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Vanda & Young Songwriting Comp closing soon

Open to aspiring and established songwriters, the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition provides an outstanding opportunity for a talented songwriter to make their mark, and support music therapy charity, Nordoff-Robbins.

HIGH REFLECTIONS FINALE

High Reflections presents two nights of celebration of the series at the Red Rattler. High Reflections began as an irregular event with a home at Serial Space in early 2009. Since then they have produced 14 shows of diverse and eclectic experimentalism across a range of genres and practices in weirdness. For this finale, they

More money for touring and new work in Federal Budget

Funding for the Contemporary Music Touring Program and more money for the Australia Council to support ‘new work’ are the key arts-focused initiatives announced in the 2011-2012 Federal Budget. As Treasurer Wayne Swan handed down the Budget, Federal Arts Minister Simon Crean issued a statement saying the Government had approved “for the first time” funding