A new podcast has been launched to help local musicians amp up their live performances and maximise the potential of their music career. The Get Gig Ready podcast is a collaboration between the City of Ryde, Lane Cove Council, the Live Music Office, MusicNSW and local community station 2SER, with support from Macquarie University, as […]

On 30 June, NSW Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello tabled in both Houses of Parliament the report on the outcomes of the Music Festival Roundtable’s review of the operation of the Music Festivals Act 2019. The report can be found here Some of the key findings  tabled in the report include: Duplication was identified between […]

Over the weekend, Victorian Creative Industries Minister Foley has announced a $15 million package of support for Victoria’s live music venues. You can read the media release here.  The new Victorian Live Music Venues program is a competitive grants program that seeks to support Victoria’s live music venues to respond to the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic.  Open to venues across […]

QMusic has been working closely with the Queensland Government since mid-March to look at ways the government can support the state’s live music sector which has taken a severe hit since the onset of necessary COVID-19 restrictions. The government’s recently announced $22.5 million Arts and Cultural Recovery Package incorporates this work and aims to activate […]