, Arts and Leisure Centre with the first...
May 6, 2020
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South Australian Government launches new wellbeing strategy
The South Australian Government has launched a new wellbeing strategy, Open Your World to support Australians’ mental, physical, social and community wellbeing. The Open Your...
May 5, 2020
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National Heritage areas receive new conservation funding
The Australian Government’s latest round of Heritage Grants include funding the conservation of the historic Antarctic Mawson’s Huts site, protection of a 600 million-year-old...
May 2, 2020
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JobKeeper improvements needed to sustain Queensland Arts Sector
The JobKeeper program needs to be improved to address the exclusion of many Queensland arts sector workers. Queensland’s Arts Minister, Leeanne Enoch, has called on the Federal...
Apr 28, 2020
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Australian Research Council to deliver virtual design for Opera Australia’s rehearsals
Scientia Professor Dennis Del Favero is leading the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project with a team of UNSW researchers and the esteemed opera production designer...
Apr 22, 2020
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Western Australian artist to create artwork for Perth’s Wellington Square
Perth’s Wellington Square Masterplan has progressed with the appointment of a Western Australian artist to create a reflective artwork acknowledging the Stolen Generations. The...
Apr 19, 2020
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Vivaticket celebrates 2019 achievements and strives for continued success
Following a very successful year for Vivaticket, 2019 saw 10 new clients join the enta community using its leading ticketing, marketing and CRM solution. Frankston Arts Centre,...
Apr 17, 2020
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Darwin invests in major local projects
City of Darwin is investing $2.13 million in seven major projects across the city which will be completed or well underway by the end of the 2020/21 financial year. The projects...
Apr 16, 2020
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Australian Museum curates virtual tours and exhibitions
Through their new portal ‘Australian Museum Inside Out’, the Australian Museum (AM) has opened its ‘virtual doors’ to ensure science and culture remain accessible by curating...
Apr 14, 2020
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LPA welcomes additional arts support but highlights much more is needed
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement of an additional $27 million of funding assistance for regional and First Nations artists as...
Apr 9, 2020
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