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tableofcontentsTABLE OF CONTENTS

03 Objectives + Programs

05 RAV People 2006

06 Chair’s Report

07 Director’s Report

09 Arts Across Victoria

15 arts2GO

25 Creative Communities

33 Affiliates

41 RAVE Awards

46 Financials

60 Thank you

Front cover: Victorian Elders wear cloaks, made during RAV’s Possum Skin Cloak project, as part of the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, 15 March 2006. Photo: Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images. Back cover: Nati Frinj, Hay and Thespian Madis Gras. Photo: Melissa Powell

Important note for Indigenous readers Regional Arts Victoria respects Indigenous cultural protocol. To many communities, it is distressful and offensive to depict persons who have died. Indigenous communities are advised that this publication may contain such images.

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objectives andprogramsOBJECTIVES + PROGRAMS

What guides us

> Traditions> RAV values the traditional heritage of the land and its history, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.

The strength of this heritage is recognised within our expression of contemporary cultural life.> Our programs will acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the custodians for many

centuries, who have performed age-old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal.> Contemporary practice> RAV values contemporary arts practice and thinking in all its forms, and values the ideas and

inspiration that come from innovative art and artists willing to take risks with their work.> We will continue to explore new ways for artists and communities to work together to create and

experience art.> Inclusiveness> RAV values the involvement of diverse individuals, communities and arts practice in its work.> We will give voice to artists within their communities and within their art practice.> Responsiveness> RAV values its capacity to respond to the needs and expectations of its membership, its clients,

and its partners and to changes in art-form and arts management practice.> Our programs will endeavour to enhance the aspirations of regional communities for a rich and

reflective cultural life.> Connectedness> RAV values its strong connections within regional cultural life and to arts practices.> We will engage communities and individuals in cultural activity in meaningful and respectful ways,

in particular Indigenous communities.> Leadership> RAV values artistic and community leadership and will support its members, staff, regional

artists, community members and other arts organisations to take leadership roles in regional arts development.

> Our programs will leave a residue of skills, experience and confidence in communities.

What we do

Creative Communities facilitates community cultural development, networks, programs and projects.

arts2GO takes the best of the performing arts to schools in outer metropolitan, regional and rural Victoria.

Arts Across Victoria takes high quality and diverse art forms to communities in outer metropolitan, regional and rural Victoria.

Our projects are an ever-changing and energetic palette of activities that embrace, celebrate, extend, challenge and enhance all our work.

How we do this

> RAV works with artists and regional communities to create high quality art.

> RAV plays a major role in developing regional arts networks, tours, projects, programs, increased skills and funding.

> RAV is a leader in the arts in regional Victoria.> RAV celebrates the diversity of cultural

experience in regional Victoria.> RAV collaborates with partners in business,

educational organisations, sponsors and local, state and federal government.

Performers play Ruang-a-bang-bang, an instrument constructed for the opening of the waterwater Festival, Sale. This festival was part of Regional Arts Victoria’s Common Ground project. Photo: Lindy Bartholomew

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Board of Directors

The RAV Board comprises 12 members, 8 of whom are directly elected by the membership of local arts groups. The elected members co-opt 4 additional members to balance the skill levels of the Board. The Board members for 2006 were:

Mike Zafiropoulos Chairman – Co-opted

Karen Paton Vice-Chair – Western Region

Dennis Goldner Treasurer – Co-opted

Malcolm McKinnon Secretary – Co-opted

Rob Robson Executive Officer – General Director

Ross Lake General Director

Andrea Lane Gippsland Director

Catherine Larkins General Director

Carolynne Hamdorf General Director

Esmai Manahan Co-opted

Tamara Marwood General Director

Mark Selkrig Central Director

Staff

Lindy Bartholomew Director

Susan Strano Manager, Creative Communities Victoria (from December 06)

Mary Booth Business Manager

Sally Jasper Program Manager, Arts Across Victoria

Robin Penty Program Manager, arts2GO

Kate Gerritsen Communications Coordinator (from July 06)

Kevin de Zilva Program Coordinator, Arts Across Victoria (from February 06)

Hellene Workman Program Officer, arts2GO (from February 06)

Keira McDonagh Program Officer, Arts Across Victoria (from July 06)

Zoe Wall Marketing Officer, Arts Across Victoria (from October 06)

Jo Nathan Program Assistant, arts2GO

Liz Duthie North Western Regional Arts Development Officer

Verity Higgins Ballarat Regional Arts Development Officer

Marion Matthews Wimmera Regional Arts Development Officer

Deb Milligan Central Gippsland Regional Arts Development Officer

Jo Grant South Western Regional Arts Development Officer (from August 06)

Robbi Neal Surf Coast/Golden Plains Regional Arts Development Officer (from November 06)

Non-current Staff

Bin Dixon-Ward Manager, Creative Communities Victoria (to October 06)

David Briggs Team Leader, Regional Cultural Partnerships (to December 06)

Genevieve Roberts Surf Coast/Golden Plains Regional Arts Development Officer (to October 06)

Kim Hellard Administration Officer (to August 06)

Artistic Advisor

Donna Jackson

Farewell to retiring Board members

At the 2006 AGM RAV farewelled two longstanding board members, who between them had served seven years on the RAV Board. We would like to again say goodbye and thankyou to Professor Eleanor Bourke who retired after three years and Gill Venn after four.

meetour people

Ian Pidd performs during the Nati Frinj Festival. Festival artists were supported

in part by the Regional Arts Fund. Photo: Melissa Powell

RAV PEOPLE 2006

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from thedirectorI am delighted to deliver my fourth report as Chair of the Board of Regional Arts Victoria. In 2006, some of the most ambitious dreams of Regional Arts Victoria and regional artists were realised. The Possum Skin Cloak project, which RAV was invited to co-ordinate in 2005, had a spectacular outcome with 35 Elders from traditional language groups from around Victoria proudly displaying their living culture to a world-wide television audience of 1.5 billion at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. This project again proved that RAV has developed solid models for working with regional artists and communities to deliver major projects of an international standard. Common Ground, RAV’s first international residency project, saw Indonesian architect and artist Eko Prawoto work with the first of four regional festivals. I feel very fortunate to head an organisation that continues to provide opportunities for regional communities to access and participate in inspirational arts experiences.

During 2006, our Regional Cultural Partnership program strengthened its resource base with six Regional Arts Development Officers (RADOs) employed in partnership with eleven local government authorities and two independent cultural organisations. Our RADOs supported a great range of activities, developing cultural strategies and plans, identifying training and funding opportunities for local cultural organisations, and assisting local celebrations, festivals, workshops and volunteer touring.

This program is clearly demonstrating the immense value of having a network of cultural officers available to stimulate the development of locally-relevant and self-determined cultural expression. With support from the Regional Arts Fund and Arts Victoria, RAV hopes to be able to sustain and further expand this vital network to all parts of regional Victoria.

In 2006, RAV welcomed Alcoa as Outreach Partner of our Schools Touring Program arts2GO for a three year period. We will be working hard to ensure this partnership meets its objectives for the benefit of both organisations.

At the 2007 AGM, we will see the retirement of two members of our dynamic and visionary Board. Tamara Marwood steps down after three years and Catherine Larkins after six. I thank them both for their extended contributions and for bringing to the Board the vital perspective of the practising regional artist. During 2006 we welcomed to our ranks as a co-opted director the CEO of the Koorie Business Network, Esmai Manahan, whose experience in the field of Indigenous arts, culture and business will assist RAV in working effectively with this sector into the future.

RAV has continued to play an important role within our national body, Regional Arts Australia (RAA). In July, RAA Directors hosted a Regional Arts Summit in Canberra which sought to engage sector leaders, decision-makers and national service organisations in developing action plans oriented towards the timely

achievement of the Regional Arts Australia 2006 National Directions policy’s aims. We continue to talk to Federal Government about how the regional arts sector might resource these important new initiatives. In 2006, RAV staff and Board were among almost 100 Victorian delegates who travelled to Mackay for the biennial RAA conference. With an estimated 800 attendees, the conference is now without a doubt the largest arts gathering of its kind in Australia. Congratulations to our colleagues at Queensland Arts Council for delivering such a well-planned event on this scale.

Again, I would like to thank my enlightened colleagues on the RAV Board for their wisdom and guidance, and to pay tribute to Lindy Bartholomew and her committed and hard-working staff, whose daily efforts ensure the organisation’s long-held dreams are realised in a professional and sustainable way. I would also like to acknowledge the work of our one hundred plus affiliate groups and their extended network of over ten thousand volunteers who work with their communities to ensure local stories are told and celebrated.

While the successes of recent years have enhanced RAV’s reputation, they have also created greater challenges for us in ensuring the ongoing viability of our projects and programs. I remain optimistic that the competence of the staff and the forward-looking board will continue to improve RAV’s performance for the ongoing benefit of regional communities.

Following the announcement of increased support from Arts Victoria in July 2006, RAV’s theatre touring program Arts Across Victoria (AAV) increased its staff complement from two to four and created a Touring Consultative Committee (TCC) as a sub-committee of the RAV Board. TCC members represent presenters and producers of all shapes and sizes and provide a forward-looking think-tank for AAV, guiding the program through the many challenges inherent in state and national performing arts touring. In December 2006, RAV staff and TCC members held a strategic planning session to identify and prioritise projects that will respond to increased demand for professionalism and diversity of product from the sector and allow AAV to continue to deliver inspirational arts experience to regional audiences, opportunities for producers, and exciting, innovative programming for presenters. I would like to congratulate AAV Program Manager Sally Jasper for her commitment, enthusiasm and guidance of this program during this exciting growth phase.

In 2006, our Creative Communities Victoria (CCV) team completed the Possum Skin Cloak project by co-ordinating the appearance at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne of the 34 cloaks, made in the lead up to the event, worn by Elders from each of the represented language groups in Victoria. Common Ground, RAV’s first international arts residency project, delivered its premiere regional festival collaboration at Sale in November. Fresh ‘n Salty, a new state-wide water-focussed initiative which will see RAV develop partnerships with a number of non-arts sector organisations, entered its planning phase under the direction of RAV’s Artistic Advisor Donna Jackson.

Our in-schools touring program arts2GO achieved renewed support from the Department of Education for the triennium 2006-2008. RAV continued its commitment to the creation of new works of theatre for young people by commissioning an exciting new work by Real TV Project. Hoods, a co-commission with Sydney Opera House, had its world premiere in May before touring to three states and an audience of 10,000. The program continued to administer subsidy support to ensure access by remote and otherwise disadvantaged school communities.

With funding support from the Regional Arts Fund, in 2006 we produced two hard-copy editions and 11 electronic editions of the magazine Groundwork, profiling innovative and inspiring arts projects in regional Victoria.

Our membership continues to grow and change. At the end of 2006, 112 regional cultural organisations were paid up members and 162 individuals had signed on as individual subscribers. Since 2001, festivals, artists’ collectives, theatre groups and arts networks continue to grow as a proportion of our membership. Correspondingly, local arts councils now make up 37% of the membership, down from 86% in 2001. Irrespective of the change in focus of our member groups, regional Victorians continue to benefit from the many volunteer hours they put into creating avenues for the expression of local cultural identity. I would also like to acknowledge the wisdom and support of our members’ nominees who make up our committed Board — their ability to see the bigger picture makes RAV the responsive and relevant peak body that it is.

In 2006, we said farewell to our Marketing Manager Ruth Gormley who took up a position at Arts Victoria. After almost seven years at the coal face of contemporary cultural practice, Bin Dixon-Ward left the Creative Communities program to take up a role at Footscray Community Arts Centre. We also said farewell to David Briggs, Team Leader of our RADO network who is now collecting honey in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and Genevieve Roberts, our Golden Plains/Surf Coast RADO. Jo Nathan left her Touring Program Officer role to study. Receptionist Kim Hellard left to pursue film interests at the Australian Film Commission. We welcomed Sue Strano to the organisation to manage the Creative Communities program, Kate Gerritsen to the new role of Communications Coordinator, Hellene Workman to the role of arts2GO Program Officer, Kevin de Zilva to the role of Arts Across Victoria Program Coordinator and Jo Grant and Robbi Neal to two vacant RADO roles. We also created two new roles in Arts Across Victoria, welcoming Keira McDonagh as Program Officer and Zoe Wall as Marketing Officer. We have a revitalised team, with six staff based regionally and eleven in our office in Port Melbourne.

Again, I congratulate Business Manager, Mary Booth and the Audit Committee for their firm guidance through the year. RAV continues to make sound financial decisions within a well-balanced structure and this will underwrite our continued growth and stability.

