❓ A parliamentary question regarding the national standing of Western Australia's arts and culture contribution, highlighting the Carpenter government's investment and achievements in the creative industries, particularly fashion, museums, and arts festivals.
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ARTS AND CULTURE FUNDING 94. Mr J.N. HYDE to the Minister for Culture and the Arts: As the only paid up member of Actors Equity in this house, and noting that our national journal praised the Carpenter government’s arts funding, will the minister relate to the house the national standing of Western Australia’s contribution to arts and culture? Ms S.M. McHALE
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I thank the member for Perth for his question, although he was slightly wrong in his preamble, because there are two paid up members of Actors Equity in this house. I am always delighted to pay my dues to the union. I can report to the house that Western Australia is very much the talk of Australia in terms of the Carpenter government’s investment in and commitment to our creative industries. Three areas highlight and illuminate how Western Australia is being talked about across the nation in positive, if not envious, terms. I refer first of all to our fashion industry. Western Australian designers took the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival by storm. The collections of SU Design, Aurelio Costarella, One Fell Swoop and Material Boy were all runaway successes. Our government has achieved national respect for its groundbreaking investment in the fashion industry. The results are seen in the quality of the work and in the reputations and business development of Western Australian designers internationally. We look forward to greater things. The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
ARTS AND CULTURE FUNDING
As the only paid up member of Actors Equity in this house, and noting that our national journal praised the Carpenter government’s arts funding, will the minister relate to the house the national standing of Western Australia’s contribution to arts and culture? Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for Perth for his question, although he was slightly wrong in his preamble, because there are two paid up members of Actors Equity in this house. I am always delighted to pay my dues to the union. I can report to the house that Western Australia is very much the talk of Australia in terms of the Carpenter government’s investment in and commitment to our creative industries. Three areas highlight and illuminate how Western Australia is being talked about across the nation in positive, if not envious, terms. I refer first of all to our fashion industry. Western Australian designers took the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival by storm. The collections of SU Design, Aurelio Costarella, One Fell Swoop and Material Boy were all runaway successes. Our government has achieved national respect for its groundbreaking investment in the fashion industry. The results are seen in the quality of the work and in the reputations and business development of Western Australian designers internationally. We look forward to greater things. The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for Perth for his question, although he was slightly wrong in his preamble, because there are two paid up members of Actors Equity in this house. I am always delighted to pay my dues to the union. I can report to the house that Western Australia is very much the talk of Australia in terms of the Carpenter government’s investment in and commitment to our creative industries. Three areas highlight and illuminate how Western Australia is being talked about across the nation in positive, if not envious, terms. I refer first of all to our fashion industry. Western Australian designers took the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival by storm. The collections of SU Design, Aurelio Costarella, One Fell Swoop and Material Boy were all runaway successes. Our government has achieved national respect for its groundbreaking investment in the fashion industry. The results are seen in the quality of the work and in the reputations and business development of Western Australian designers internationally. We look forward to greater things. The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
I thank the member for Perth for his question, although he was slightly wrong in his preamble, because there are two paid up members of Actors Equity in this house. I am always delighted to pay my dues to the union. I can report to the house that Western Australia is very much the talk of Australia in terms of the Carpenter government’s investment in and commitment to our creative industries. Three areas highlight and illuminate how Western Australia is being talked about across the nation in positive, if not envious, terms. I refer first of all to our fashion industry. Western Australian designers took the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival by storm. The collections of SU Design, Aurelio Costarella, One Fell Swoop and Material Boy were all runaway successes. Our government has achieved national respect for its groundbreaking investment in the fashion industry. The results are seen in the quality of the work and in the reputations and business development of Western Australian designers internationally. We look forward to greater things. The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
I can report to the house that Western Australia is very much the talk of Australia in terms of the Carpenter government’s investment in and commitment to our creative industries. Three areas highlight and illuminate how Western Australia is being talked about across the nation in positive, if not envious, terms. I refer first of all to our fashion industry. Western Australian designers took the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival by storm. The collections of SU Design, Aurelio Costarella, One Fell Swoop and Material Boy were all runaway successes. Our government has achieved national respect for its groundbreaking investment in the fashion industry. The results are seen in the quality of the work and in the reputations and business development of Western Australian designers internationally. We look forward to greater things. The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
ARTS AND CULTURE FUNDING
