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26 January 2013
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Fringe World Festival Kicks Off For 2013 Victor P Taffa Premier officially opens the 2013 Fringe World Festival 2013 schedule features more than 1,700 performances at 69 Perth venues Festival benefits from $1.1million in Lotterywest funding Funding for Outer Fringe will take program to the regions Premier Colin Barnett tonight [...]
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15 January 2013
Western Australia Minister for Culture and the Arts John Day Filmmakers Join Up With ABC And ScreenWest Victor P Taffa Joined Up Films to produce new indigenous mini-documentary series Seasons State Govt has invested $250,000 in indigenous documentary initiatives Five short documentaries to be broadcast on ABC1 Culture and the Arts Minister John Day have [...]
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10 January 2013
Northern Territory Minister for Indigenous Advancement Alison Anderson FIRE DESTROYS NAMATJIRA GHOST GUMS Victor P Taffa The destruction of two iconic Ghost Gums painted by Albert Namatjira has saddened many Territorians, Minister for Indigenous Advancement, Alison Anderson, said today. “About December 30 a fire started around the trees on Larapinta Drive, 16 kilometres from [...]
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30 December 2012
Western Australia Minister for Culture and the Arts John Day Huge Local Support For WA Digital Film Projects Victor P Taffa · ScreenWest matches crowdfunding to six projects totalling nearly $250,000 · $140,000 pledged by public in first 24 hours and more than $220,000 to date · Projects still have time to meet their targets [...]
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29 December 2012
Western Australia Minister for Culture and Arts John Day More WA Stories To Make Mark On Primetime TV Victor P Taffa · ScreenWest and ABC strengthen partnership with ABC Matched Primetime Fund · $47Million worth of production funded since July 2008 launch · Previous productions funded include Bran Nue Dae and Surviving Mumbai ScreenWest [...]
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29 December 2012
Acting Queensland Minister for Arts David Crisafulli Queensland Minister for Tourism and Major Events Jann Stuckey Clancestry To Celebrate The World’s First Nations’ People Victor P Taffa Queenslanders will be treated to a showcase of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and traditions through a new event celebrating the world’s oldest living cultures. Acting Arts [...]
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22 December 2012
Western Australia Minister for Culture and the Arts John Day Government Pays Tribute To Robert Juniper AM Victor P Taffa Respected Western Australian artist Robert Juniper has passed away He will be remembered for his work and his generosity to local artists State Government will support an event to celebrate his life and work Culture [...]
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22 December 2012
Western Australia Minister for Culture and the Arts John Day Green Light Camera And Action For Two WA Films Victor P Taffa State Government has invested in two new WA films Great industry development opportunity for WA’s filmmakers Four films shooting in WA in 2013, including Son of a Gun and The Turning The boom [...]
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14 December 2012
Queensland Acting Minister for Arts John-Paul Langbroek Historic Queensland Collection Returns Home Victor P Taffa Acting Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek tonight announced the return to Queensland of an important collection of manuscripts, photographs, artworks and medals belonging to prominent colonial politician Sir Arthur Hodgson. Until recently the Archive of Sir Arthur Hodgson had been held [...]
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12 December 2012
Northern Territory Minister for Arts and Museums Matt Conlan BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD FOR ARTS CENTRE Victor P Taffa Minister for Arts and Museums, Matt Conlan, today announced the Araluen Arts Centre (AAC) in Alice Springs will begin generating its own power through the use of solar technology. “The system will supply power to the Centre [...]
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03 December 2012
Acting Queensland Minister for Arts John-Paul Langbroek Funding Boost For State’s Arts Sector Victor P Taffa Acting Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek today announced almost $1.6 Million for 14 arts organisations state-wide through Arts Queensland’s 2013 annual Small to Medium (s2m) Organisations program, reaffirming the Newman Government’s continued support for Queensland’s arts sector. Mr. Langbroek said [...]
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27 November 2012
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu Arts Program To Support Big Ideas In Small Towns Victor P Taffa Small towns across the state are being encouraged to think big with the launch of the Victorian Government’s latest arts initiative, Small Town Transformations. Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu [...]
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24 November 2012
Northern Territory Minister for Environment Terry Mills JAPANESE PEARLER BROUGHT TO LIFE Victor P Taffa A Japanese pearling mother ship that sunk during a storm off the Northern Territory coast in 1937 has been brought to life on film. The wreckage of the Sanyo Maru was dived for the first time earlier this month and [...]
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14 November 2012
Victoria Minister for Innovation Services and Small Business Louise Asher Screen Producers Association Conference Returns To Victoria Victor P Taffa Representatives from various segments of the Australian and international screen landscape will converge in Melbourne this week for the annual Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) Conference, Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business, Louise [...]
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25 October 2012
Northern Territory Minister for Arts and Museums Matt Conlan DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CLAIMS TOP PRIZE Victor P Taffa Minister for Arts and Museums, Matt Conlan congratulates the Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) on winning the prestigious Australia Business Arts Foundation (ABAF) Partnership of the Year award. The award recognises the partnership between DSO and Sitzler, [...]
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18 October 2012
Northern Territory Minister for Arts and Museums Matt Conlan ARTS GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR TERRITORIANS Victor P Taffa The Northern Territory Government is offering $200,000 in grants to Territory artists, art groups, and community organisations. Minister for Arts and Museums, Matt Conlan said the Northern Territory Arts Grants Program (AGP) aims to increase the number of [...]
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17 October 2012
Queensland Minister for Arts Ros Bates White Elephant Goes Public Victor P Taffa The Newman Government continues to deal with the fallout of Labor’s appalling waste and financial mismanagement, with a $1.06 Million giant elephant to be installed outside the Gallery of Modern Art. Arts Minister Ros Bates said the statue was a hangover from [...]
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08 October 2012
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu White Night Melbourne – A Night Like No Other Victor P Taffa On the evening that Paris holds its 11th La Nuit Blanche (White Night) event, and the NGV once again opens its door all night to farewell the 2012 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition [...]
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06 October 2012
Western Australia Minister for Culture and the Arts John Day Further Funding For Film Festival Revealed Victor P Taffa Extra funding provided for Revelation Perth International Film Festival Festival is one of the most significant events in WA’s screen calendar ScreenWest has been proud sponsor of festival since 1998 The State Government has provided [...]
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26 September 2012
Western Australia Minister for Culture and the Arts John Day Funding To Help Connect Arts With Regional WA Victor P Taffa Funding of $180,000 provided to new Circuitwest Pilot Touring project Program is new way to support smaller performing arts companies Community and audience engagement critical to success of touring The State Government today launched [...]
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