RAV is strongly placed as Victoria’s peak regional arts agency to continue to support, resource and inspire our constituents in contemporary and innovative regional cultural practice.

from the chair CHAIR’S REPORT

MIKE ZAFIROPOULOS

In 2006, staff at Regional Arts Victoria have focussed on consolidating the significant gains of recent years. The Regional Arts Development Officer network expanded to six. We implemented the Regional Cultural Network, a program of professional development and networking forums supporting cultural professionals working in a regional context. The RADO network has significantly advanced all of RAV’s programs in regional Victoria, greatly assisting the organisation in its core objective of supporting and resourcing regional communities to fully realise their creative capacity.

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

LINDY BARTHOLOMEW

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“It takes a huge administrative effort to organise a tour like this. For any company wanting to play to regional audiences [RAV] is an essential organisation with a necessary role to play.”

Stewart Morritt, Artistic Director, Petty Traffikers — The Drover’s Wife and The Bush Undertaker

arts across victoriaREGIONAL ARTS VICTORIA’S THEATRE TOURING PROGRAM

SALLY JASPER – PROGRAM MANAGER

Arts Across Victoria is an active leader in Australia’s arts touring landscape. The program improves presenter and audience access to high-quality, diverse and artistic works, and assists producers in maximising the business opportunities that arise from touring. The Arts Across Victoria program extends the life of numerous performing arts productions, providing extensive employment opportunities for Victorian artists. The program also contributes to the sustainability and development of audiences across the country, enriching and advancing cultural life for all Australians.

Arts Across Victoria:

> Works closely with Victorian and interstate producers, presenters, touring agencies and government programs to facilitate the touring of cultural products to regional and outer-metropolitan communities.

> Provides significant assistance to presenters and producers wishing to engage in touring by supporting their introduction to the industry, providing information resources and offering skills development and advice.

> Plays an important role in advocacy for the performing arts touring industry, both within Victoria and at a national level.

In 2006 Arts Across Victoria delivered two Victorian and four national tours, supporting a variety of emerging and established producers in developing new audiences for their work. A mixture of comedy, contemporary dance, children’s theatre, cabaret and Australian classics, the broad range of tours included in the 2006 program demonstrates the vital role Arts Across Victoria has in providing artistic diversity for regional, remote and metropolitan presenters and audiences.

> 25,051 audience members attended AAV performances

> 117 performances toured across Australia

> 41 artists employed

Arts Across Victoria toured the award-winning performance I Want to Dance Better at Parties by Chunky Move to eight towns across Australia in 2006.

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Hidden Dragons

Barking Gecko Theatre Company (National Tour – August to September) This was Arts Across Victoria’s second opportunity to work with one of Western Australia’s leading professional theatre companies, Barking Gecko — a group committed to producing inspirational and provocative theatre for young audiences. This tour of Hidden Dragons travelled to nine Victorian venues and the Darwin Festival, significantly extending the company’s Australian audience base. Hidden Dragons features a young boy embarking on a journey of self discovery, through which he gains insight into his Chinese heritage. Several venues in the tour capitalised on the experience of the company and the content of the production by running workshops or Q&A sessions in conjunction with performances. This project was funded by the Australian Government, through the Playing Australia program.

“Hugely successful – we had only booked one show, but sold out two!”Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre, Colac

Rod Quantock – The Annual Report

Token Events (National Tour – August to September)A pioneer of Australian comedy with 30 years experience, Rod Quantock has toured extensively, however, for five out of the 15 venues in the tour, this was their first opportunity to present this indefatigable performer to their community. In The Annual Report, audiences heard hilarious (but true!) updates on current news and views from around the globe. Audiences were as dedicated and enthusiastic in their response as ever proving that over the decades Rod has lost none of his sharp wit. This project was funded by the Australian Government, through the Playing Australia program.

I Want to Dance Better at Parties

Chunky Move (National Tour – September to October)Just as 2006 started on a high, so it ended, with the national tour of I Want to Dance Better at Parties by Chunky Move — Victoria’s premier contemporary dance company. Five men, five stories, part documentary and part impressionistic dance work, I Want To Dance Better At Parties examines the private lives of men and their experiences with dance. From dusty dance halls to pounding nightclubs, the character’s intimate disclosures reveal some fascinating insights into what makes men move. Despite Chunky Move’s extensive touring history, this was the first time they had performed in three of the eight communities involved in the tour. This project was funded by the Australian Government, through the Playing Australia program, and the Victorian Government, through Arts Victoria and the Community Support Fund.

It’s a Dad Thing!

TML Enterprises (National Tour – February to May) The 2006 touring program started with this high-paced, original Australian comedy. After sell out seasons in Melbourne and Perth, 20 regional and outer-metropolitan communities across six states hosted It’s a Dad Thing! This was the first time the producer had visited any of the towns on the tour. Sometimes serious, often hysterical, the show examines parenthood from the strictly male perspective of five dads who come together to build a playground for a local school fete. RAV was pleased to have the opportunity to tour such an entertaining and widely appealing Victorian production, based on everyday Australian experiences of fatherhood. This project was funded by the Australian Government, through the Playing Australia program.

The Bush Undertaker and The Drover’s Wife

Petty Traffikers (Victorian Tour – May, July, August) Arts Across Victoria enthusiastically undertook tour coordination for this work by Petty Traffikers after touring the company’s acclaimed production The Sentimental Bloke in 2002. The 2006 tour of The Bush Undertaker and The Drovers Wife further assisted Petty Traffikers in developing their profile with regional and outer-metropolitan presenters and audiences. This was an excellent opportunity for presenters to program a quality contemporary rendition of classic Australian stories, which appealed to a broad range of their community — from school groups to senior citizens. The 20 Victorian presenters on the tour commented on the outstanding performances by the cast and the positive feedback received from audiences. Funding for this project was provided by the Victorian Government, through Arts Victoria and the Community Support Fund.

Tracy Bartram — Illegally Blonde

Serious Laughter (Victorian Tour – June)This tour was Arts Across Victoria’s first opportunity to work with Victorian producer, Serious Laughter, providing the company with invaluable exposure to new venues and audiences. It was also the first time that the producer and artists had appeared at each of the 10 venues included in this tour. In Tracy Bartram — Illegally Blonde, Bartram draws her material from her seemingly endless ability to attract the perpetrators of life’s absurdities. Venue managers commented on the excellent feedback received following the performance, with many audience members impressed by Tracy’s talent as a comedian and singer as well as the show’s variety and interactive style. This tour was supported by the Victorian Government, through Arts Victoria and the Community Support Fund.

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Showcase Victoria

Showcase Victoria continues to be a feature of Arts Across Victoria’s annual calendar and a major industry and tour development event. Co-presented by Regional Arts Victoria and the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres, it gives Victorian artists and producers the opportunity to present their work to regional and metropolitan venue managers, festival directors, volunteer presenters and other programmers. Presenting a diverse range of arts product, Showcase Victoria works as an effective mechanism for emerging and well-established companies to build relationships with artistic programmers across the state, extending their touring opportunities within Victoria.

Showcase Victoria 2006 was held at the Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre in South Morang. A total of 62 applications were received from producers and artists interested in touring to regional Victoria. A panel of venue representatives selected 35 Victorian producers to present a combination of live performance excerpts and an expo-style market place at Showcase. Companies represented included HotHouse Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Polyglot Puppet Theatre and the National Institute of Circus Arts and many other performing arts and film companies and artists.

Following Showcase Victoria 2006, Arts Across Victoria provided 11 producers with tour development assistance, and is proud to include three of these productions in its 2007 touring program.

Arts Across Victoria would like to thank the members of the 2006 Showcase Victoria selection panel for their significant input into the event: Julian Bowron (Manager, Mildura Arts Centre), Karen Mullavey (Manager, Wangaratta Arts Centre), Robyn Birrell (Programming Manager, Geelong PAC and Executive Officer, VAPAC) and Lindy Bartholomew (Director, Regional Arts Victoria).

thankyouFollowing the extensive review and restructure of the program in 2005 Arts Across Victoria welcomed three new staff in 2006:

> Kevin de Zilva joined as Program Coordinator early in 2006.

> Keira McDonagh started with Arts Across Victoria in July 2006 as Program Officer.

> In October 2006, Zoe Wall joined us as Marketing Officer.

All three new staff members bring with them a wealth of information and experience which has already had a great impact on the running of the Arts Across Victoria program.

Arts Across Victoria would like to thank Arts Victoria and Playing Australia for the financial support received towards the tours included in our 2006 program. We would also like to warmly thank industry partners VAPAC, APACA and members of the Blue Heeler Network, as well as the performing arts centres, volunteer presenter groups, shire councils, producers, artists and production crew who have worked with us throughout the year. These key program stakeholders, along with our dedicated staff, have brought great energy and commitment to the Arts Across Victoria program throughout 2006, allowing us to collectively challenge, inspire and entertain audiences across Australia.

National Touring

Arts Across Victoria continued to play an integral role in supporting producers and presenters to participate in national touring by assisting them to use national tour development and promotion mechanisms such as the Long Paddock forums, held twice a year, and the tour development website, Cyberpaddock.

Regional Arts Victoria is a member of the Blue Heeler Network, the peak Australian industry alliance for national performing arts touring. Representing Victorian and Tasmanian producers and presenters, Arts Across Victoria’s key role in national touring is to support the best theatre, dance and music productions from these states to perform throughout Australia. Similarly, it provides Victorian and Tasmanian audiences with access to the top interstate productions on offer.

In 2006 the Blue Heeler Network again received project funds from the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts to implement several industry initiatives, including conducting a national summit into touring to small and remote communities and enhancing the Cyberpaddock website.

The Blue Heelers developed a Network Membership Document outlining the responsibilities and resource commitments of each Blue Heeler Network member organisation. This document will formalise each member organisation’s commitment to the consortium. The Blue Heelers have been working together as a network since the early 1990s and this document further strengthens national touring support to artists, companies and presenters.

Touring Consultative Committee

In 2006 Arts Across Victoria established the Touring Consultative Committee. Formed from a diverse group of industry leaders and Regional Arts Victoria board members, the committee ensures that Arts Across Victoria’s activities meet the needs and aspirations of Victorian producers, presenters, Victorian state and federal government stakeholders and, more broadly, metropolitan and rural audiences. The Touring Consultative Committee meets four times a year. Its founding members are:

> Kaz Paton (RAV Board member)> Rob Robson (RAV Board member) > Robina Burton (General Manager, ChamberMade)> Fiona Barber (General Manager, Flying Fruitfly Circus)> David Miller (Production Manager, Malthouse Theatre) > Sharron Batt (Coordinator, RuffArtz) > James Buick (Manager, Clocktower Centre)> Karl Hatton (Cultural Services Officer, Glenelg Shire Council) > Greg McGrath (Manager, West Gippsland Arts Centre)

In 2006 AAV toured innovative Australian performance company Chunky Move’s production I Want To Dance Better At Parties A Local Man, starring award-winning actor Tony Barry, was presented at Showcase Victoria 2006. The show then toured with Arts Across Victoria in March and April 2007.

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arts2GOarts 2 go

NAME OF THE SECTIONREGIONAL ARTS VICTORIA’S SCHOOLS TOURING PROGRAM

ROBIN PENTY – PROGRAM MANAGER

arts2GO is Regional Arts Victoria’s Schools Touring Program. In operation for over 37 years the program has a mandate to provide Victorian primary and secondary students with access to contemporary, curriculum-related, in-schools performing arts experiences and workshops across a range of art forms including theatre, dance, literature, puppetry and music.

Through arts2GO, Regional Arts Victoria is committed to developing and presenting high quality arts experiences for young Victorians that are:

> Reflective of students’ current needs and concerns.> Accessible and affordable, especially for students in remote or disadvantaged areas of the state.> Exemplary of excellence in contemporary arts and education practice.> Learning opportunities that align with the Victorian Essential Learning Standards for teachers and

students.

2006 highlights included:

> Launch of Outreach Partnership with Alcoa by the Minister for the Arts, Mary Delahunty, at the National Wool Museum in Geelong (14 June 2006).

> Successful co-commission of Hoods by Real TV Project in partnership with Sydney Opera House.> New partnership with the State Library of Victoria, Centre for Youth Literature, to present Bookgig

on the Road: The Ballad of Cauldron Bay.> Series of drama workshops conducted by Zeal Theatre around the theme of ‘helping others,

helping those less fortunate in our community’ for upper primary students from four schools on the Bellarine Peninsula and Anglesea. This project was developed with generous support from Alcoa and the Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation.

> Teachers’ Advisory Panels convened in Horsham and Port Melbourne in May, bringing together a cross-section of teachers and representatives from DE&T.

> Free Education Week performance of Outlookers by Arena Theatre Company presented at the BHP Billiton Wellington Performing Arts Centre in May — 8 small remote schools, 345 students, a great response!

