During 2019‑20 CMTEDD provided grants, assistance and sponsorship to the following individuals and organisations.
COVID‑19 response grants
Funding relating specifically to the government’s response to COVID‑19 is indicated below.
ACT Government rent relief program for community tenants in ACT Property Group premises
The ACT Government provided financial support to community organisations responsible for paying rent in ACT Government properties. The program was managed by ACT Property Group. Community organisations were provided with a rent waiver for six months for the period 1 April to 30 September 2020. The figure below is the total amount for rent waivers during the 2019‑20 period.
Table 51: ACT Government rent relief program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
Various community organisations* | Financial support for community organisations due to impact of COVID-19 | 1,159,316 |
*Note: The full list of recipients is at Appendix A. Due to commercial-in-confidence lease arrangements individual values by organisation are not provided.
HOMEFRONT
HOMEFRONT funding of up to $10,000 per application was offered to support individual Canberra artists impacted by COVID‑19 to enable them to continue their arts practices.
Table 52: HOMEFRONT funding recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Helen Aitken-Kuhnen | Research and create new enamelled pieces for an upcoming travelling exhibition | 8,000 |
Joel Arthur | Generating digital artwork from two dimensional paintings for online viewing | 5,000 |
Che Baker | Developing a feature film and documentation | 10,000 |
Daniel Becker | Production of a comic series ‘Master and Apprentice’ | 6,000 |
Jordan Best | Developing new theatre works | 6,000 |
Jack Biilmann | Recording a new album | 8,332 |
Larry Brandy | Traditional Aboriginal storytelling online | 8,000 |
Phoebe Breen | Create new functional pottery | 10,000 |
Liam Budge | Skills development and mentorship | 5,489 |
Nick Byrne | Growing Global - developing best world practice | 10,000 |
Christopher Carroll | Develop the script for an original play ‘Smokescreen’ | 10,000 |
Liz Coats | Research developments in plant-based colours for new paintings | 5,000 |
Judith Crispin | To complete the first draft of a new verse novel | 10,000 |
Charlotte Crossfield | Developing a new theatre work ‘But don’t you all eat dog?’ | 4,500 |
Louise Curham | Developing film/digital projects including ‘Diary Fill’ and ‘The People's Map of West Kambah’ | 6,700 |
Nick Delatovic | Development of a feature film script ‘Darkest’ with a professional film producer | 4,800 |
Ben Drysdale | Writing and producing music for synchronisation licensing | 8,295 |
Dan Edwards | Studio experimentation in community programs via online platforms | 8,297 |
Eleanor Evans | Develop an animated music video | 5,000 |
Mimi Fairall | A memoir style zine about being a young artist and the life events in between | 2,500 |
Geoff Farquhar-Still | Research and development of wall-mounted kinetic artworks for exhibition | 10,000 |
Ngaio Fitzpatrick | Research and development of a body of work for national and international exhibition | 10,000 |
Cathy Franzi | New research into printmaking approaches applied to ceramics | 10,000 |
Irma Gold | Complete the second draft of a novel ‘Ways to Get Lost’ | 9,555 |
Jess Haas | Writing, recording and music production skills for ‘Pheno’ | 6,500 |
Marie Hagerty | Produce new Giclee prints in collaboration with 'Bytes 'N Colours' for exhibition at Nancy Sever Gallery | 10,000 |
Chris Hartford | Research and development of distinctive ceramic tableware and market through a new website | 10,000 |
Samantha Hawker | Create new video work ‘Axidant’ as part of the Dysfunctional landscape series | 3,850 |
Nicci Haynes | Create an animation for online exhibition and future performance and video work | 5,000 |
Jessica Herrington | Exploring social connections through networked AR and VR | 6,000 |
Hanna Hoyne | Skills development, studio work in sculptural treatments and online capacity | 10,000 |
Georgina Jenkins | Write the 2nd and 3rd draft feature screenplay of ‘Blackbird’ | 10,000 |
Sonja Kama | ‘Capital mums’: The untold stories of multicultural motherhood in Canberra | 9,880 |
Daniel Kirkland | Mixing and mastering a debut EP | 6,380 |
Pablo Latona | Research and develop new performance works | 10,000 |
Liz Lea | Auslan and audio description training | 7,000 |
Joanne Leong | Development of new sound works and VR videos | 1,500 |
Guy Lilleyman | To record new music works | 8,550 |
Janet Long | Make a new body of sculptural works and drawings for artist book | 7,000 |
