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Arts Grants Announced For Music Projects

Arts Grants Announced For Music Projects

11 February 2012

Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu Grants Bring Music To Our Ears Victor P Taffa Victorian musicians, bands and music organisations are gearing up to make, share and promote local music in the coming year, with support from Arts Victoria’s Contemporary and Live Music Development Program. Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu today [...]

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Minister Opens Piers Festival

Minister Opens Piers Festival

29 January 2012

Victoria Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Nicholas Kotsiras Piers Festival Celebrates Migration To Victoria Victor P Taffa Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Nicholas Kotsiras today joined with Victorians at the Piers Festival in Port Melbourne as part of Australia Day celebrations. Speaking at the opening of the festival, Mr. Kotsiras said it was important to celebrate over [...]

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2012 Victorian Indigenous Art Award Winners Announced On 9 March

2012 Victorian Indigenous Art Award Winners Announced On 9 March

28 January 2012

Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu Shortlist Announced For 2012 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards Victor P Taffa Twenty artists are in the running for prizes totalling more than $50,000 as part of the Victorian Government’s 2012 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards. The awards, now in their seventh year, profile the diversity of Indigenous arts practice [...]

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Nominations Open For 2012 Heritage Awards

Nominations Open For 2012 Heritage Awards

28 January 2012

Western Australia Minister for Heritage John Castrilli Search For WA Heritage Champions Victor P Taffa Nominations open for 2012 WA Heritage Awards Outstanding conservation projects to be showcased in Asia Pacific For the first time, the Western Australian Heritage Awards will team with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Asia Pacific Awards, renowned as the region’s premium [...]

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Premier Opens Tet Festival

Premier Opens Tet Festival

28 January 2012

Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Enter The Dragon Victor P Taffa Premier opens Tet Festival at Wanneroo Showgrounds Marks Perth’s 30th annual Tet Festival Vietnamese Lunar New Year About 12,000 people of Vietnamese heritage in Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett tonight opened the Tet Festival, celebrating the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, at Wanneroo Showgrounds. The celebration, the 30th to be held [...]

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Premier Opens Fringe Arts Festival

Premier Opens Fringe Arts Festival

26 January 2012

Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Perth Audiences Urged To Get On The Fringe Victor P Taffa Fringe World includes 150 events from 800 local and overseas artists Performances are free or at affordable ticket prices State Government has provided support of more than $1 Million Premier Colin Barnett tonight opened Fringe World 2012 and urged Perth audiences to support Western Australia’s [...]

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Heritage Grant For Town Hall

Heritage Grant For Town Hall

23 January 2012

Victoria Minister for Planning Matthew Guy Town Hall Receives $94,000 Heritage Boost Victor P Taffa Warracknabeal Town Hall has received a $94,000 heritage grant, Planning Minister Matthew Guy announced today. Visiting the hall along with Member for Western Victoria Simon Ramsay to inspect the planned works, Mr. Guy said the urgent works would ensure the conservation of an important [...]

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Arts Sector To Be Injected With Grants

Arts Sector To Be Injected With Grants

22 January 2012

Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu Funding Announced For New Arts Projects Across Victoria Victor P Taffa From local festivals to literary projects, cutting edge theatre to contemporary dance, Victoria’s arts sector is set to get an injection of new ideas thanks to the latest round of Arts Development grants announced today by [...]

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Heritage Grant In Time For Centenary Celebrations

Heritage Grant In Time For Centenary Celebrations

18 January 2012

Victoria Minister for Planning Matthew Guy Former Church Receives $200,000 Heritage Boost Victor P Taffa A former Methodist church has received a $200,000 grant for restoration work, Member for Mildura Peter Crisp announced today. Mr. Crisp said the restoration works would enable community use of the building to be expanded and would coincide with the church’s centenary celebration in [...]

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Regional Victoria The Winner From Arts Grants

Regional Victoria The Winner From Arts Grants

18 January 2012

Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu Latest Arts Grants Bring Top Shows To Regional Victoria Victor P Taffa Some of Australia’s leading arts companies will tour across regional Victoria in 2012 following the latest announcement of funding through the Victorian Coalition Government’s Touring Victoria program. Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu today announced [...]