> 427 performances and workshops toured throughout Victoria

> 50,183 students saw arts2GO performances > 79 artists and arts workers employed > 243 touring days > 58,943 kilometres travelled

In 2006 Regional Arts Victoria and the Sydney Opera House Trust co-commissioned Hoods by Real TV Project. Hoods is one of only

five works selected for the 2007 VCE Drama Studies Playlist.

“The performances we saw this year were of outstanding quality. Our area has been devastated by drought… many students would not normally participate in such an event without [the] assistance of arts2GO.” Drama Coordinator, Kyabram Secondary College

“Our school is half an hour from the South Australian border and our ability to attend Melbourne [or Adelaide] performances means a 4-5 hour drive as well as bus costs and accommodation. Your program of bringing arts to the schools is an excellent one; in our area of regional disadvantage, unless the subsidy program was available, we would have missed out on [these] great performances.” Teacher, Goroke P-12 College

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The Forwards

Zeal TheatreCommissioned by Regional Arts Victoria for arts2GO

Years 7-12

The small town of Pintoon is abuzz — for the first time ever their footy team is in the Grand Final. The town’s hopes rest on their goal kicking sensations, best mates Hoges, Tractor and Gary Rabbit, known collectively as The Forwards. Everyone is hyped for the big game when a vicious rumour spreads through town, instantly hurling the three boys into major conflict. Violence explodes both on and off the field, fuelled by anger, jealousy and alcohol.

Johnny Grimm

Polyglot Puppet TheatreYears P-6

Johnny Grimm tells the story of Johnny and Rose who go to see a movie and are drawn into the strangest and funniest adventure of their lives. Grimm’s fairy tales are brought to life in an extraordinary shadow puppet world by the skilled puppeteers of Polyglot Puppet Theatre.

A Neutral Script

randomACTSYears 7-12

A Neutral Script is a map or template for performance-making. In an all-day workshop students struggling with the ideas of improvisation and group devising are offered a starting point. A Neutral Script provides the illusion of having a script in hand, whilst demanding a high level of imagination, improvisation and devising skills. There’s no correct interpretation; the script’s meaning is entirely up to the imagination of the group.

Hoods

Real TV ProjectCo-commissioned by Regional Arts Victoria and the Sydney Opera House Trust with support from the RE Ross Trust

Years 8-12

Hoods is a new work for young audiences aged 14 and over that explores issues associated with the impact of poverty on children, families and the community. The story centres around Kyle, 11 and his sister Jessie, 9, who are abandoned in a shopping centre car park by their distressed mother. This central narrative is explored through a range of non-naturalistic conventions, which allow audiences to see Kyle’s and Jessie’s predicament from a range of perspectives. The production is highly physical and visual in style; through strongly choreographed action the performers depict multiple characters and scenarios.

Missing Link

Arena Theatre CompanyYears 7-12

“Sometimes I have this real desire to know…” Missing Link explores the complex ethical ideas around donor conception, through the story of Holly, an eighteen year old on the way to meeting her donor. Inspired by true life stories of donor offspring, Missing Link takes the form of a classic road movie on stage. Missing Link is highly physical, dynamic, funny and moving.

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Triple Helix

aka DanceYears 7-12

Triple Helix is a unique and accessible program that shows students how and why dances are made. Students are shown how dancers work in teams and communicate with each other to make a successful dance work. The program explores diverse themes including electrical storms, Carl Sagan’s theory of stars, domestic violence and competition in the schoolyard.

Outlookers

Arena Theatre CompanyYears P-6

Tina and Tom’s project on endangered Australian animals comes to life when their collectable toys called Outlookers start sending them messages to save the animal kingdom. Internationally renowned Arena Theatre Company use physical theatre and original songs, and a unique inflatable set to tell this tale of adventure.

Settlers Under Sail

Drama VictoriaYears P-6

Immigration and cultural diversity are explored through this exciting workshop. Students are immersed in the lives of emigrants from a long time past, through creative activities that explore the experience of leaving, journey, arrival and settling in Australia. Students investigate the impact of past and present migration to our country and develop an understanding of their own cultural backgrounds. Settlers Under Sail uses a broad range of drama strategies, including students and teacher in role, with a strong focus on design and character. A teacher/performer presents the workshop for up to 30 students, adapting the content and activities to individual school’s needs.

Tricky Tales

KITA Performing Arts CompanyYears P-6

Tricky Tales is a highly interactive show for primary school-aged children exploring traditional Asian culture, dance, music, humour, stories and song, in a light-hearted and entertaining way. It is based around traditional stories including The Farmer and the Monkeys in The Tree (China). Students have a chance to get involved, both from their seats and as on-stage volunteers.

Dance Discovery

aka DanceYears P-6

Dance Discovery is a program of engaging and accessible short dance works that show students how dances are made and why. Students are shown how dancers work in teams and communicate with each other to make it all happen. With dance themes that explore deaf sign language and puppetry, aka Dance take students on a voyage into the imagination!

Bookgig on the Road: The Ballad of Cauldron Bay

Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of VictoriaYears 4-9

This is a one-hour performance and author talk based around The Ballad of Cauldron Bay by Elizabeth Honey. On holiday in a remote old house by the beach, 13-year-old Henni finds that being a teenager is more complicated than being a kid. The story uses literary forms including prose, poetry, ballads, jokes and illustration, which both author and the performance highlight. This fun and inspirational Bookgig promotes reading for pleasure and learning for students aged between 9 and 14 years.

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Theatresports™ Next Stage

Impro MelbourneYears 7-12

A one-hour performance, Theatresports™ Next Stage opens with a skills demonstration focusing on narrative and scene development and demonstrating how to build a scene through shared offers, characters, relationships and creating an environment. This show is engaging, educational and entertaining. It is a perfect learning tool for drama teachers using improvisation.

You Can Do It Too!

Llynda NairnYears P-6

Madeline dreams of becoming a professional juggler, but thinks she could never be good enough. She discovers that the only way to improve is to learn from her mistakes — and the sky’s the limit! You Can Do It Too! is an inspired and positive performance using juggling as the perfect metaphor for learning, demonstrated through amazing routines involving everyday objects such as feather dusters, golf clubs and even eggs! You Can Do It Too! is highly relevant to student motivation and self-esteem programs.

“I liked learning that mistakes can be fixed up.” Student (age 5), Toongabbie Primary School

The Apology

Zeal TheatreYears 8-12

The Apology is a gripping and moving drama about a Year 9 excursion to Maitland Gaol gone wrong, and the lasting effects on a young boy enduring years of sustained abuse and bullying by his enemies and his so-called ‘mates’. The play explores self-esteem, self-survival, and the rise in anti-social violence. Written by Stefo Nantsou and performed with fellow Zeal Theatre founder Rob Dilley, from the celebrated multi-award winning company who created The Forwards, Joyride, Hit Hard, Side Effects and the world-renowned The Stones.

“As a small remote school, we simply could not have these performances without the support of arts2GO. Access to live, contemporary theatre is extremely limited for our students, for most, in fact, these performances are the sum total of it. The thrill of a live performance and the relevance of the message in most shows is a great treat for us. Please keep it coming!” Humanities Coordinator, Swifts Creek Secondary College

Theatresports™ in Schools

Impro MelbourneYears 7-12

One of arts2GO’s most popular shows, Theatresports™ in Schools is a fun, interactive performance illustrating the skills of improvisation and providing a valuable way to introduce and build drama and improvisation skills. The show opens with a skills demonstration focusing on creativity, teamwork, communication, trust and respect for other’s ideas. Followed by side-splitting scenes involving improvisational games and audience suggestions and volunteers, this performance shows how to apply previously demonstrated skills in performance.

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The Travelling Troubadours

Presented by SunwraeYears P-12

The Travelling Troubadours is a compact and visually exciting performance for both primary and secondary schools, with a focus on world music, multiple instrumentation, cultural diversity and theatrical exuberance. The performance uses a wide range of instruments including percussion, brass and woodwind. The trio engage students through audience interaction and students gain an excellent understanding of culturally-diverse musical styles. The show is bold, brassy and thoroughly entertaining from start to finish.

The Water Show

Splash! Theatre CompanyYears P-6

Two time-travellers return to the year 2005 to collect data about water and samples of the earth’s water supply, in the hope of averting a water crisis in the future. From their time and space module they observe the social, cultural, scientific and environmental significance of water — including Archimedes’ Principle, the water treatment process and the role of water in everyday life. Presented in a highly physical and comic style, The Water Show is an engaging introduction to the subject of water.

A Shared Story

Impro MelbourneDeveloped with generous support from the Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation

Years P-6

In all stories characters are faced with decisions. A Shared Story uses improvisation and audience input at the crucial decision making points, inviting the audience to walk the path with the characters. Based on the Grimm Brothers tale The Water of Life, two children embark on a quest, encountering decisions about trust, respect and the environment. Share their story — what will you decide?

Off the Canvas

Complete Works Theatre CompanyCommissioned by Regional Arts Victoria with support from Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Years 7-12

Emma and her best friend Louise share the same hopes and dreams but the choices they make set the stage for two completely different life journeys. Inspired by the imaginations of regional drama students and the visual art works at the Bendigo Regional Art Gallery, Off The Canvas is a story about love, friendship and the material world. It is a journey of discovery, exploration and identity, featuring multimedia images and an original sound track.

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- creative communities victoriaNAME OF THE SECTION CREATIVE COMMUNITIES VICTORIA

Six Regional Arts Development Officers (RADOs) work across Victoria to:

> Improve access to arts resources and programs for regional communities, artists and arts organisations

> Provide training> Develop resources to assist regionally-based artists> Provide access to a state-wide network of arts groups> Assist regional artists and communities to achieve their local objectives

In most cases, the RADOs work in partnership with local councils through the Regional Cultural Partnerships program. This program is supported federally through the Regional Arts Fund, at state level by Arts Victoria and at a local level by our program partners.

2006 Regional Cultural Partnerships:> David Briggs, Team Leader – Wangaratta> Liz Duthie – Loddon/Mallee Partnership: Swan Hill Rural City Council> Marion Matthews – Wimmera Partnership: Horsham Rural City Council, Northern Grampians Shire,

Hindmarsh Shire Council, Yarriambiack Shire Council> Jo Grant – South West Partnership: Glenelg Shire Council, Moyne Shire Council> Genevieve Roberts/Bin Dixon-Ward/Robbi Neal (from December 2006) – Golden Plains/Surf Coast

Partnership: Surf Coast Shire, Golden Plains Shire> Verity Higgins – Ballarat Partnership: City of Ballarat, Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative,

Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council> Deb Milligan – Gippsland Partnership: Wellington Shire Council

> 6 Regional Arts Development Officers> 13 local council and community organisation

partnerships> Over 300,000 kilometres travelled in support

of the arts in Victoria> Supporting local ideas – local communities

– local artistsArtist Mary French and members of the Shadow Puppet Company

perform with Y Space and Transience for the stage one development of CYRK at the Balmoral Arts Festival, November 2006

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The Creative Communities team provides focused support to volunteer-based local arts groups, engaging regional artists, arts organisations and other community based groups in contemporary regional arts development.

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After an expressions-of-interest process, four festivals were chosen in February 2006: water water Festival in Sale, Common Ground Festival in Lakes Entrance, SheppARTon Festival and the Art Is… Festival in Horsham.

In July 2006, Eko made his first visit to Australia to meet with all four communities to begin collaborating with local artists. He returned in November 2006 to work with the Sale community on Ruang-a-bang-bang, an installation featuring a giant musical instrument created by renowned instrument-maker Steve Langton. Eko’s design made use of the ubiquitous Australian farmer’s building staple, the bush pole. Reaching thirty metres into the sky, the stage Eko created for Steve’s instrument created a strong visual presence, lifting the profile of both the festival and the associated community performance. Ruang-a-bang-bang attracted an audience of about 500 to the launch, many of whom, according to Festival Director Darren McCubbin, would not normally attend functions held by the festival.

The Common Ground project will be completed during 2007.

Regional Arts Fund

The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government initiative supporting the arts in regional, remote and very remote/isolated Australia. Since 2002, it has been managed in Victoria by RAV. In 2006, the Regional Arts Fund was distributed to the following projects and programs:

> 22 project applications received a total of $266,177

> The Regional Cultural Partnership program received $200,000

> Quick Response Grants of $55,090 were allocated

> RAV’s recipient initiated projects including Groundwork, Cubbies, Common Ground and the Creative Businesses Project received a total of $75,000

> Total distribution: $596,267

ArtSplash @ The Awakenings Festival

Artist Nicola Clarke worked with 12 artists with disabilities and their carers, experimenting with materials and expressing themselves through colour and texture. Nicola also mentored local professional artists to continue this work. The artwork produced during ArtSplash was developed into an exhibition at Café Bagdad held during the Awakenings Festival.

