❓ Details WA government funding for the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival and related initiatives, totaling $520,000, plus $250,000 annually for designer fashion grants.
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PERTH FASHION FESTIVAL 2010
I understand that the Perth Fashion Festival 2010 recently announced its program for this year’s festival. Can the minister provide information on how this event is supported through the Department of Culture and the Arts? Mr J.H.D. DAY
I understand that the Perth Fashion Festival 2010 recently announced its program for this year’s festival. Can the minister provide information on how this event is supported through the Department of Culture and the Arts? Mr J.H.D. DAY
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Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : It is obviously a part of our economy that is not taken seriously by the opposition, but the reality is — The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : It is obviously a part of our economy that is not taken seriously by the opposition, but the reality is — The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : It is obviously a part of our economy that is not taken seriously by the opposition, but the reality is — The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : It is obviously a part of our economy that is not taken seriously by the opposition, but the reality is — The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : It is obviously a part of our economy that is not taken seriously by the opposition, but the reality is — The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : It is obviously a part of our economy that is not taken seriously by the opposition, but the reality is — The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : It is obviously a part of our economy that is not taken seriously by the opposition, but the reality is — The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : It is obviously a part of our economy that is not taken seriously by the opposition, but the reality is — The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : It is obviously a part of our economy that is not taken seriously by the opposition, but the reality is — The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
The SPEAKER : I want to hear the answer from the Minister for Culture and the Arts; I do not want to hear the answer from anyone else. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The reality is that the fashion industry in Western Australia is not only an important part of the creative sector, but also a growing and important part of our economy generally. Although our economy is certainly not entirely but to a large extent based on the resources sector, it is important that we grow and expand other parts of our economy, including in the culture and arts sector, and the fashion industry is an important part of that. What we have seen in recent times is certainly a strong renaissance and growth of fashion design in Western Australia, resulting in a strong, creative and vibrant part of the community and designers in Western Australia reaching a standard sufficient that they are able to take their collections to the runways of New York, London and other places, and also to feature in the window displays of some of the world’s top department stores. In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
In that context I am very pleased that the government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, is contributing $200 000 to the 2010 Perth Fashion Festival. That is in addition to the $220 000 that has been contributed by Eventscorp and an additional $100 000 that was allocated by the government in the last budget through the Department of Culture and the Arts specifically to encourage Perth Fashion Festival events in the Perth Cultural Centre. That is a total contribution by the state government of $520 000. We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
We have seen the Perth Fashion Festival grow substantially in recent times, from 15 000 people attending in 2007 to more than 33 000 people attending in 2009. The fashion festival will commence on 9 September and run for a week. Some of Western Australia’s well-recognised and top designers, as well as developing and emerging designers, will have the opportunity of displaying their collections and their creativity in a range of events during fashion week. In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
In addition to the events that are being directly conducted as part of the fashion festival, there will also be an exhibition, which will open in early September, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, entitled “Beyond Garment”. That is an opportunity for designers of accessories and also textiles to display their creativity and work. I am sure that will be a very important and significant exhibition. In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
In addition to the contribution to the fashion festival itself, through the Department of Culture and the Arts the government is contributing $250 000 a year through the designer fashion grants program, which is intended, through a competitive grants process, to encourage the development of the fashion industry in Western Australia. There is a strong interest from the government on behalf of the public, and I think there is increasing interest from the public and the wider community of Western Australia in this important part of our creative economy.
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