MusicNSW, alongside the Australian Festival Association, Live Performance Australia, APRA AMCOS and Live Music Office, have released a new joint statement.
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MusicNSW, alongside the Australian Festival Association, Live Performance Australia, APRA AMCOS and Live Music Office, have released a new joint statement.
Following a meeting yesterday with advisers to the NSW Government, MusicNSW, alongside the Australian Festival Association, Live Performance Australia, APRA AMCOS and Live Music Office, have released a new joint statement.
MusicNSW, the Australian Festival Association, Live Performance Australia, APRA AMCOS and the Live Music Office have formed an industry coalition to voice concerns about the NSW’s changes to music festival licensing regulations.
Removal of “draconian” live music venue and festival regulations and increased funding for arts and music are among the official new music policies from the NSW Greens.
The campaign comes as a reaction to “overbearing regulation, exorbitant police bills, a lack of respect for NSW businesses, and very little recognition of the significant positive impacts of music on our communities”.
MusicNSW has launched a number of resources to help music lovers and the industry understand the current political situation in NSW and #VoteMusic on March 23!
A live music census and an overhaul of liquor license restrictions are among NSW Labor’s plans to address the live music crisis.