“I live in Stawell and I really enjoyed ArtSplash. I could express myself in colour and imagination.” Chris Langley, ArtSplash participant

Possum Skin Cloak-Making Project

In late 2004 Regional Arts Victoria was invited by the organising committee for the Commonwealth Games to manage a significant Indigenous arts project involving Vicki Couzens as Artistic Director with fellow artists Treahna Hamm, Maree Clarke and Lee Darroch. This team would work with 35 traditional language groups in Victoria and southern NSW to produce possum skin cloaks that would capture important local stories and later remain the property of the community to be used for ceremonies. The project aimed to reinvigorate a contemporary engagement with a cultural practice that had been an important part of pre-colonial daily life.

The cloaks were all made during 2005 and, in 2006, RAV brought the Elders from each participating community to Melbourne for a period of rehearsal with the Director of the Indigenous segment of the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, Wesley Enoch.

On 15 March 2006, in front of a stadium crowd of 80,000 (including Queen Elizabeth II) and with an international television audience of 1.5 billion, 35 Victorian Elders proudly presented their living culture to the world.

“As Aboriginal People, the First Nations of this Country, we belong to this land, our Mother,” Vicki said. “The possum skin cloaks (kooramook) have strengthened our spirits, our hearts and identity. Our Elders and community are stronger; our Country is stronger. This is the healing and legacy we give for future generations.”

The cloaks have now been returned to their communities or are being held for safe keeping at the Koorie Heritage Trust, where they can be accessed by appointed members of each community for ceremonial use.

Common Ground

In 2006, Regional Arts Victoria conducted its first international artist’s residency program, inviting Indonesian installation artist and architect Eko Prawoto to work with four regional Victorian festivals. Ian Pidd, as Artistic Director for the project, managed the liaison between Eko and the local artists, working to ensure the objectives of the residency were met and the experience was productive for all concerned. Both Ian and Eko were chosen specifically because each has a strong track record in projects that have combined strong community engagement principles, skills development for participants and high artistic values.

The project aimed to challenge assumptions about what local people feel excited about by finding new ways to tap into the rhythms, skills and passions that already exist in communities, using the Indonesian experience as an example. Eko is well known for using locally available skills and materials to create exceptionally beautiful temporary and permanent festival spaces that are strongly expressive of local cultural identity. The project targeted both the decision-makers of regional festival programming and the local artists.

Aunty Carmel Barry (Dja Dje Wurrung), Aunty Pat Ockwell (Woiwurrung) and Aunty Phoebe Nicholson (Wadi Wadi) Structure drawing for Ruang-a-bang-bang, Eko Prowoto 2006

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Quick Response Grants

Quick Response Arts and Professional Development Grants are provided to organisations and individuals for professional and skills development, professional artists working with communities and mentoring other local artists and small projects involving artists working with communities. In 2006, 46 applications were approved for a total of $55,090.

> Building local resources, skills and knowledge.

RAF – Project GrantsApplicant Project Amount Awarded

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Round 1, 2006St Lawrence Community Services Inc Plugged in, Turned on — Benalla 15,000Arthouse Gippsland The Rainmaker 15,000Catherine Larkins Snow Circus at Possum Flat 15,000Michele Ripper Hitting The Streets 12,300Gorgeous Voices Festival Singing in Quirky Places 14,300Steve and Melissa Proposch The Starving Artist 10,000Halls Gap Community Association Grampians Gariwerd Songs Project 7,500Wimmera Uniting Care ArtSplash @ awakenings.wimmera.fun 8,462Sandy Watson 56 Faces 8,915The Old Van Ltd The Life and Death of Don Coyote 15,000

Round 2, 2006Rosemary Joy Music at Mt Egerton 12,500Barmah Kindergarten Long Necked Turtle 12,200Brigitte Muir Wimmera’s New Settlers 9,000Friends of the Grampians What Remains? 10,000Jill Orr The Crossing 15,000Mirrimbeena Aboriginal Education Group Dreamtime Cemetery Area 15,000Prom Coast Seachange Festival Fire Up 15,000Robbi Neal Buninyong Longlines Writers Festival 5,000Swan Hill Aboriginal Health Service Come and Have a Look at Yourself 8,500Maria Filippow A-Lure 15,000West Gippsland Catchment Authority Creative Environment 12,500Y Space Y Space – Clown 15,000

266,177

Quick Response Grants 2006Applicant Project Approved

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Yorta Yorta Nations Yorta Yorta Survival Concert 1,500Murray Ace Incorporated Strategic Planning 1,000Tolmie Sports Association Incorporated The Ace of Spuds 1,130MAYTE Youth Theatre Incorporated Bang Bang Percussion Ensemble 1,000Ngarakeetoon Whitehead Meeting Place The F Project 1,350Youth Arts Project of Berry Street Victoria Murrindindi Murals 1,500Daylesford Foto Biennale Daylesford Foto Biennale 1,000Enchanted River Incorporated Enchanted River Reflections 1,000Mary French PD for visual artists for adolescents with a disability 520Horsham Dance Studio Horsham Dance Studio 1,200Lead On Songwriting Workshops for Youth 1,500St Leonards Progress Association Pilot Public Sculpture for St Leonards 1,000Donna Bailey The Footballers 1,000Bloomin Arts Bloomin Good Future 2006 500University of Ballarat Community Cultural Planning Forum 1,500Regent Theatre Professional Development 840Brrr Theatre Group Governance Restructure 500John Heintze Songs from the Heart 1,000Michael Shiell Conference speaker at SPARTEN (Iceland) 1,000Wangaratta Choristers Incorporated Professional Development Workshops 1,000Dunolly Rush 150 Committee Dunolly Rush 150 Banners 1,300Catherine Ryan Professional Development 1,000Ballarat Astronomical Society Incorporated Southern Sky Dreaming 1,350Claire Smith Web3DART Workshop 760Trafalgar Community Development Association Skate Park Precinct 1,500Andrew McKenna Storytelling Workshops 840Helen Kelly Scratching the Surface 1,000Great Stupa of Universal Compassion Mandala of Avalokitesvara 1,500Nowa Nowa Community Development Group Nowa Nowa 2 Minute Nudle 1,500Bendigo Chinese Association Plum Blossum Dancing Team 1,000Circus 3230 Pavor Nocturnus 1,500Apollo Bay Arts Incorporated Warm Winter Words 2 1,500Arts Colac Incorporated Hidden Dragons Workshops 1,500

But That’s Another Story — Stories of the Upper Murray

This innovative collaboration between community museums and local artists captured the unique living memories and rich cultural heritage of communities along the Murray River, between Wondonga and Corryong. The result was a showcase of seven short digital films that brought to light intriguing insights and delightful stories behind significant objects, places and events. The project encouraged access to the museums’ collections and highlighted the need to understand and present the stories behind objects, places and events.

“It is wonderful to see local history valued. Recording the stories makes it all so much more accessible”Museum Attendee, Tallangatta

Keith Klippel tells the stories of Nariel Creek to local media artists and writers during the project But That’s Another Story… supported by the Regional Arts Fund

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Guarantee Against Loss Program

RAV administers Guarantee Against Loss Category 1 (GAL 1) on behalf of Arts Victoria.

Guarantee Against Loss gives volunteer presenters and producers the confidence to

> Present a greater diversity of product for the benefit of a wide range of people

> Attract new audiences, particularly young people

> Present work in their local communities through financial insurance on the risk they take

> Present works where commercial viability is difficult

It provides a box office ‘buffer’ and encourages:

> Greater networking between members of the volunteer presenter network

> Greater distribution of funding, both geographically and across volunteer presenters

> Greater access to the funding by isolated communities

> 2,749 people attended 36 GAL 1 supported presentations in 2005/06

> $80,836 was spent on GAL 1 supported activities

> $53,222 fees paid to artists > Per seat subsidy $13.08

Applicant Project Approved ($)

McIvor Community House Heathcote Community Circus Programme 1,500Warracknabeal Arts Council The Woods of Rosedene Musical 1,500Sweet Mona’s Choir Sweet Mona’s 10th Anniversary Project 1,500Lead On Swan Hill Paint the Park 1,500Murray Arts Family Music Workshops 1,000St. Arnaud Festival Committee Come ‘n’ Jam with Bruce 1,500Warrnambool City Council Arts and Cultural Development Forum 1,500Towong Shire Council Drought — The Thematic Interpretation 1,500Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council Reaching The Resting Place 1,500Transcience Transcience/Beswick Cultural Research 1,000Skilled Migration Program Wimmera Where The Heart Is 1,500Mallacoota Arts Council Clogs Making Music 1,500Tobacco, Hops and Timber Festival Tobacco, Hops and Timber Festival 800

Total 55,090

FestNet Future

RAV’s regional festival website and resource, FestNet was originally developed with Arts Hub Australia and launched in early 2003 as a means of providing greater support and information to regional festivals. Funded for three years by the State Government through Multimedia Victoria and Arts Victoria, FestNet accumulated numerous festival-specific resources, including event manuals, standard artist contracts, useful links, books and other publications and much more. FestNet’s successes during this time include:

> Distribution of an enewsletter to over 1,700 registered members

> Input and advice from funding bodies and festival directors such as Robyn Archer, Kirsty Edmunds, Donna Jackson and Polyglot Puppet Theatre

> A mentorship program matching six regional festivals with a range of professional festival directors

> Documentation by Deakin University, Bowater School of Management

> Presentation of findings at Castlemaine State Festival

> A business plan for the futureThe challenges ahead for FestNet are to maintain the site and establish how the information resources gathered can best be made available to festivals.

Creative Volunteering

A national skills development project for people running community organisations.

An initiative of Regional Arts Australia.

117 people attended 19 workshops in Colac, Surf Coast, Swan Hill, Geelong and Ballarat covering the topics:

> Working with Collections> Business Planning> Plan and Program Events> Fundraising and Resources> Networking with Communities> Marketing> Governance

Megan Cameron performing as Andy Clockwise at the Nati Frinj

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Phonos Project Performance at the Cowwarr Art Space

“Cowwarr Art Space and CAN Inc were pleased to present, to the Gippsland region, a performance that has sparked national interest — The Phonos Project. A contemporary chamber ensemble, who produce new works in which dance and theatrics are equal elements, The Phonos Project are a group of young artists, Karen Heath, Chris Lane and Susan van den Ham all originating from Gippsland. We could not have presented this unique performance without the support of the GAL 1.”

Carolyn Crossley, Cowwarr Art Space

Slava and Leonard Griogoryan for Gippsland Regional Arts – Sale

“Thank you for making this fund available and even though, as our performance report shows, we will not be requiring the GAL funding, the confidence that this fund gave our bottom line is the reason why we undertook the project. The popular performance by Slava and Leonard Griogoryan resulted in a good profit that can now be used to support less profitable arts activities.”

Darren McCubbin, Gippsland Regional Arts

Image courtesy of Slava and Leonard Griogoryan

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regional arts victoria affiliatesRegional Arts Victoria continues to look for new ways to support its affiliates and subscribers. Current benefits of affiliation include:

for Affiliates> Access to public liability and volunteer

workers insurance under Regional Arts Victoria’s insurance scheme

> Access to financial assistance under the Guarantee Against Loss (GAL1) scheme to present professional performances

> Membership to ourcommunity.com including a monthly grants newsletter

> Voting rights at Regional Arts Victoria’s Annual General Meeting

> Eligibility to nominate a Director for Regional Arts Victoria’s Board

> Discounts to attend regional, state and national conferences

> Free subscription to Groundwork, Regional Arts Victoria’s magazine profiling the arts in regional Victoria, published twice yearly

for Subscribers> Access to public liability and volunteer

workers insurance under Regional Arts Victoria’s insurance scheme

> Discount subscription to Groundwork, Regional Arts Victoria’s magazine profiling the arts in regional Victoria, published twice yearly

and of course…> Support, advice and assistance through

a network of Regional Arts Development Officers and centrally-based staff

> Free subscription to eGroundwork, Regional Arts Victoria’s monthly online newsletter, including news, opportunities and what’s on

> Opportunities to participate in Regional Arts Victoria’s projects

The following groups joined Regional Arts Victoria in 2006 to take advantage of these benefits:

> Stratford on Avon Association Inc> Gippsland Acoustic Music Club> Women’s Compass Network> bBent Ballarat> Arts Rutherglen> Wedderburn and Region Theatre Society> Spring into Art > BJC Theatre Group Inc> Tarerer Gunditj Project Association> The Village Festival of New Performance> Creators Artspace Inc

RAV AFFILIATES

Regional Arts Victoria’s affiliates are the lifeblood of local arts and cultural activity in their communities. They take a broad approach to initiating and celebrating the arts in their communities and to supporting local artists. From classical music, theatre, visual arts to media arts, they celebrate and support local culture and bring a world of artistic excellence to their communities. Making imaginative use of cafes, pubs, clubs, local halls and the streets of their towns these groups are an integral part of the fabric of regional Victoria. In 2006, 490,000 people attended RAV affiliates’ projects or events.

