Regional Queensland arts and culture experiences to benefit from funding

August 1, 2021

$4.38 million from Queensland’s Regional Arts Development Fund 2021 - 2022 will support the activation of hundreds of community-led regional arts and cultural experiences .

The Queensland Government is investing $2.08 million through the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) in 2021-22, matched with a contribution of approximately $2.3 million from 59 councils across the state.

Queensland Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch noted that despite the impact and challenges of COVID-19, the innovative RADF arts and cultural experiences developed and presented throughout Queensland demonstrate the creativity, resilience and adaptability within the arts sector.

Minister Enoch highlighted “over the past financial year RADF has provided funding for projects as diverse as hip hop workshops in the Lockyer Valley, to a new mural in Wallumbilla’s main street showcasing locals, and a public art piano in the Mackay region.

“RADF investment in 2021–2022 will maintain the momentum with an exciting variety of projects which will continue to provide valuable social, health and economic outcomes.

Last year the State Government released Creative Together 2020-2030: A 10-Year Roadmap for arts, culture and creativity, and RADF is an important program that supports several of the roadmap’s priorities, including strengthening Queensland communities and activating local places.

For more information about RADF, applicants are encouraged to visit their local council’s website or www.arts.qld.gov.au.

Regional Arts Development Fund 2021–22 council recipients – total $2.08 million:

Balonne Shire - $10,150
Banana Shire - $18,000
Barcaldine Regional - $25,000
Barcoo Shire - $18,500
Blackall-Tambo Regional - $49,500
Boulia Shire - $10,000
Bulloo Shire - $22,500
Bundaberg Regional - $45,000
Burdekin Shire - $29,500
Cairns Regional - $100,000
Carpentaria Shire - $24,500
Cassowary Coast Regional - $39,500
Central Highlands Regional - $39,500
Charters Towers Regional - $34,500
Cloncurry Shire - $22,500
Cook Shire - $25,000
Croydon Shire - $12,500
Diamantina Shire - $19,000
Douglas Shire - $30,000
Etheridge Shire - $24,000
Flinders Shire - $33,150
Fraser Coast Regional - $49,500
Gladstone Regional - $54,500
Gold Coast City Council - $100,000
Goondiwindi Regional - $23,000
Gympie Regional - $45,000
Hinchinbrook Shire - $20,000
Ipswich City - $52,500
Isaac Regional - $45,000
Livingstone Shire - $34,500
Lockyer Valley Regional - $20,000
Logan City - $32,500
Longreach Regional - $27,500
Mackay Regional - $100,000
Maranoa Regional - $25,000
Mareeba Shire - $32,500
McKinlay Shire - $20,000
Moreton Bay Regional - $60,700
Mount Isa City - $29,500
Murweh Shire - $25,500
Noosa Shire - $50,000
North Burnett Regional - $25,000
Paroo Shire - $40,000
Quilpie Shire - $25,000
Redland City - $44,500
Richmond Shire - $17,000
Rockhampton Regional - $49,500
Scenic Rim Regional - $39,500
Somerset Regional - $26,000
South Burnett Regional - $15,000
Southern Downs Regional - $39,500
Sunshine Coast - $115,000
Tablelands Regional - $29,500
Toowoomba Regional - $18,000
Townsville City - $50,000
Western Downs - $20,000
Whitsunday Regional - $24,500
Winton Shire - $22,500

* Burke Shire 2020-2021 RADF surplus to contribute towards their 2021-2022 RADF program

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