The State Government is seeking proposals from the private sector to build, locate and operate a screen production facility in Western Australia. The facility would provide studio, digital and post-production activities to complement the boom in location-based screen activities across regional Western Australia. The proposed facility would also need to meet the
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The AWESOME Arts Festival will once again delight audiences young and old, when it is presented at the Perth Cultural Centre during the next school holidays in spring. The 2020 festival will feature the world premiere of The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, a retelling of May Gibbs' classic picture book
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Western Australia's iconic Perth Concert Hall is set to receive a $30 million upgrade and investment over the next three years as part of the State Government's WA Recovery Plan. Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman made the announcement today at the historic venue, which opened in 1973 and was
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Two trapeze artists were taken to hospital Saturday night after a fall at the Hyatt Regency Perth during a aerial performance. Guests at the WA Police Social Club ball were shocked when the Kinetica aerialists fell from the roof after the trapeze gave way. Kinetica released a statement following the indicent. "Safety during
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Iain Grandage has been named as the next Artistic Director of Perth Festival for 2020 to 2023. Raised and educated in Perth, Mr Grandage is one of Australia's most respected and acclaimed collaborative artists, having won Helpmann Awards for music directing and for theatre, dance, opera and silent film compositions. The festival
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The State Government has announced a $3 million fund to support homegrown contemporary music artists - an industry that boosts the economy and creates thousands of jobs for Western Australians. Next week the State Budget will include the Contemporary Music Fund, which will inject $3 million over the next four years
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Homegrown feature film Breath, based on acclaimed Western Australian author Tim Winton's novel of the same name, is on track to delight cinema audiences when released in WA on May 3, 2018. Breath, filmed entirely on location in the Great Southern region, marks the directorial debut of well-known Australian actor Simon
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The addition of three places to the State Register of Heritage Places will cement Albany's reputation as a heritage hotspot and help boost tourism, supporting the creation of jobs and boosting the local economy. Albany's Wesley Church Group - including a church, manse, and three halls - is an excellent example
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The High Court of Australia has dismissed a special leave application by one of the world’s largest online gaming companies, US-based Valve Corporation (Valve), which operates the Steam game distribution platform. Valve had sought special leave to appeal from the decision of the Full Federal Court in December 2017, which upheld
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Fashion Council WA has secured funding from the State Government to support the staging of the 2018 Telstra Perth Fashion Festival and the Swim + Resort Series. The funding will be provided by the Burswood Park Board and administered by Tourism Western Australia. Fashion Council WA will host the premium ticketed main
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