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Create NSW announces latest funding round

The recipients of the latest round of the New South Wales Government’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program for 2023/24 have been announced. Omega Ensemble. Photo © Saskia Wilson $9.3m is shared between 138 NSW-based projects and programs across Aboriginal arts and culture, dance, festivals, history and museums, literature, music, theatre and visual arts. Among the recipients are a writing program for people with disability in the Blue Mountains, a new […]

todayDecember 22, 2023 4

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NSW police accused of ‘killing’ music festivals by charging excessive fees | Music festivals

New South Wales police have been accused of “price gouging” and operating a “rort” that threatens the viability of music festivals, by charging tens of thousands of dollars more than their counterparts in other states to patrol the events.The Greens MP Cate Faehrmann told NSW parliament this week that a recent festival that played across three states paid $107,852 for policing for 16,000 people in NSW, but just $45,000 for […]

todayNovember 25, 2023 4

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NSW Government Launches $5 Million Initiative To Boost Live Music Venues | theMusic.com.au

The NSW Government has detailed its new Venues Unlocked initiative, a $5 million effort it hopes will “get music and live performance back on stage”. Announced today (November 13), John Graham – NSW’s Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy, among other roles – said in a press release that his latest endeavour will help both “established and emerging” venues “upgrade and upskill” to boost their ability to host events […]

todayNovember 13, 2023 2

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Survivor-advocate Sarah Williams to question NSW parliament on sexual assault response at music festivals

A sexual assault survivor-advocate is urging the New South Wales government to mandate safe spaces at music festivals.Key points:This year's Australian Human Rights Awards finalist, Sarah Williams, wants to see the NSW Festivals Act alteredShe says victims of sexual violence need more crime-specific support at eventsYoung people at the Yours and Owls Festival in Wollongong last weekend welcomed the ideaSafe spaces are on-site, secure areas for people impacted by sexual assault or harassment […]

todayOctober 23, 2023 1

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NSW pill testing bill support booms as Greens prepare to present this week

The Greens are trying to pressure parliament to debate their bill for a pill-testing trial following the death of two men at a music festival in Sydney last month.Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann will present her drug checking bill for a second reading. It would allow organisations – including festival organisers – to apply for one of three mobile licences, and one fixed site licence, to conduct pill testing.NSW Greens MP […]

todayOctober 14, 2023 3

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Two men in their 20s dead after attending Knockout Outdoor Festival in Sydney on Saturday, NSW Police confirm

Two men in their 20s have died after attending a music festival in Sydney. NSW Police were called to Sydney Olympic Park, where the Knockout Outdoor Festival was being held, shortly before 1am on Sunday morning. A 26-year-old man was treated at the scene by paramedics, before being taken to nearby Concord Hospital, where he later died. In a separate incident, a 21-year-old man was treated by paramedics at a hotel on George Street […]

todayOctober 1, 2023 27

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Probe confirms NSW music festival drug dogs’ dismal failure

The NSW Greens have renewed calls for pill testing and an end to drug dogs and strip searches at music festivals following a damning report exposing the police canines’ low success rate. NSW Police search figures show the dogs scored an average drug detection success rate of just 25 per cent during the last decade while a Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) review revealed officers routinely failed to follow proper […]

todaySeptember 30, 2023 2

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