Evolution over last 6 years

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001RAV Affiliation 112 105 96 88 79 65Individual Subscriber 162 90 20Total Membership 8,584 6,572 6,180 5,270 4,890 4,380Membership under 18 570 600 494 211Festivals as a major activity 17 16 12 12Volunteer hours recorded 136,351Total Annual Turnover $5.4M $3.0M $2.5M $2.2M $1.5M $1.2M

Megan Beckwith’s installation Insect at Allan’s Walk Artist

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Nowa Nowa Community Development Group

The Nowa Nowa Community Development Group works to improve the cultural, social and economic life of those who live in and near Nowa Nowa, East Gippsland. In 2006 the Nowa Nowa Nudes was the group’s main event. A Quick Response Grant for the 2-Minute Nudle allowed more artists to get involved by creating a quick mini-nude. Over 100 great Nudles were submitted and loved. The Nowa Nowa Community Development Group was delighted to acquire and fit-out a 20-foot container as a permanent-but-mobile Black and White Gallery for the Common Ground project in Lakes Entrance, and for use at future events.

Y Space

Y Space is an aerial performance company using climbers, dancers and community members to create physical theatre performance stories on unusual structures. In 2006 Y Space performed in Morwell for the Commonwealth Games Cultural Program, Festival Melbourne 2006, delivered a Physical Theatre Workshop Program for Tranvisions’ Gaining Momentum weekend in Natimuk, and created a series of short works in progress presented during the Horsham’s Awakenings Festival. In November Y Space presented a new performance in development, CYRK, at Balmoral Arts Festival. This work will be further developed in 2007 in the home town of Y Space, Natimuk and at the Arts House in Melbourne. CYRK will be completed for touring in 2008.

Gippsland Regional Arts – Sale

Gippsland Regional Arts is dedicated to bringing performance and related activities to Sale and district. Held in November 2006, the second waterwater Festival featured original works by local artists, Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter with the Australian Art Orchestra, Daniel Bernard Roumain (in conjunction with the Melbourne International Arts Festival), Peter Helliar, Eddie Perfect, Sally Ford and the Sensitive New Age Cowpersons. The spectacular centre-piece for the festival was Ruang-a-bang-bang, created as part of Regional Arts Victoria’s Common Ground project.

A summary of RAV Affiliate activities for 2006 can be viewed at our website www.rav.net.au

2-Minute Nudle by Colin Brimblecombe Errol Hately and Emma Waite from Y Space perform the stage one development of CYRK for the Balmoral Arts Festival in Nov 2006

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The Village Festival of New Performance

The Village is a travelling festival environment for the showing of contemporary work in a beautiful and original way, connecting performers, artists and community groups. In 2006 The Village re-established relationships with a large number of regional and urban artists to present a diverse array of visual and performing art. The first stand alone Village Festival took place in November in Edinburgh Gardens, North Fitzroy, a successful event which proved that the core idea is sound. In 2006 the Village Festival’s relationship with The Falls Festival grew due to the development and presentation of simultaneous events in Victoria and Tasmania. There is now the capacity to run two Villages concurrently and a relatively low cost for communities large and small.

Barking Owl Theatre

Barking Owl Theatre is a not-for-profit company from Mount Alexander Shire, working to make theatre generated from both community and artists that is significant for locals and those beyond. The Sensational Sustainability Superheroes’ House Moving Service Show was a community performance, commissioned by Bendigo Access Employment, made for the opening festival of Bendigo’s PepperGreen Farm in May 2006. Six young people worked with Barking Owl Theatre to make this piece about Sustainable Building Design, performed six times over the Festival weekend.

Circus 3230

Circus 3230 is an independent physical theatre troupe based on the Victorian Surf Coast. Circus 3230 explores new areas of performing arts by modifying and re-inventing traditional circus skills to fit creative storylines. In 2006 Circus 3230 held several performances and training workshops at Aireys Inlet Fair; Teesdale Food and Wine Festival; Coastal Little Folk Festival; Fig Tree House, Lorne Open Day; Meredith Health and Wellbeing Festival; and many others. Pavour Nocturnus was a gothic circus performed at the Surf Coast Arts event Wear Artrageous supported by a quick Response Grant from Regional Arts Victoria.

The Village travelling festival is available to travel to small and large community festivals. Here The Village is installed at the Big West 2005 People’s Day

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Castlemaine State Festival LtdPresident: Michael BottomleySecretary: Gayle CrookeTreasurer: Gary McClureWebsite: www.castlemainefestival.com.au

Charlton Arts IncPresident: Marj LarmourSecretary: Nola WrightTreasurer: Garry Larmour

Circus 3230President: Bronwyn SdrauligTreasurer: Lee McFarlane

Class Act Productions IncPresident: David PickburnSecretary: Jan PickburnTreasurer: Jenni Vanyai

Clayton Clarinda ArtsPresident: Joan PrettySecretary/Treasurer: Dot Henderson

Community Arts PakenhamPresident: Lisa InnesSecretary: Julie AdamTreasurer: Barbara Calton

Community Theatre Project IncPresident: Dave KnowlesSecretary: Judy ScottTreasurer: Troy Van Den Akker

Corangamite Arts Council IncPresident: Robin B Secretary: Josie Black Treasurer: Mary Foley

Cowwarr Arts Network Inc (CAN)Executive Officer: Carolyn CrossleyJoint President: Margret Booth and Angela Thomas Treasurer: Sharon CooperWebsite: http://www.cowwarr.com/CowwarrArtsNetwork/

Creators Artspace IncPresident: Jeff HarbickSecretary: Sue LipscombeTreasurer: Susan Morris

Curlew Arts CouncilPresident: Mary MacqueenSecretary: Frank BlatchfordTreasurer: Marj Saines

Dandenong Ranges Community Centre — BurrinjaPresident: Paul O’HalloranVice-President: Jenny SaulwickSecretary: Sid LawrenceTreasurer: Sue AmicoWebsite: www.burrinja.org.au

Daylesford Foto BiennalePresident: Julie MillowickVice-President: Fiona BrookSecretary: Sally Van RoodenTreasurer: Lily AndrewWebsite: www.daylesfordfotobiennale.org

Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival IncPresident: David RichardsCEO: Laurie PrestonTreasurer: Keith GilbeeWebsite: http://dahlia.bendigo.net.au

East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts CorporationPresident: Gina BudleSecretary: Trina WilmotTreasurer: Jennifer Mullet

East Gippsland Art GalleryPresident: Maureen ProudlockSecretary: Marion DawsonTreasurer: Lyn Osbournewww.eastgippslandartgallery.org.au

Eltham Arts CouncilPresident: Beverley HarrisSecretary: Angela DaviesTreasurer: Sue Robinson

Euroa ARTSPresident: Tess Noonan-EganSecretary: Fiona LewisTreasurer: David Kelly

Festival of St ArnaudPresident: Jenny TorneySecretary: Jeanette BurgessTreasurer: Stephen Greenall

Foot and Mouth Community Dance and Theatre CompanyPresident: Ann WalkerSecretary: Michael BakerTreasurer: Marion Henry

Geelong Arts AlliancePresident: Glen SmithSecretary: Julie ChurchillTreasurer: Sue HarriganWebsite: www.geelongartsalliance.org

Geelong Folk Music Club IncPresident: Adam BurkeSecretary: Peter FogartyTreasurer: Deryck GallWebsite: www.geelongfolkmusicclub.com

Geelong Sculptors IncPresident: Geo FrancisSecretary: Jan FrancisTreasurer: Cinnamon Stephens

Geelong Textile and Fibre ArtistsPresident/Secretary: Elaine MitchellVice-President: Lyn DicksonTreasurer: Jean Inglis

Gippsland Acoustic Music ClubPresident: Barbara Brabets Secretary: Liyin WeckmannTreasurer: Alan ChambersWebsite: www.musicclub.org.au

Gippsland Regional Arts — SalePresident: Annette FrewSecretary: Jim PennellTreasurer: Darren McCubbin

Goulburn and North East ArtsPresident: Kathleen WhelanVice-President: Leonie PartridgeSecretary: Trish GallagherTreasurer: David Briggs

Great Alpine Gallery IncPresident: Valerie McCannSecretary: John ButlerTreasurer: Lenore RichardsonWebsite: www.swiftscreek.net/scgallery

listofaffiliatesAllan’s Walk Artist Run Space IncPresident: Melissa UrquhartSecretary: Felicity HaywardTreasurer: Ellen CoyleWebsite: www.allanswalk.com

Apollo Bay Arts IncPresident: Judi ForresterSecretary: Jane GrossTreasurer: Lyn ButtWebsite: www.apollobay.com.au/arts

Arapiles Community TheatrePresident: Edwin IrvineSecretary: Elinor HateleyTreasurer: Phil Wilkins

ARC, YinnarPresident: Jan TullochSecretary: Helen ColoeTreasurer: Kate McGuireWebsite: www.arcyinnar.org.au

Art House Gippsland IncPresident: Gillian Kline Vice President: Pat Waters Treasurer: Sally Tatterson Secretary: Louisa Waters

Art Is… FestivalChairperson: Carolynne HamdorfTreasury: Anne Sprague and Gill Venn Website: www.artis.wimmera.com.au

Arthouse Collective IncPresident: Magda MicallefSecretary/Treasurer: Sandra Beath

Artists Society of Phillip IslandPresident: Diana BannisterSecretary: Jenny BroomhallTreasurer: Sue Brereton

Arts Casterton President: Dani TelleySecretary/Treasurer: Robyn Rhodes

Arts Colac IncPresident: Kree HarrisonSecretary: Rebecca DunkinsonTreasurer: Kathryn McBride

Arts Council of Mansfield IncPresident: Karen PirieVice President: Sandy CummingSecretary: Heather MatthewTreasurer: Isabel ApplebyWebsite: www.artsmansfield.com

Arts Network East Gippsland (ANEG)President: Peter DugganExecutive Officer: Daniel JenkinsSecretary: Susan PattonTreasurer: Julia TreziseWebsite: www.artsnet.net.au

Arts RutherglenPresident: Genevieve O’ReillySecretary: Robyn SullivanTreasurer: Leonie Featonby

Arts Upper Murray IncPresident: Graeme JephcottSecretary/Treasurer: Pamela Menere

Arts Violet TownPresident: Annette WaltonSecretary: Sandy GarrettTreasurer: Vicki Morphy

Arts WodongaPresident: Ken RaffSecretary: Diane EdmondsonTreasurer: Susan Morris

Arts YackandandahPresident: Geoff SimmonsSecretary: Geraldine HallTreasurer: Brendan Lauritz

Australian National Piano AwardPresident: Neil WernerSecretary/Treasurer: Judy LongleyWebsite: www.pianoaward.com.au

Bannockburn and District Arts Council IncPresident: Phil AdamsSecretary: Lyn DicksonTreasurer: Ros Bosnar

Barking Owl TheatrePresident: Beverley GeldardSecretary: Sue ScoullarTreasurer: Catherine Ryan

bBent Ballarat IncPresident: Warren BowenVice President (Acting): Paul BlackSecretary: Neil HarrisTreasurer: Wayne TarltonWebsite: www.bbent.com.au

Beechworth Arts CouncilPresident: Estelle PatersonSecretary: Alan PhillipsTreasurer: Cath O’Connor

BJC Theatre Group IncPresident: Luke ButlerSecretary: Peter CorriganTreasurer: Amy Jeffreys

Bright Art Gallery and Cultural Centre IncPresident: Neville GarnerSecretary/Manager: Heather KellyTreasurer: Brian KellyWebsite: www.brightartgallery.org.au

Bruthen Events and Arts CouncilPresident: Joy ManleySecretary: Dave Ritter

Buchan Arts Council IncPresident: Evelyn SchmidtSecretary: Suzanne DaviesTreasurer: Judy GrayWebsite: http://gippsland.com/web/BuchanArtsCouncilInc

Buninyong Gold King FestivalPresident: Simon JessSecretary: Glenda StanislawTreasurer: David StanislawWebsite: www.goldking.ballarat.net.au

CAA – Wyndham Community Arts Alliance IncPresident: James RichmondSecretary: Wolf HeideckerTreasurer: Tess Leckie

Camperdown Theatre Co IncPresident: Michael MarrsSecretary: Lyn McLeanTreasurer: Susan Place

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SheppARTon Festival IncPresident: Adam FurphySecretary: Claire GreatorexTreasurer: Helen RowlandWebsite: www.sheppartonfestival.net.au

