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4 Jul 2022 8:30

Richard Watts

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A new Minister for Creative Industries has been appointed in Victoria following the swearing-in of the state’s new cabinet on 27 June.

The new Minister is Steve Dimopoulos MP, the Labor member for Oakleigh, who said in a recent statement: ‘I am greatly honoured to have been sworn in as Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events and Minister for Creative Industries. I sincerely thank the Premier and my colleagues for placing this trust in me.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts