Theatre Network Australia – Pre-Budget Submission 2024-25.
https://tna.org.au/tnas-federal-2024-25-pre-budget-submission
Contact: Joshua Lowe, Co-CEO
Theatre Network Australia (TNA)
Post by Frank McKone
February 8, 2024.
Last
month TNA made a submission to the Federal Government as a part of its
regular Pre-Budget Submissions process. This is an opportunity to make
recommendations to the government on what should be included in the
upcoming budget for the next financial year.
TNA consulted with a
number of members, our Board, funding bodies, and other peak bodies and
service organisations to determine what was most needed and what might
be possible in the current economic and political climate. Our
recommendations capitalise on growing calls, commitment to, and capacity
for interdepartmental and interjurisdictional collaboration, and
propose a number of initiatives to grow sector capacity in
cost-effective ways.
Recommendation 1: A cohesive strategy for arts and culture international touring and exchange.
Recommendation 2: Support for national touring, exchange, and regional development:
Coordinate investment in national touring by federal, state, and local governments.
Increase investment in Creative Australia’s Playing Australia program.
Recommendation 3: Support for arts and culture workforce development:
Facilitate stronger implementation and accountability of the Australian
Curriculum by requiring states to publish compliance reports.
A pilot program for a national Creative Schools program modelled on Sporting Schools.
Reinstate Creative Australia’s ArtStart program.
Recommendation 4: Increased capacity of arts and culture to contribute solutions to the mental health crisis:
A national Social Prescribing Scheme that includes arts and cultural
activities and specified pathways for mental health referral.
Support training and accreditation for artists and arts workers active in mental health settings.
TNA will use this submission and our recommendations in our advocacy for the sector throughout the year.
To read the TNA Submission in full, go to
https://tna.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TNA-Federal-2024-25-Pre-Budget-Submission-1.pdf
©Frank McKone, Canberra
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