Snowy River Arts Network IncPresident: Liz MitchellSecretary: Peter May Treasurer: Caroline Doolan

Spa Country Events Group IncPresident: David HallSecretary: Averil DickensonTreasurer: Jeff Bain

Spring Into Art Festival IncPresident: Cheryl KaneSecretary: Lisa GrassbyTreasurer: Roman MansierWebsite: www.springintoartfestival.com

St Arnaud Arts CouncilPresident: John DodsSecretary: Jan DodsTreasurer: Rosalind Small

Stawell Regional ArtsPresident: Meg CapursoSecretary/Treasurer: Karen Hyslop

Stratford Upon Avon Shakespeare Association IncPresident: Joan McCloudSecretary: Sheila MaladyTreasurer: Peter WakefieldWebsite: www.stratfordshakespeare.com.au

Surf Coast Arts IncPresident: Kyla VintonSecretary: Lynette JamiesonTreasurer: Terry Roseburgh

Tarerer Gunditj Project Association IncChairman: Andy AlbertsSecretary: Rebecca Biber Treasurer: Alan GarthWebsite: www.tarerer.com.au

Tarra Festival Committee IncPresident: Tim GashSecretary: Caroline PettersonTreasurer: Sharon MacgowanWebsite: www.tarrafestival.com.au

The Fringe Thing IncSecretary: Jo Bodno

The VillagePresident: Ian PiddSecretary: Suzanne KalkTreasurer: Stuart VaskessWebsite: www.thevillagefestival.com.au

Traralgon Arts CouncilPresident: Ann DyerSecretary: Barbara BrabetsTreasurer: David Kneebone

Upper Kiewa Valley Regional Arts Council IncPresident: Rollo KiekSecretary: Peter BrockhurstTreasurer: Susan Cohn

Wangaratta Arts Council IncPresident: Margaret BrickhillSecretary: Patricia RohanTreasurer: Mary Burns

Wangaratta Festival of Jazz IncPresident: Patti BullussSecretary: Tanya Tatulaschwiliwww.wangaratta-jazz.org.au

Wangaratta Textile Arts AssociationPresident: Adele DaviesSecretary: Jenny BrownTreasurer: Rosalie BonicaWebsite: www.stitchedupfestival.com

Warracknabeal Arts Council IncPresident: Ken TaylorSecretary: Barbara BellTreasurer: Dennis Bell

Wedderburn and Region Theatre SocietyPresident: Dean LauderSecretary: Denise ChristieTreasurer: Margaret Peterson

Wesley Performing Arts and Cultural CentrePresident: Wendy WeightSecretary: Mary Lou SpehrTreasurer: Simon Dandywww.wesleypac.com.au

Wombat Players IncPresident: Richard WaymanSecretary: Liz MontyTreasurer: Carol Hofmeyer

Wombat Regional Arts Network IncPresident: Sally GoldstrawSecretary: Lou CallowTreasurer: Tracey TaylorWebsite: www.wombatarts.net

Women’s Compass Network IncPresident: Ingrid ThomasSecretary: Susan CurnowTreasurer: Yvonne Magyar

Y SpaceDirector: Jillian PearceGeneral Manager: Shiree PilkingtonWebsite: www.yspace.com.au

Yackandandah Folk Festival IncPresident: Patten BridgeSecretary: Jennie McKernTreasury: David and Cath BishopWebsite: www.folkfestival.yackandandah.com

Yarra Valley Arts CouncilPresident: Karen MeulemanVice-President: Savaad FelichSecretary: Nan FrancisTreasurer: Diana FrancisWebsite: www.yarravalleyarts.com

Yarrawonga Arts Council IncPresident: Margaret HauserSecretary: Charney HuntTreasurer: Liz Seeliger

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Hepburn Springs Swiss Italian FestaPresident: Jenny BeachamSecretary: Erin WilliamsWebsite: www.swissitalianfesta.com

Higher Plains Art Group IncPresident: Fran LeachSecretary: Ione ArcherTreasurer: Linda Pechoc

Horsham Regional Arts AssociationPresident/Secretary: Carolynne HamdorfTreasurer: Marian Anderson

Kingston Arts Network IncSecretary: Dorothy PlummerTreasurer: Jennie Wragge

Knox Arts IncPresident: Gordon MitchellSecretary: Janice CrossTreasurer: Avril Mitchell

Lyrebird Arts CouncilPresident: Geoff HarrisSecretary: John WillisTreasurer: Suzanne HendersonWebsite: www.lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au

Mallacoota Arts CouncilPresident: Melinda BeachamSecretary: Peter GiddingsTreasurer: Tony HastingsWebsite: www.mallacootaarts.org

Mallee Arts CouncilPresident: Dorothy BrownSecretary: Janet Lynch

Maryborough Arts Society IncPresident: Fred TrebleSecretary: Kay ParkinTreasurer: Margaret Harrison

Marysville’s Cultural CommunityPresident/Treasurer: Mary SounessSecretary: Sharon Bourke

Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival President: Ross LakeSecretary: Ken CarrTreasurer: Bruce PennyWebsite: www.mwaf.com.au

Mirboo North ArtsPresident: Frith DennisSecretary: Betty McLaughlinTreasurer: Ian Bristow

Moartz President: John WortersSecretary: Sharon AndersonTreasurer: Jeanette TeagueWebsite: www.moartz.com

Murray Adult Community EducationChairman: Malcolm HeighwaySecretary: Maureen KennonTreasurer: Rhonda StaplesWebsite: www.macesh.vic.edu.au

Murray Arts IncPresident: Lynne MakinVice-President: Charles ParkinsonSecretary: Jenni MundayWebsite: www.murrayarts.org.au

Music Glenelg IncPresident: Joy RalphSecretary: Sally LoweTreasurer: Graeme Firth

National Celtic Folk FestivalPresident: Una McAlindenSecretary: Sue AndrewsTreasurer: Jayne-Louise Collins

Nhill Arts CouncilPresident: Dale StanfordSecretary/Treasurer: Leah Davies

Nowa Nowa Community Development GroupPresident: Gary YelenSecretary: Lynne GascoigneTreasurer: Heather CostiganWebsite: www.nowanowa.com

Orbost Exhibition Centre on the Snowy River IncPresident: Peter QuinnSecretary: Madaline HudsonTreasurer: Lorraine CraigieWebsite: www.orbostexhibitioncentre.org

Paynesville Jazz FestivalDirector/Secretary: John DickinsonTreasurer: Judith AndersonWebsite: www.paynesvillejazzfestival.com

Phillip Island Arts and Cultural Committee IncPresident: Anne DavieActing Secretary: Stephanie MannTreasurer: John Batty

Plenty Valley Arts IncPresident: Thelma CardwellSecretary: Beverley ShearerTreasurer: Margaret Martin

Portland CEMA IncPresident: Jan ColliverSecretary: Katrina AntonyTreasurer: Gregor McGregorWebsite: portlandcema.org.au

Prom Coast Arts Council IncPresident: Kerry SpokesSecretary: Jane PowerTreasurer: Anda BanikosWebsite: www.promcoastarts.org.au

Pyrenees Arts CouncilPresident: Heather FeatherstonSecretary: Barbara BlameyTreasurer: Maurice Trainer

RuffArtZCo-ordinator: Sharron BattTreasurer: Doug Watson

Shepparton Arts Alliance IncPresident: Jane BowerVice-President: Kaye PoultonSecretary: Roger JosephTreasurer: Mick MolloyWebsite: www.shepparts.com.au

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Since 1990 Regional Arts Victoria has awarded certificates of recognition to members of affiliate groups to acknowledge outstanding dedication and service to regional arts in their community. In 1999 and 2000 respectively, the Board introduced the Don Mackay Award for excellence in touring and the John Little Award to recognise an outstanding contribution in arts volunteering. Don Mackay was CEO of RAV from 1975 to 1998 and John Little managed local arts council development from 1982 to 2000. Over 80 people have been nominated by their local arts group and received a RAV award. Seven people have received the Don Mackay Award and seven people have received the John Little Award. In 2006, the Board of RAV undertook a review of its Awards so that they might better recognise the shift in activities and objectives of the organisations and individuals engaged in delivering arts and cultural activities in regional Victoria.

The RAVE Awards will be made in the following categories:

> Contemporary Cultural Development

> Arts and Business Partnership

> Indigenous Arts

> Youth Leadership

> Arts Volunteering

> Regional Touring

Snow Circus at Possum Flat conceived and directed by Catherine Larkins in collaboration with high country artists and communities in eastern Victoria. Project artists and partners included Community Centre Swifts Creek, composer Vincent Lamberti, costume

designer Annie Marshall, Dean Phillips of Delta Neon, Southern Cross Fireworks, snow groomer Greg O’Donohue and Mt Hotham Resort Management. The event, presented on 2 September 2006, was supported by the Regional Arts Fund

Photo: Susan Purdy and Jean Marc Dupre, Blue Moon Press

RAVE awardsRECOGNISING EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS IN REGIONAL VICTORIA IN 2006

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RAVE awardrecipientsRAVE awardrecipients

The RAV Board will present awards in these categories at the Regional Arts Symposium on Saturday 5 May 2007 in Lakes Entrance to the following recipients:

Contemporary Cultural Development Award: Carmel Wallace

To acknowledge innovation in engaging participants and audiences for community cultural activities.

Carmel’s work on the Great South West Arts Walk demonstrated breadth and excellence in concept development and project execution in a regional location. Attracting the participation of a diverse cross-section of individuals and groups within the community, from the arts and non-arts sectors, Carmel has demonstrated the capacity of the arts to stimulate broad engagement with wider social issues.

Arts and Business Partnership Award: Wild Dogs from Down Under

To recognise successful partnerships between businesses and community-based arts organisations.

This group of six artists has shown great resourcefulness in enlisting support of several local businesses in an innovative way to assist in the presentation of an exhibition. The panel felt this group demonstrated the potential for artists to work with business for mutual benefit and to add value to each other’s product.

Indigenous Arts Award: Elaine Terrick

To recognise the contribution of an Indigenous artist, artsworker or organisation to the development of arts in their community.

Elaine has shown enormous generosity of spirit in sustaining and passing on traditional cultural practices within her own Gunai/Kurnai community and in sharing her knowledge with the non-Indigenous community. She has demonstrated a ready ability to engage with a wide variety of media whenever the opportunity has arisen.

Youth Leaders Award: Lucas Handley

To recognise the contribution and leadership of a young (under 30 yrs) person to community- based arts.

The panel was impressed with the initiative shown by 19 year old Lucas, following a recent move to Trafalgar, Gippsland, in developing a graffiti project which attracted 15 marginalised young people as participants and significantly bridged the gap between this group and other sections of the community.

Arts Volunteering Award (created to acknowledge the work of John Little in supporting volunteerism): Margaret Brickhill

To an individual who has made a significant and sustained volunteer contribution to the arts in their community.

Margaret’s contribution to her community over 25 years of arts volunteering demonstrates the essence of the volunteer spirit — providing support where it is needed but more importantly, showing fearlessness in learning whatever new skills might be required in order to successfully support an event or activity.

Touring Award: Charles Parkinson

To recognise individuals involved in the production of work for outer metropolitan and regional touring.

Charles has spent a sustained part of his working life breaking down the barriers in touring, particularly in getting a great variety of touring product out to small towns through the Hothouse Theatre Regional Touring Circuit. His impact, in terms of capacity building for a wide range of presenters, has been significant.

