Peter Garrett Online Forum

Tue, 22 Dec 2009, 05:33 pm

danni_skye36 posts in thread

Peter Garrett Online Forum

Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett has launched an online forum to discuss Australia's Cultural Policy. In his speech to the National Press Club in October, the Minister identified three key themes for consideration:

1. Keeping culture strong; 2. Engaging the community; and 3. Powering the young.

These and other points are expanded on in the discussion framework, however this is not an exhaustive list. Use the web forum to talk about any cultural idea, issue or concern and help shape future policy.

The National Cultural Policy online forum will be open until 6pm Monday 1 February 2010. For more info, and to log onto the forum.

visit www.nationalculturalpolicy.com.au

$3-5/Seat!

Thu, 24 Dec 2009, 03:50 pm

Noel Christian

These figures are absurd. I have had worse - I once dealt with a local hall that charged royalties on the software it had written to manage ticket sales. The situation is indecent. I no longer use theatres at all for this reason (the one exception, if it is still going, is The Bakehouse on Angas St; I don't know about other people, but I was always treated with incredible respect and given considerable assistance by the management there).

An entire forum could be taken up with horror stories regarding halls and other venues that were initially meant for the community, but that now carry such costs that they are out of the reach of all.

Are there still venues standing - albeit empty and unused - on the Wakefield Plains and the Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas? It seemed to me that it was so there last time I was there, although i have never tried to hire one. Owen has a lovely little space, and produces great local theatre - in fact, Owen is a national treasure and their local productions should be studied by all.

The Burra, I believe, has a theatre so pricey that even the rats moved out.

Noël Christian

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Thread (36 posts)

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Peter Garrett Online Forum— danni_skye22 Dec 2009

Run Run— Logos22 Dec 2009
- Hypocrite in what way? I— Na22 Dec 2009
Hypocrites and Stupid Comments— Noel Christian22 Dec 2009
- I agree that words are less— Na23 Dec 2009
  - Government and Arts— Noel Christian23 Dec 2009
    - Interesting, because I— Na23 Dec 2009
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        Good and deep questions— Noel Christian23 Dec 2009
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        I have to disagree there— Na23 Dec 2009
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        Government and science— Noel Christian23 Dec 2009
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        I'm going to ignore most of— Na23 Dec 2009
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        Science— Noel Christian23 Dec 2009
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        a minority . . . but not alone— mike raine23 Dec 2009
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        I posted a long rebuttal— Na23 Dec 2009
- Comment 1— Logos24 Dec 2009
Sell Out.— Bass Guy22 Dec 2009
Im sure all in the— Walter Plinge23 Dec 2009
- Wholehearted agreement— Noel Christian23 Dec 2009
- I think you'll find Walter,— Na23 Dec 2009
  - Sad Walter— Noel Christian23 Dec 2009
- Comment 2— Logos24 Dec 2009
  - Poor and pathetic Walter, so in need of our love— Noel Christian24 Dec 2009
    - Noel, honestly, why would— Walter Plinge24 Dec 2009
      - ···
        Darling Walter, with a contrite heart but a blunt tongue— Noel Christian24 Dec 2009
It'd kill opera— Rapunzel23 Dec 2009
- I agree repunzel!As we— JoeMc27 Dec 2009
Comment 3— Logos24 Dec 2009
- Bricks and Mortar— Noel Christian24 Dec 2009
Yeah— Logos24 Dec 2009
- $3-5/Seat!— Noel Christian24 Dec 2009
The Bakehouse is still— Logos24 Dec 2009
Distress at the casual misuse of a proud name— Walter Plinge24 Dec 2009
- Thanks Daniel — Robert J Whyte25 Dec 2009
Well done— Logos24 Dec 2009
Question— Robert J Whyte29 Dec 2009
Good description— Rapunzel29 Dec 2009

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