As the only paid up member of Actors Equity in this house, and noting that our national journal praised the Carpenter government’s arts funding, will the minister relate to the house the national standing of Western Australia’s contribution to arts and culture? Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for Perth for his question, although he was slightly wrong in his preamble, because there are two paid up members of Actors Equity in this house. I am always delighted to pay my dues to the union. I can report to the house that Western Australia is very much the talk of Australia in terms of the Carpenter government’s investment in and commitment to our creative industries. Three areas highlight and illuminate how Western Australia is being talked about across the nation in positive, if not envious, terms. I refer first of all to our fashion industry. Western Australian designers took the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival by storm. The collections of SU Design, Aurelio Costarella, One Fell Swoop and Material Boy were all runaway successes. Our government has achieved national respect for its groundbreaking investment in the fashion industry. The results are seen in the quality of the work and in the reputations and business development of Western Australian designers internationally. We look forward to greater things. The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for Perth for his question, although he was slightly wrong in his preamble, because there are two paid up members of Actors Equity in this house. I am always delighted to pay my dues to the union. I can report to the house that Western Australia is very much the talk of Australia in terms of the Carpenter government’s investment in and commitment to our creative industries. Three areas highlight and illuminate how Western Australia is being talked about across the nation in positive, if not envious, terms. I refer first of all to our fashion industry. Western Australian designers took the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival by storm. The collections of SU Design, Aurelio Costarella, One Fell Swoop and Material Boy were all runaway successes. Our government has achieved national respect for its groundbreaking investment in the fashion industry. The results are seen in the quality of the work and in the reputations and business development of Western Australian designers internationally. We look forward to greater things. The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
I thank the member for Perth for his question, although he was slightly wrong in his preamble, because there are two paid up members of Actors Equity in this house. I am always delighted to pay my dues to the union. I can report to the house that Western Australia is very much the talk of Australia in terms of the Carpenter government’s investment in and commitment to our creative industries. Three areas highlight and illuminate how Western Australia is being talked about across the nation in positive, if not envious, terms. I refer first of all to our fashion industry. Western Australian designers took the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival by storm. The collections of SU Design, Aurelio Costarella, One Fell Swoop and Material Boy were all runaway successes. Our government has achieved national respect for its groundbreaking investment in the fashion industry. The results are seen in the quality of the work and in the reputations and business development of Western Australian designers internationally. We look forward to greater things. The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
I can report to the house that Western Australia is very much the talk of Australia in terms of the Carpenter government’s investment in and commitment to our creative industries. Three areas highlight and illuminate how Western Australia is being talked about across the nation in positive, if not envious, terms. I refer first of all to our fashion industry. Western Australian designers took the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival by storm. The collections of SU Design, Aurelio Costarella, One Fell Swoop and Material Boy were all runaway successes. Our government has achieved national respect for its groundbreaking investment in the fashion industry. The results are seen in the quality of the work and in the reputations and business development of Western Australian designers internationally. We look forward to greater things. The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
The second example is Western Australia’s new museum. The Premier’s announcement that the government would invest half a billion dollars in the new museum was celebrated across the nation. Indeed, it was discussed very positively by a number of international speakers at the recent National Cultural Heritage Committee conference in Canberra, which is a major international conference. The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
The third example is the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival, which completely outshone the eastern states’ festivals. More tickets were sold to the Perth International Arts Festival than were sold to either the Melbourne or Adelaide festivals, with 162 000 tickets being sold. With over $3.2 million collected, the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival was the highest grossing Perth International Arts Festival. That reflects a number of things; namely, the health of the economy, the strength of the arts and the participation of Western Australians in the arts industry. It is important for me to say that it was a festival during which Western Australian productions and artists stood side by side with international artists. Highlights included an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning , the West Australian Ballet, the sell-out success of Beck’s Music Box and the Writers’ Festival. They were side by side with the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch and the Indian reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . I pay tribute to Shelagh Magadza’s team and to Shelagh herself, because this was her first festival as artistic director and she did an outstanding job. Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
Our government has a record investment in both capital and recurrent funding into our arts. To maintain a strong economy, we must maintain a strong community. Our investment has been recognised nationally. Our commitment to the delivery of a new performing arts venue, the museum, a stadium, the Perth Arena and the many new initiatives that were launched in December will assist in making this state a great and fantastic place to live.
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