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previous RAV awardrecipients life members

2005 Dianne ShepheardBrian PettersonJohn and Joycelyn GrundenBruce Lockwood

2004Terry Lyons Gill VennAnne Davie

2003Jim Pennell

2002Janice CrossDianne Paragreen

2001Wendy HanstedSue HenryHelen Myles

2000Tom YatesDiane Wiadrowski

1999Nancy CainLesley JacksonHeather Broadfoot

1998John Wood-Ingram (posthumous)Merle Hall/Ann BuzzaShirley GuestBarbara BellDarren McCubbinMarie JohnstoneJudith McLorinan

1997Jean CurnowEvelyn McCollBrenda MillerMargaret WalkerAlan BowesPat Rohan

1996Lex ChalmersDorothy DaviesWendy HutcheonZeta BridgemanBruce PritchardJenny Taylor

1995Josie BlackBryan DennehyRaelene HauslerJack HoldsworthMarg JacobMarion MahoodShirley MewettAndrew MillerJoyce FullerPeg ClarkAudrey GatesLaurie GreggMary MitchellDon ReevesJune Solly

1994Gordon MitchellGwen PetersenJoan PrettyJean Riley

1993Barry & Shirley PrictorMargaret BrookeJennifer ParagreenPeg LundieAnn & Peter DyerIsobel (Mitty) CostelloIvan GatesMarj & Garry LarmourReg George

1992Nina CookeCharles DorningGordon DowellJoyce McGill

1991Noel MontgomeryAileen MitchellTony HartDoug LathamDoug McCollOna WhitesideColin MillsSue Cunningham

1990Mary BurnsHelen & Dugald Campbell

Previous John Little Award recipients

2005 Gordon Mitchell2004 Marj and Garry Larmour2003 David Madden2002 Tamara Marwood2001 Heather Broadfoot2000 Sharron Batt (inaugural)

Previous Don Mackay Award recipients

2005 Anne Phelan2004 Sean McKinty2003 John Bell2002 Barbara Hamer2001 Stefo Nantsou2000 Jill Smith1999 Rob Gebert (inaugural)

RAV Life Members

Dianne ParagreenDavid MaddenEve BrunnerBill CookJohn FlowersBarbara HamerBrian HewittGarry LarmourJohn RiordanBryan SmallGwen StaintonBarry WeirGwen WilliamsHeather Broadfoot

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financialsdirectors’ report – statutory information

The directors submit herewith the organisation’s balance sheet as at 31 December 2006 and the income statement for the year ended 31 December 2006 and report as follows:

1. The names of the directors, their qualifications, experience and special responsibilities in office at the date of this report are:

Mr Mike Zafiropoulos – ChairQualifications: Associate Diploma Computer Science, Bachelor of Applied Science, Diploma in Television Production.Experience: Management; Community Arts; Media; Public Service. Co-opted in 1999.

Ms Karen Paton – Vice ChairQualifications: Bachelor of Arts, Diploma in ActingExperience: Actor; Producer; Community Theatre Worker; Culture and Leisure Planner in Local Government; Development of Performing Arts Facilities. Board member since 2003.

Mr Dennis Goldner – TreasurerQualifications: Bachelor of Economics (Hons), Affiliate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in AustraliaExperience: Twenty one years with Federal and Victorian public sectors; Sixteen years with Deloitte; Currently leads three major government account teams. Co-opted in 2005.

Mr Malcolm McKinnon – SecretaryQualifications: Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts)Practising Artist; Arts Administration and Management; Policy Development. Co-opted in 2005.

Mr Rob Robson – Executive OfficerQualifications: Bachelor of Arts, Trained Secondary Teacher’s Certificate, Graduate Certificate Arts and Entertainment ManagementExperience: Arts Centre Manager; Theatre Director; Secondary Teacher; Chair of the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres; Member of the Arts and Entertainment Management Course Advisory Committee, Deakin University. Board member since 2004.

Ms Carolynne Hamdorf Qualifications: Bachelor of EducationExperience: Artist; Festival Director (Arts Is… Festival); Manager of Indigenous Visual Arts Enterprises. Board Member since 2006.

Mr Ross LakeQualifications: LLB, Bachelor of Economics, Diploma of EducationExperience: Current Chair of the Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival Board; Current Chair of SunRISE 21 and Chair of SunRISE 21 Artists in Industry Project; Former Board Member of Murray Outback Tourism; Former Board Member of Mallee Family Care; Treasurer of the Christie Centre of Intellectually Disabled Persons; Member of the Rotary Club of Irymple; Director Tasco Inland Australia Pty Ltd and Fruitvale Pty Ltd. Board member since 2005.

Ms Andrea LaneQualifications: Bachelor of Commerce, Graduate Diploma in Information ManagementExperience: Online Manager for Fairfax Business Media; Member of the Nowa Nowa Community Development Group. Board member since 2003.

Ms Catherine LarkinsQualifications: Graduate Diploma in Fine Art (Sculpture), Diploma of Education, Diploma of Art and Design.Experience: Visual designer; Lecturer in Visual Arts; Community Arts and Festivals and Events Co-ordinator; Practising Sculptor. Board member since 2001.

Ms Esmai ManahanQualifications: Bachelor of Arts, Diploma Youth WorkExperience: Eight years General Manager of Koori Business Network; Arts Officer Tourism Victoria; Youth Officer Social Justice Aboriginal Community. Co-opted in 2006.

Ms Tamara Marwood Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce, Diploma of Visual Arts, Graduate Diploma Community Cultural DevelopmentExperience: Arts Project Officer Local Government; Coordination Regional Artist Run Space; Community Cultural Development Worker. Board member since 2003.

Mr Mark SelkrigQualifications: Bachelor of Education (Visual Arts), Master of Arts (Visual and Performing Arts).Experience: Visual Arts Educator at Secondary, TAFE and University in NE Victoria; Member of Beechworth Arts Council since 1988; Member of Arts Board Albury Wodonga since 1993; Member of Artistic Directorate Hot House Theatre (2000-2001); Practising Sculptor. Board member since 2002.

2. Principal ActivitiesThe organisation’s principal activity since incorporation has been to stage and conduct artistic and theatrical entrepreneurial activities. No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the year.

3. Operating ResultsThe surplus for the year is $14,318 (2005 $20,336). The organisation is exempt from income tax.

4. DividendsNo dividends have been paid, declared or recommended since incorporation.

5. Review of OperationsThe operations of the organisation during the year are detailed in the various accompanying reports and the results thereof are shown in paragraph 3 above.

6. Significant changes in the state of affairsNo significant changes in the state of affairs of the organisation.

7. Likely developments and expected resultsThe organisation is receiving the same level of funding from the State Government and expects to result in a breakeven position for 2007.

8. Directors' ShareholdingsThe organisation is a company limited by guarantee and consequently there is no share capital.

Regional Arts Victoria(A Company Limited by Guarantee Incorporated in Victoria))A.B.N 24 005 556 025Statement of Financial PositionFor the Year Ended 31 December 2006Statements of AccountsFor the Year Ended 31 December 2006

Scene from The Rainmaker produced by Eye2Eye Theatre Photo: Mick McRobb

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9. Directors’ MeetingsDuring the year, six directors’ meetings were held. Directors holding office during the year and the number of meetings attended are listed below. The Board’s audit sub-committee met on three occasions during 2006. The number of meetings attended are listed below.

Director Board Term Audit Meeting Expires Sub-Committee (and date appointed)

Mike Zafiropoulos 6/6 2007 Dennis Goldner 5/6 2007 3 (April 2005)Catherine Larkins 5/6 2007 Karen Paton 5/6 2008 Rob Robson 4/6 2007 Tamara Marwood 4/6 2007 Malcolm McKinnon 4/6 2007 Mark Selkrig 4/6 2008 Andrea Lane 3/6 2007 Ross Lake 3/6 2007 2 (April 2005)Carolynne Hamdorf 4/4 Since 6.5.2006 2008 Esmai Manahan 2/2 Appointed 30.9.2006 2008 Eleanor Bourke 1/2 Until 6.5.2006 Gill Venn 1/2 Until 6.5.2006 1 (May 2003)

10. Disclosure of Directors’ Benefits

During or since the financial year some directors of the company received benefits, other than a benefit included in the aggregate amount of emoluments. These are listed below.

Directors who individually received benefits were: 2006 2005Andrea Lane $ 2000 $ 350Mark Selkrig $ 300 $ 150Catherine Larkins $ - $ 100Malcolm McKinnon $ - $ 250

The Board has delegated to the Regional Arts Fund Assessment Committee the authority to decide all project and professional grants awarded under the Regional Arts Fund. Directors or members of Director’s immediate family who are employees or associates of groups that have received grants in 2006 are listed below:

Regional Arts Fund GrantsDirector Grant Recipient 2006 2005Catherine Larkins Catherine Larkins $ 15,000 $ -Ross Lake Mildura Wentworth Festival $ 15,000 $ -Gill Venn/ Carolynne Hamdorf Arts Is… Festival $ - $ 15,000

The Board has delegated to the Chief Executive Officer the authority to decide all Quick Response Grants awarded under the Regional Arts Fund. Directors or members of Director's immediate family who are employees or associates of groups that have received grants in 2006 are listed below:

Regional Arts Fund Quick Response

Director Grant Recipient 2006 2005Gill Venn / Horsham Regional Arts Carolynne Hamdorf Association $ 1,200 $ -Andrea Lane Nowa Nowa Community Development Group $ 1,500 $ -Karen Paton Arts Colac Inc $ 1,500 $ -Mark Selkrig Murray Arts $ 1,000 $ -Tamara Marwood Allan’s Walk Artist Run Space $ - $ 1,000Catherine Larkins / Andrea Lane Arts Network East Gippsland $ - $ 1,500

The Board has delegated to the Chief Executive Officer the authority to decide all Guarantee Against Loss Grants, the funds for which are provided by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria. Directors or members of Director’s immediate family who are employees or associates of groups that have received grants in 2006 are listed below:

Guarantee Against Loss

Director Grant Recipient 2006 2005Gill Venn / Horsham Regional Arts Carolynne Hamdorf Association $ 1,500 $ 3,335Gill Venn / Carolynne Hamdorf Art Is… Festival $ - $ 1,000

The Board ratifies these benefits at the first Board meeting after the benefits have been determined. The Directors receiving these benefits took no part in any Board decision that related to the determination of the benefits.No other director received benefits other than a benefit included in the aggregate amount of emoluments or is due and receivable by the directors shown in the accounts, by reason of a contract entered into by the company or an entity that the company controlled or a body corporate that was related to the company when the contract was made or when the director received, or became entitled to receive the benefit, with:> a director; or> a firm of which a director is a member; or> an entity in which a director has a substantial financial interest.

11. Auditor’s Independent Declaration to the Directors of Regional Arts Victoria

The directors received an independent auditor’s declaration from the auditor of Regional Arts Victoria. Refer to page 7.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board.

Mike Zafiropoulos Dennis Goldner Chair Treasurer

MELBOURNE Dated 24 February 2007

Independent audit report to members of Regional Arts Victoria

Scope

The financial report and committee of management’s responsibilityThe financial report comprises the balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in equity, cash flow statement, accompanying notes to the financial statements, and the directors’ declaration for Regional Arts Victoria (the organisation), for the year ended 31 December 2006.

The organisation’s committee of management is responsible for preparing a financial report that gives a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the organisation, and that complies with the organisation’s constitution. This includes responsibility for the maintenance of adequate accounting records and internal controls that are designed to prevent and detect fraud and error, and for the accounting policies and accounting estimates inherent in the financial report.

Audit approachWe conducted an independent audit of the financial report in order to express an opinion to the members of the organisation. Our audit was conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards in order to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial report is free of material misstatement. The nature of an audit is influenced by factors such as the use of professional judgement, selective testing, the inherent limitations of internal control, and the availability of persuasive rather than conclusive evidence. Therefore, an audit cannot guarantee that all material mis-statements have been detected.

We performed procedures to assess whether in all material respects the financial report presents fairly, in accordance with the Basis of Accounting described in Note 1 to the Financial Statements, including compliance with organisation’s constitution, a view which is consistent with our understanding of the company’s financial position, and of its performance as represented by the results of its operations and cash flows.

We formed our audit opinion on the basis of these procedures, which included:

• examining, on a test basis, information to provide evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial report, and

• assessing the appropriateness of the accounting policies and disclosures used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the committee of management.

While we considered the effectiveness of management’s internal controls over financial reporting when determining the nature and extent of our procedures, our audit was not designed to provide assurance on internal controls.

We performed procedures to assess whether the substance of business transactions was accurately reflected in the financial report. These, and our other procedures, did not include consideration or judgement of the appropriateness or reasonableness of the business plans or strategies adopted by the committee of management of the organisation.

IndependenceWe are independent of the organisation, and have met the independence requirements of Australian professional ethical pronouncements and the Corporations Act 2001.

Audit opinionIn our opinion the financial report of Regional Arts Victoria is in accordance with the Basis of Accounting described in Note 1 to the financial statements, including compliance with the organisation’s constitution, a view which is consistent with our understanding of the organisation’s financial position as at 31 December 2006, and of its performance as represented by the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended.

Ernst & Young R Bruce Dungey Partner

MELBOURNE Dated 8 March 2007

Directors' Declaration In the opinion of the directors of Regional Arts Victoria:

(a) the income statement is drawn up so as to give a true and fair view of the results of the organisation for the year ended 31 December 2006.

(b) the balance sheet is drawn up so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the organisation as at 31 December 2006.

(c) the statement of cash flows is drawn up so as to give a true and fair view of the cash flows of the organisation for the year ended 31 December 2006.

(d) the statement of changes in equity is drawn up so as to give a true and fair view of the accumulated funds of the organisation for the year ended 31 December 2006.

(e) at the date of this statement there are reasonable grounds to believe that the organisation will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors.

