Transcript Local Partnerships Program

Local Partnerships Program
Key Policy Links
1. Part of the roll-out of Moving Forward –
the Government’s Provincial Victoria Statement $28M over 4
years;
2. $20 million for arts facilities to be delivered through renewed
Regional Infrastructure Development Fund;
3. $8 million for Growing the Arts in Regional Victoria initiative
comprising:
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$2 million additional funds in the Touring Victoria program for development
of touring product by the ‘flagship’ companies; and
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$6 million to be delivered through the Local Partnerships Program to Local
Government arts and cultural programs
4. Strong alignment with Creative Capacity + , Growing Victoria
Together and A Fairer Victoria.
Arts Victoria
Local Partnerships Program
Elisabeth Jones, Senior Arts Officer and
Ian Rogers, Manager Local Partnerships, Arts Victoria
Proceedings of the ‘Expanding Cultures’ conference, Melbourne, July 2007
Hosted by the City of Stonnington, supported by the Cities of Yarra, Melbourne, Moreland, Maribyrnong, Moonee Valley, Boroondara
and Port Phillip and the Cultural Development Network www.culturaldevelopment.net.au/expandingcultures
Local Partnerships Program
A New Deal for Local Gov’t
• Funding agreements are being replaced by a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Local Government
• Existing recurrent operational funding for regional Performing
Arts Centres and Public Galleries are being rolled into these
MoUs
• Annual agreements are being replaced with MoUs up to 4 years
to provide for long term planning
• Reduction in bureaucratic application and acquittal processes
• More effective monitoring and accountability processes that
uses standard annual financial and program reporting
• Regular round table meetings held between Arts Victoria staff
and key stakeholders in each municipality.
Local Partnerships Program
The State-wide Network
Major Regional Cities group
Significant Service Providers
Program Entry
• The process can be initiated by either the
Council or Arts Victoria.
• Existing recurrent funding agreements are
being progressively rolled into the new MoUs
• 15 Councils signed multi year MoU in
2006/07 totalling funding support of
$8.9million over 4 years
• Councils that do not have an existing funded
arts and cultural program are also invited to
consider their capacity to develop such a
program
Local Partnerships Program
Program Priorities
• Local leadership and collaborative
hubs
• Entrepreneurial and innovative
programming
• Capital development
ARTS IN THE SUBURBS
• A new capital works funding program
• Assistance for local councils and arts
organisations in greater Melbourne
• To upgrade existing professional
facilities
ARTS IN THE SUBURBS
• Increase community access to high
quality arts and cultural programs
• Work collaboratively with local
government
• Identify suburban areas that most
require cultural infrastructure
• Prioritise support for areas identified
with high needs
ARTS IN THE SUBURBS
Program budget
• $10million over 4 years
Commitments 2006/07
• Burrinja Theatre ($3million)
• Lilydale Museum ($400,000)
Non-committed funds
• Approximately $6million
ARTS IN THE SUBURBS
Future Directions:
• Link to content as well as infrastructure,
• Link to other Government policy directions
(e.g. Melbourne 2030)
• Identify existing Metro Local government
service providers and future projects
• Consolidate Arts Victoria funding
arrangements
Arts Victoria
Local Partnerships Program
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Elisabeth Jones has been at Arts Victoria for seven years during which time she has managed a number
of funding programs including the Regional Arts Fund (now managed by Regional Arts Victoria), Artists in
Communities and the Public Galleries Program. She also played a major role in the development of the
Indigenous arts program, Deadly Arts Business. Prior to joining Arts Victoria, Elisabeth completed the post
graduate in Arts Management at Deakin University and freelanced in arts administration for over ten years
working in the small to medium sector with a range of companies including; Theatreworks, Gasworks, Next
Wave Festival, Victorian College of the Arts Drama Department and Circus Oz. Last year Elisabeth took a
year’s sabbatical to work with the Mornington Island Dancers (based in the Gulf of Carpentaria) who
performed at the Commonwealth Games cultural festival.
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Ian Rogers has 40 years experience in the public sector and has been with Arts Victoria (and the former
Ministry for the Arts) since 1989. Since 1999, he has managed the capital works funding program under the
Regional Arts Infrastructure Fund as well as the “Creating Place and Space” funding for the metropolitan
area. He played a key role in the development of the Local Partnerships Program. His public sector career
spans a diverse range of experience in areas outside the arts. This includes ten years as a Municipal
councillor in regional Victoria including three terms as mayor, twelve years as a president of a Secondary
School council, membership of a local water authority, river management board and, as is typical of active
members of a regional community, on the committees of many volunteer and community organisations. He
was for a number of years also a member of the Public Sector Union’s state executive and served as a
union representative on several industrial tribunals and union peak councils.