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Art Gallery Board Gains New Member

Art Gallery Board Gains New Member

30 December 2011

Western Australia Minister for Culture and the Arts John Day New Face In The Frame On Art Gallery Board Victor P Taffa Trish Ridsdale appointed and Hamish Beck reappointed to board Dedication and contribution of Kellie Benda acknowledged Time of transformation for the Art Gallery of WA Culture and the Arts Minister John Day have announced the three-year appointment of Trish [...]

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Funding Announced For Film Television And Games

Funding Announced For Film Television And Games

28 December 2011

Victoria Minister for Innovation Services and Small Business Louise Asher $2.3 Million In Coalition Funding For Film, Television And Games Sectors Victor P Taffa Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced $2.3 Million in funding to support 18 diverse projects across Victoria’s film, television and games sectors.  Ms. Asher said this latest round of investment [...]

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Arts Grants Announced For Overseas Performances

Arts Grants Announced For Overseas Performances

27 December 2011

Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu Arts Grants From Victorian Coalition Government For Local Arts Exports Victor P Taffa Outstanding local artists and arts organisations are set to share their talents with the world thanks to grants worth more than $175,000 through the Victorian Coalition Government’s International program. Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted [...]

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Arts Centre Hits The Big Stage

Arts Centre Hits The Big Stage

22 December 2011

Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu Funding Boost To Help Arts Centre Reach New Audiences And Present More Big Events Victor P Taffa Melbourne’s iconic Arts Centre will be able to reach new audiences and present more big events after an $11.3 Million funding boost from the Victorian Coalition Government for capital works and [...]

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Keeping Arts Organisations Strong

Keeping Arts Organisations Strong

20 December 2011

Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu Funding For Vic Arts Organisations And New Review To Promote Fresh Approach Victor P Taffa Victorian arts organisations, including festivals and theatre companies, galleries, dance, craft and literary bodies will receive funding totalling more than $24 Million next year under the latest round of grants through the Victorian [...]

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Minister Launches Vic-Heritage iPhone

Minister Launches Vic-Heritage iPhone

15 December 2011

Victoria Minister for Planning Matthew Guy Heritage Goes Mobile Victor P Taffa Minister for Planning Matthew Guy today launched Vic-Heritage, a new iPhone app enabling users to locate places on the Victorian Heritage Register across the state. Mr. Guy said the Vic-Heritage app would put heritage information at users’ fingertips during the launch at the former Customs House, now [...]

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Burt Street Heritage Receives Funds

Burt Street Heritage Receives Funds

14 December 2011

Western Australia for Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls Western Australia for Heritage Minister John Castrilli Heritage Precinct Restoration For Kalgoorlie-Boulder Victor P Taffa $1.35 Million towards the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Burt Street Heritage Precinct Restoration Project Compliments State Government $5 Million Earthquake Restoration Fund The site of the former BUFS building has been transferred to the city Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls [...]

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Heritage Projects Rewarded

Heritage Projects Rewarded

14 December 2011

Western Australia Minister for Heritage John Castrilli Heritage Grants Awarded Across WA Victor P Taffa $1Million in heritage grants to 14 regional and seven metropolitan projects Since 1997, 605 projects have received grants of more than $12 Million through the program administered by the Heritage Council through the Office of Heritage The Heritage Grants Program will deliver more than $2 [...]

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Support For Community Arts Programs

Support For Community Arts Programs

11 December 2011

Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu Victorian Coalition Government Supports New Community Arts Partnerships Across Victoria Victor P Taffa Communities across Victoria will collaborate with professional artists and arts companies in the new year under the latest round of Community Partnerships grants announced today by Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu.   Mr. [...]

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Melbourne Audiences Flock To Tutankhamun

Melbourne Audiences Flock To Tutankhamun

07 December 2011

Victoria Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher Tutankhamun Breaks Box Office Records For Melbourne Victor P Taffa Victoria’s major events success has taken on a golden glow with final figures showing Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs has smashed box office records for touring exhibitions in Australia. Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise [...]

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