Mike Zafiropoulos Dennis GoldnerChair Treasurer

MELBOURNE Dated 24 February 2007

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financialsincome statement for the year ended 31 December 2006

Note 2006 2005 $ $

Operating Revenue

Grants and sponsorship 4 1,015,227 978,401

Tour programs 664,592 857,794

Interest received 24,835 21,952

Affiliation fees – Local Arts Affiliates 16,160 11,974

Other 151,012 105,615

(Deficit) from sale of assets 5 (14,251) (466)

Special projects 6 1,341,502 992,791

3,199,077 2,968,061

Operating Expenses

Tour programs 819,722 1,130,430

Depreciation plant and equipment 91,648 64,557

Rental expenses — operating lease 43,651 43,109

Salary and employee related expenses 862,834 658,545

Other operating costs 25,402 58,293

Special projects 1,341,502 992,791

3,184,759 2,947,725

Net operating surplus 14,318 20,336

Accumulated surplus at the beginning of the year 224,096 203,760

Accumulated surplus at the end of the year 238,414 224,096

The income statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

balance sheet as at 31 December 2006

Note 2006 2005 $ $

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents 9 716,239 360,565

Trade and other receivables 10 156,089 236,814

Total Current Assets 872,328 597,379

Non Current Assets

Property, plant and equipment 11 256,866 246,502

Total Non Current Assets 256,866 246,502

Total Assets 1,129,194 843,881

Current Liabilities

Trade and other payables 12 832,834 564,330

Provisions 13 35,808 28,217

Funds administered for others 14 6,891 6,891

Total Current Liabilities 875,533 599,438

Non Current Liabilities

Provisions 15 15,247 20,347

Total Non Current Liabilities 15,247 20,347

Total Liabilities 890,780 619,785

Net Assets 238,414 224,096

Accumulated Funds

Retained Surplus 238,414 224,096

Total Accumulated Funds 238,414 224,096

The balance sheet should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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financials Note 2006 2005 $ $

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Grants and sponsorship received 2,356,729 1,978,192

Receipts from tours 664,592 857,794

Payments to suppliers and employees (2,822,117) (3,054,534)

Interest received 24,835 21,952

Other income 247,897 584

Net Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities A 471,936 (196,012)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (219,605) (215,012)

Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment 103,343 72,699

Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities (116,262) (142,313)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities - -

Net Cash provided by Financing Activities - -

Net Increase/(Decrease) in cash held 355,674 (338,325)

Cash at beginning of year 360,565 698,890

Cash at the end of the financial year 716,239 360,565

cash flow statement for the year ended 31 December 2006 cash flow statement for the year ended 31 December 2006

Note A

Reconciliation of Net Cash (used in)/provided by Operating Activities to Operating Profit/(Loss).

2006 2005 $ $

Operating Surplus 14,318 20,335

Depreciation 91,648 64,557

Surplus/(Deficit) on sale of fixed asset 14,251 466

Changes in assets and liabilities

Decrease/(Increase) in receivables 15,882 (52,127)

Decrease/(Increase) in other current assets 64,843 (64,876)

(Decrease)/Increase in creditors and accruals (809) 58,919

Increase in revenue in advance 22,718 27,508

Increase/(Decrease) in grants in advance 246,594 (254,453)

Increase in provisions — current 7,591 2,548

(Decrease)/Increase in provisions — non current (5,100) 1,111

Net Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 471,936 (196,012)

Statement of Changes in EquityFor the year ended 31 December 2006

Retained Total Accumulated Surplus Funds $ $

At 1 January 2005 203,760 203,760

Profit for year 20,336 20,336

At 31 December 2005 224,096 224,096

Profit for year 14,318 14,318

At 31 December 2006 238,414 238,414

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financialsnotes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2006

Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of AccountingThis special purpose financial report has been prepared for distribution to members and directors of Regional Arts Victoria for internal management information purposes. The accounting policies used in the preparation of this report, as described below, are consistent with previous years, and are, in the opinion of the directors appropriate to meet the needs of members and directors.

By virtue of Statement of Accounting Concepts 1 (SAC 1) the requirements of Accounting Standards issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and other professional reporting requirements do not have mandatory applicability to Regional Arts Victoria in relation to the year ended 31 December 2006 because the directors have determined that the company is not a reporting entity. However, the directors have determined that in order for the financial report to present fairly the company’s results of operations and state of affairs, the requirements of Accounting Standards and other professional reporting requirements relating to the measurement of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and equity should be complied with.

Accordingly, the directors have prepared the financial report in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirements of Accounting Standards but not all the disclosure requirements.

The accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical costs. The accounting policies have been consistently applied, unless otherwise stated. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies adopted by the organisation in the preparation of the accounts.

Statement of compliance The financial report complies with Australian Accounting Standards, which include Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standard (‘AIFRS’). Compliance with AIFRS ensures that the financial report, comprising the financial statements and notes thereto, complies with International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRS’).

Cash and cash equivalentsFor the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash includes cash on hand and in bank accounts, and money market investments readily convertible to cash within two working days, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Cost and Valuation:

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost or at independent or directors’ valuation. Any surplus on revaluation is credited directly to the asset revaluation reserve and excluded from the profit and loss account.

Any gain or loss on the disposal of re-valued assets is determined as the difference between the value of the asset at the time of disposal and the proceeds from disposal, and is included in the result of the entity in the year of disposal.

DepreciationDepreciation is provided on all property, plant and equipment, at rates calculated to allocate the cost of the assets against revenue over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Depreciation is calculated on a diminishing value basis as follows:

Motor Vehicles, and Office Equipment 30%

Office Fixtures and Fittings 20%

Income TaxThe organisation is exempt from income tax in terms of section 50–45 of the Income Tax Assessment Act.

ProvisionsProvision is made for employee entitlement benefits accumulated as a result of employees rendering services up to reporting date. These benefits include wages and salaries, annual leave and long service leave.

Liabilities arising in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave and any other employee entitlements are measured at their nominal amounts.

Employee entitlement expenses and revenues arising in respect of the following categories:

• wages and salaries, non-monetary benefits, annual leave, long service leave and other leave entitlements; and

• other types of employee entitlement are charged against surplus on a net basis in their respective categories.

SuperannuationContributions are made by the organisation to an employee superannuation fund and are charged as expenses when incurred. The organisation has no legal obligation to cover any shortfall in the fund’s obligation to provide benefits to employees on retirement.

LeasesLease payments for operating leases are charged as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

Note 2: Segment InformationThe organisation operates only in Australia and is engaged in artistic and theatrical entrepreneurial activities.

Note 3: Members’ LiabilityThe organisation is a company limited by guarantee. Under the Memorandum of Association the liability of the 23 members is limited to $1,100 in total in terms of Clause 7 which reads -

“Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up while he is a member, or within one year afterwards for payment of the debts and liabilities of the company contracted before the time at which he ceases to be a member, and of costs, charges and expenses of winding up and for an adjustment of the rights of the contributors amongst themselves, such amount as may be required not exceeding fifty dollars.”

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2006 2005 $ $

Note 4: Grants and SponsorshipsNon Repayable Grants and SponsorshipArts Victoria (a) 624,100 607,979Playing Australia (b) 238,337 259,880Department of Education and Training (c) 52,000 52,204City of Swan Hill (d) 35,175 29,475Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation (e) 21,492 16,099Perpetual Trustees (f) 1,336 7,764Trust Company of Australia (g) 10,000 -Equity Trustees Limited (h) 17,787 -Alcoa (i) 15,000 -Film Victoria (j) - 5,000 1,015,227 978,401(a) Arts Victoria General Grant 575,000 500,000 Arts Across Victoria 49,100 107,979 624,100 607,979(b) Playing Australia Arts Across Victoria 238,337 259,880(c) Department of Education and Training arts2GO 52,000 52,204(d) City of Swan Hill Sponsorship – Regional Arts Development Officer 35,175 29,475(e) Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation arts2GO 21,492 16,099(f) Perpetual Trustees LG and JE Brown Charitable Trust Fund arts2GO 1,336 7,764(g) Trust Company of Australia Fred P Archer Charitable Trust arts2GO 10,000 -(h) Equity Trustees Limited Arthur Gordon Oldham Estate arts2GO 17,787 -(i) Alcoa Outreach Partner for arts2GO 15,000 -(j) Film Australia

Arts Across Victoria - 5,000

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2006 2005 $ $

Note 5: Sale/Disposal of Assets

Original Cost (167,528) (128,101)

Accumulated Depreciation 49,942 54,936

(117,586) (73,165)

Income from Sale of Asset 103,335 72,699

(Deficit) of Sale of Asset (14,251) (466)

Note 6: Special Projects

(a) Regional Arts Fund

Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 675,905 485,008

(b) Regional Cultural Partnerships

Sponsorship — Regional Arts Development Officer

Regional Arts Fund 200,000 -

Arts Victoria 50,000 50,000

City of Ballarat 30,000 7,500

Glenelg Shire 3,750 -

Golden Plains Shire 15,000 15,000

Hindmarsh Shire 5,000 3,750

Horsham City Council 10,000 7,500

Moyne Shire 3,750 -

Northern Grampians Shire 10,000 7,500

Surf Coast Shire 10,000 7,500

Wellington Shire 30,000 7,500

Yarriambiack Shire 5,000 3,750

372,500 110,000

(c) Groundwork

Regional Arts Fund 47,000 28,000

(d) Creative Businesses Project


notes

2006 2005 $ $

(e) Cubbies


(f) Guarantee Against Loss

Arts Victoria 19,160 32,733

(g) Possum Skin Cloak

Melbourne 2006 120,000 180,000

Arts Victoria 30,000

Myer Foundation - 30,000

Regional Arts Fund - 50,000

150,000 260,000

(h) Common Ground


Arts Victoria 13,937 -

Australian Indonesia Institute 11,000 -

Asialink 4 000 -

48,937 -

(i) Pacific Edge Conference Travel Assistance

Regional Arts Australia 10,000 -

Arts Victoria 10,000 -

20,000 -

(j) Off the Canvas


(k) Festnet

Dept of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development - 40,000

(l) Festnet Mentoring Project

Arts Victoria - 22,000


- 25,000

Total Special Projects 1,341,502 992,791

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Note 7: Auditors' Remuneration

Amounts received or due and receivable by the auditors for– auditing the accounts 18,000 15,600– other services - -

18,000 15,600

Note 8: Directors’ Emoluments

No director received or was entitled to receive any emoluments during 2006 (2005 – Nil) - -

Note 9: Cash and cash equivalents reconciliation

Cash at year end consists of:Cheque account 37,823 83,707 Regional Arts Fund 90,885 8,588Term Deposit 586,831 267,570Petty Cash 700 700 716,239 360,565

Note 10: Trade and other receivables

Trade Debtors 78,842 94,724Other Debtors and Prepayments 77,247 142,090 156,089 236,814

Note 11: Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment at cost 444,452 407,464Less accumulated depreciation (187,586) (160,962) 256,866 246,502

Note 12: Trade and other payables

Creditors 129,751 84,988Accrued expenses 62,454 108,025Revenue in advance 93,345 70,627Grants in advance 547,284 300,690 832,834 564,330

Note 13: Provisions (Current)

Annual leave 35,808 28,217

35,808 28,217

Auditor’s Independence Declaration to the members of Regional Arts VictoriaIn relation to our audit of the financial report of Regional Arts Victoria for the financial year ended 31 December 2006, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 or any applicable code of professional conduct.

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Ernst & Young R Bruce Dungey Partner

MELBOURNE Dated 8 March 2007

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation

Ernst & Young Ernst & Young Building Tel: 61 3 9288 8000 8 Exhibition Street Fax: 61 3 8650 7777 Melbourne VIC 3000 GPO Box 67 Melbourne VIC 3001

Note 14: Other

Funds administered for others Regional Arts Victoria holds in trust monies on behalf of Local Arts Affiliates– who have gone into recess and– for administration services performed on their behalf 6,891 6,891 6,891 6,891

Note 15: Provisions (Non-Current)

Long Service Leave 15,247 20,347 15,247 20,347

Note 16: Expenditure Commitments

Leases:In respect of certain operating leases, the company is committed for the following lease expenditure which has not been provided for in the accounts– not later than one year 28,497 41,915 28,497 70,412

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thankyouRegional Arts Victoria’s 2006 Supporters

arts2GO Supporters

Arts Across Victoria Touring Supporters

Regional Cultural Partners

Graphic Design: Divadata

Primary Subsidy Program SupporterGovernment Partner Secondary Subsidy Program SupportersOutreach Partner

Trust Company Ltd as trustee for the Fred P Archer Charitable Trust

Program Supporters Program Partners

Arthur Gordon Oldham Estates administered by Equity Trustees Ltd.

Creative Community Project Supporters

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