Red Rattler Theatre
I congratulate the Red Rattler Theatre on their successful grant of $50,000 in Round One of the Create NSW Arts & Cultural Funding Program.
Read morePratten Park Community Sports and Bowling Club
Ashfield's Pratten Park Community Sport and Bowling Club (or the Pratto) is getting a new lease of life through an exciting new multicultural music initiative.
Read moreFlight Path Theatre
Co-founded in 2019 by Kate Bookallil and Siobhan Lawless, the Flight Path Theatre, Marrickville, is now centre stage of the inner west theatre scene.
Read moreLiquor Amendment 24 Hour Economy Bill 2020
I contribute to debate on the Liquor Amendment (24‑hour Economy) Bill 2020. The year 2020 has not exactly given us much to laugh about. However, one of my favourite memes doing the rounds suggests that when figuring out the best way to shut down a city and impose a night‑time curfew Victorian Premier Dan Andrews asked New South Wales. For far too long Sydney has risked its reputation as a fun, safe and noisy global city through its approach to liquor regulation and its refusal to acknowledge the benefits of its night-time economy.
Read moreCOVID-19 and the arts and entertainment industries
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on industries across our economy; however, none more so than the arts.
Read moreSave Writing NSW
Writing NSW is set to lose its ongoing state government funding at the end of this year, as part of a decision to grant just 5% of long-term arts funding to literature.
Writing NSW is set to lose its ongoing state government funding at the end of this year, as part of a decision to grant just 5% of long-term arts funding to literature.
Writing NSW is the main organisation for the literature sector in our state, supporting thousands of writers each year through its courses, events, opportunities to network with industry, prizes and fellowships, and independent information and advice. It is also one of the largest employers of writers in the country, providing paid work to around 300 writers each year.
It is devastating to see the state’s main support organisation for writers and the literature sector de-funded in the middle of a global pandemic, at a time when organisations across the arts are already stretched to breaking point.
I call on Don Hawin MLC, Minister for the Arts and the NSW Liberal-National Government to immediately restore ongoing funding to Save Writing NSW.
Inner West Urban Photography Competition
Congratulations to Charlie Moore in Year 8 at Marrickville High School, who has won the secondary prize at Inner West Urban Photography Competition with his photograph titled "Old and New parallel".
Read moreSubmission Draft Liquor Amendment 24-hour Economy Bill 2020
I am pleased to make a submission on the Draft Liquor Amendment 24-hour Economy Bill 2020 on behalf of inner west business owners in the Summer Hill electorate.
As you will know, the Inner West is a vital cultural and nightlife hub in Sydney’s night-time economy. Ensuring that the inner west can expand its unique and diverse night-time economy while ensuring public safety is of deep importance to many business owners, hospitality workers, and patrons in the Summer Hill electorate.
Read moreArts and Entertainment Organisations in COVID-19
A question to the Government on how they are supporting arts and entertainment organisations during COVID-19.
Read moreGeorgia Odette Sallybanks - Summer Hill Woman of the Year
Ms Georgia Odette Sallybanks, known as Odette, is the 2020 Summer Hill Woman of the Year.
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