Multi-million dollar boost for contemporary music

WA’s McGowan Labor Government has announced a $3 million fund to support the state’s bands and musicians as part of the 2018-19 budget.
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WA musician Ruby Boots. Image by Linda Dunjey Photography via www.facebook.com/RubyBootsMusic

Western Australian bands, musicians and music industry members will soon reap the benefits of a new Contemporary Music Fund.

The four year, $3 million fund – originally promised during the election campaign which delivered power to the McGowan Labor Government – is designed to support and grow the state’s contemporary music sector.

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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