Nintiringanyi Indigenous Corporation has successfully secured $40,000 in funding under in the latest round of the Morrison Government’s Festivals Australia program. The funding will allow Nintiringanyi Indigenous Corporation to deliver its project, The Murama Experience, at the Cairns Festival. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the funding will provide critical support for local artists and…
The Australian Government will invest $10 million towards the Cairns Gallery Precinct project to ensure the world-class attraction becomes a reality. The project will include the design of a new world-class Indigenous Art Gallery as well as transforming and connecting three heritage-listed buildings in the precinct. The three heritage-listed buildings include the Cairns Art Gallery,…
Eight recipients across Far North Queensland have been awarded grants under the Regional Arts Fund Recovery program. The funding will be delivered under the $10 million targeted measure announced by the Australian Government in 2020 as part of the Relief and Recovery Fund. Federal Leichhardt MP said the eight successful recipients* would share in $226,108…
Locals and visitors will now be able further appreciate the city’s rich and vibrant heritage following the completion of the Cairns Courthouse refurbishment project. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said this project significantly contributes to the council’s goal of growing Cairns’ status as the cultural hub of Far North Queensland. He said the Courthouse, built…
Maritime heritage in Cooktown will be given a boost with the announcement the James Cook Museum in Cooktown will receive $12,924 under the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme. The scheme is administered by the Australian National Maritime Museum and provides grants of up to $15,000 to not-for-profit organisations to help display and conserve…
Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher and Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today announced funding for Torres Shire Council’s Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival through the Festivals Australia funding program. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said he had always been a big supporter of the biannual Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival. “I am pleased to announce…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch is encouraging eligible Far North Queensland community-based organisations to apply for Indigenous Languages and Arts program funding. The federal government invests around $20 million annually to promote participation in, and maintenance of, Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through languages and arts. Funding under the program is available for…
Cairns and Far North Queensland will enjoy greater access to cultural experiences such as dance, drama, writing and art thanks to the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today announced the two successful local projects that will receive funding in the latest round. He said arts and cultural activities and experiences…
Stage performers and audiences in Cairns now have access to a spectacular new performing arts centre in the heart of the tropical Queensland city. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch, who attended last night’s gala opening, said the Cairns Performing Arts Centre’s main theatre seats up to 940 people. He said the project was jointly funded…
MR ENTSCH: It gives me great pleasure to rise this evening to talk about one of Cairns’s best kept secrets: the Tropical Arts Association. Tropical Arts is a not-for-profit community theatre group based in Cairns. It prides itself on community engagement. Tropical Arts tirelessly finds ways to include people, and the benefits to individuals and…