❓ Hon Darren West inquires about specific funding allocations to arts organisations in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions. The response indicates a change in funding categories and provides details on organisations funded under the revised programs.
AnsweredQoN 1245Legislative Council
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I refer to the
Department of Culture and the Arts 2012-2013 Annual Report,
and specifically the devolved funding allocations to Country Arts Western Australia, and I ask:
(a) in each of the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions, what funding was allocated in each of the following categories:
(i) Country Arts devolved Category "A" Arts;
(ii) Country Arts devolved Arts Councils;
(iii) Country Arts devolved Performing Arts Touring; and
(iv) Country Arts Contemporary Music Touring;
(b) for each of the categories listed in (a), which organisations within each of the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions received funding; and
(c) for each of the organisations in (b), how much funding did they receive?
Department of Culture and the Arts 2012-2013 Annual Report,
and specifically the devolved funding allocations to Country Arts Western Australia, and I ask:
(a) in each of the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions, what funding was allocated in each of the following categories:
(i) Country Arts devolved Category "A" Arts;
(ii) Country Arts devolved Arts Councils;
(iii) Country Arts devolved Performing Arts Touring; and
(iv) Country Arts Contemporary Music Touring;
(b) for each of the categories listed in (a), which organisations within each of the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions received funding; and
(c) for each of the organisations in (b), how much funding did they receive?
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Answered
17 June 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
33 days
Country Arts WA is funded under the Department of Culture and the Arts' devolved funding program to manage programs on the Department's behalf.
Country Arts WA reports on its activities by calendar year.
They no longer use the categories listed in the Department of Culture and the Arts' 2012-13 annual report.
At the end of 2013, the categories referred to above had become two programs Regional Organisational Funding and Regional Performing Arts Touring.
(a)
(i)-(iv) Funding from the devolved programs is not allocated by region.
(b)
- (c)
Organisations funded via the Regional Organisational Funding program take part in a competitive application process.
The following organisations from the Mid West and Wheatbelt were successful in 2013:
Region
Organisation
Amount
Mid West
Arts and Cultural Development Council
$35 000
Mid West
Northampton Old School
$10 000
Wheatbelt
Arts Narrogin
$10 000
The Regional Performing Arts Touring Program enables tours of performances to regional Western Australia.
On this basis, no organisations in the Mid West or Wheatbelt received funding from the program, however performances toured to all nine Western Australian regions in 2013.
Country Arts WA reports on its activities by calendar year.
They no longer use the categories listed in the Department of Culture and the Arts' 2012-13 annual report.
At the end of 2013, the categories referred to above had become two programs Regional Organisational Funding and Regional Performing Arts Touring.
(a)
(i)-(iv) Funding from the devolved programs is not allocated by region.
(b)
- (c)
Organisations funded via the Regional Organisational Funding program take part in a competitive application process.
The following organisations from the Mid West and Wheatbelt were successful in 2013:
Region
Organisation
Amount
Mid West
Arts and Cultural Development Council
$35 000
Mid West
Northampton Old School
$10 000
Wheatbelt
Arts Narrogin
$10 000
The Regional Performing Arts Touring Program enables tours of performances to regional Western Australia.
On this basis, no organisations in the Mid West or Wheatbelt received funding from the program, however performances toured to all nine Western Australian regions in 2013.
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