Antonia Losanno | Write a new book ‘The Good, The Bad and The Elderly’ | 10,000 |
Dan Maginnity | Studio based production and capacity building | 10,000 |
Sally Marett | Mixing, mastering and release of an EP ‘Marét’ | 10,000 |
Marisa Martin | Illustration of a new graphic novel | 10,000 |
Musonga Mbogo | The development of new visual art works | 3,500 |
Andrew McMillan | Write and produce a new music album | 5,000 |
Tim Napper | Completion of a debut novel ‘Howling Metal’ | 8,000 |
Kristina Neumann | Development of new contemporary jewellery works | 10,000 |
Lan Nguyen-hoan | Research and develop new photo media landscape works ‘Shifting Viewpoints’ | 6,000 |
Ruth O'Brien | To write and record a CD ‘Songs for Abby’ | 10,000 |
Kofi Owusu-Ansah | Completing a debut album for tour ready | 8,000 |
Jennifer Pinkerton | Research and writing for non-fiction book ‘Heartland’ | 8,800 |
Alex Raupach | Creative development of new music with a mentor | 6,030 |
Lisa Richards | Music production and recording of new songs with a producer mentor | 9,720 |
Eugene Robertson | Recording a new EP ‘Isolation blues’ | 9,000 |
Dionisia Salas | Studio research on relationship of painting to print | 8,000 |
Lisa Sammut | Skills development and new work in digital illustration and printing, and online presentation | 10,000 |
Rebecca Selleck | Research and creation of new visual artwork referencing isolation and the environment | 10,000 |
John Sharkey | Recording new solo album | 10,000 |
Emily Sheehan | Develop new theatre script ‘Monument’ | 6,375 |
Kirri Sollis | Preparing material for a recording of solo flute works | 3,500 |
Genevieve Swifte | Purchase of drawing materials for new works and online presentation | 3,000 |
Yusuke Takemura | The material and methodological investigations for the development of new sculptural works. | 5,500 |
Dylan Van Den Berg | To research and develop a new Indigenous play 'Apprehended' | 7,457 |
Kimmo Vennonen | Research and development in new soundscape works | 4,576 |
Tom Woodward | Skills development, recording of new EP and online presence | 10,000 |
Narelle Zeller | Skills development and create new oil portrait works | 8,000 |
Organisation Emergency Support Funding
This support was offered to currently funded Key Arts and Program Organisations to support their core activities due to the impact of COVID‑19.
Table 53: Organisation Emergency Support Funding recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
ACT Writers Centre | To assist with operating costs due to the impact of COVID‑19 | 10,032 |
Ainslie + Gorman Arts Centres | To assist with operating costs due to the impact of COVID‑19 | 187,777 |
ArtSound FM | To assist with operating costs due to the impact of COVID‑19 | 35,000 |
Ausdance ACT | To assist with operating costs due to the impact of COVID‑19 | 63,030 |
Belconnen Arts Centre | To assist with operating costs due to the impact of COVID‑19 | 550,000 |
Canberra Potters Society | To assist with operating costs due to the impact of COVID‑19 | 80,690 |
M16 Artspace | To assist with operating costs due to the impact of COVID‑19 | 31,173 |
Tuggeranong Arts Centre | To assist with operating costs due to the impact of COVID‑19 | 54,105 |
Warehouse Circus | To assist with operating costs due to the impact of COVID‑19 | 64,765 |
Rent relief
We provided rent relief to six arts centres in response to COVID‑19, to cover rents from tenants for a six‑month period.
Table 54: Art centre rent relief recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Ainslie + Gorman Arts Centres | To provide rent relief for tenants | 329,290 |
Belconnen Arts Centre | To provide rent relief for tenants | 4,840 |
Canberra Glassworks | To provide rent relief for tenants | 54,301 |
Canberra Potters Society | To provide rent relief for tenants | 7,650 |
Strathnairn Arts Centre | To provide rent relief for tenants | 21,273 |
The Street Theatre | To provide rent relief for tenants | 30,684 |
CBR Innovation Network
In 2019‑20 $500,000 was provided to CBR Innovation Network to deliver additional streams of innovation initiatives that promote collaboration and support entrepreneurs in recovering from the impacts of COVID‑19.
Table 55: Funding to CBR Innovation Network 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
CBR Innovation Network | Delivery of grants in response to COVID‑19 | 500,000 |
COVID‑19 Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial
This funding was provided to existing operational funding recipients to support the sector’s capacity to manage their business through the initial COVID‑19 pandemic and the subsequent recommencement of activities.
Table 56: COVID-19 Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
ACT And Southern NSW Rugby Union Limited | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
ACT Athletics Association | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 11,500 |
ACT Baseball Association | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 22,000 |
ACT Basketball | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
ACT Cricket Association | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
ACT Cycling Federation | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 11,500 |
ACT Football Federation | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
ACT Gymnastic Association | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
ACT Little Athletics Association | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 11,500 |
ACT Netball Association | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
ACT Softball Association | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 22,000 |
ACT Squash Rackets Assoc | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 22,000 |
ACT Swimming | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 11,500 |
ACT Table Tennis Association | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 11,500 |
ACT Volleyball | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 22,000 |
AFL (NSW/ACT) Commission Limited | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
ACT Rowing Association | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 22,000 |
Bowls ACT | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 22,000 |
Canberra District Rugby League Football Club Limited | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
Hockey ACT | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
Orienteering ACT | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 11,500 |
Pedal Power ACT | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 22,000 |
Snowsports ACT | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 11,500 |
Tennis ACT | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
Touch Football ACT | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
Triathlon ACT | Sport Sector Support Package – Triennial | 36,400 |
COVID‑19 Sector Support Package – Annual
Table 57: COVID-19 Sector Support Package – Annual recipients 2019-20
This funding was provided to existing operational funding recipients to support the sector’s capacity to manage their business through the initial COVID‑19 pandemic and the subsequent recommencement of activities.
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
ACT Boxing Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 1,250 |
ACT Chess Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 650 |
ACT Equestrian Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 2,500 |
ACT Fencing Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 2,125 |
ACT Floorball Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 650 |
ACT Ice Hockey Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 1,250 |
ACT Pistol Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 1,250 |
ACT Rogaining Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 1,250 |
ACT Tenpin Bowling Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 2,000 |
ACT Waterski Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 1,250 |
ACT Wrestling | Sector Support Package – Annual | 650 |
ACT Ultimate Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 2,125 |
Billiards and Snooker Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 650 |
Burley Griffin Canoe Club | Sector Support Package – Annual | 1,500 |
Calisthenics ACT | Sector Support Package – Annual | 2,500 |
Canberra Dragon Boat Association | Sector Support Package – Annual | 2,500 |
Canberra Rifle Club | Sector Support Package – Annual | 1,250 |
Judo Federation of Australia ACT | Sector Support Package – Annual | 1,250 |
Water Polo ACT | Sector Support Package – Annual | 1,875 |
CMTEDD grants and sponsorships
ACT Construction Occupations Registrar – Sponsorship program
Table 58: ACT Construction Occupations Registrar – Sponsorship program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Master Builders Association of the ACT | Associate Sponsor 2020 Building Awards | 5,000 |
Master Plumbers Association of the ACT | Sponsorship of the Annual Apprentice Awards | 5,000 |
Housing Industry Association Ltd | Sponsorship of the ACT/Southern NSW Housing Awards | 7,000 |
Work Safety Commissioner* – Sponsorship program
Table 59: Work Safety Commissioner* – Sponsorship program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Master Builders Association of the ACT | Excellence Awards Supporting Sponsor 2020 | 4,545 |
Barmco Mana McMurray | Winner of the Healthier Work 2019 Photo Competition | 5,000 |
Construction Industry Training Council | 19th Annual CITC Graduating Apprentice and Industry Encouragement Awards | 1,500 |
Trustee for the WLTB Unit Trust | Healthier Work Platinum Grants | 418 |
*Note: The Work Safety Commissioner role was replaced by the Work Health and Safety Commissioner on 30 April 2020.
Community Council Annual Deed of Grant
An annual grant is provided to each of the seven community councils in order to enable them to communicate the views, expectations and concern of community members to the ACT Government.
Table 60: Community Council Annual Deed of Grant recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Gungahlin Community Council Inc. | Annual grant to assist local community council | 12,821 |
Inner South Canberra Community Council Inc. | Annual grant to assist local community council | 12,821 |
North Canberra Community Council Inc. | Annual grant to assist local community council | 12,821 |
Tuggeranong Community Council Inc. | Annual grant to assist local community council | 12,821 |
Weston Creek Citizens Council Inc. | Annual grant to assist local community council | 12,821 |
Woden Valley Community Council Inc. | Annual grant to assist local community council | 12,821 |
Note: Belconnen Community Council Inc did not apply for funding through a 2019‑20 Deed of Grant and chose to operate from existing funds.
Community Support Fund
The Community Support Fund is designed to meet emerging community needs, fund initiatives that do not meet any existing ACT Government grants program eligibility requirements and make donations to charitable organisations on behalf of the ACT Government.
Table 61: Community Support Fund recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
ACT Bandits Baseball Club | Donation towards improvements to facilities | 5,000 |
ACTWild.org | Donation to support Canberra Reptile Zoo | 10,000 |
AID Action Council of the ACT | Sponsorship of 2019 Fair Day | 10,000 |
Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation ACT Office | Donation to support 2019 Canberra Charity Golf Day | 2,000 |
Australian Red Cross | Donation to 2020 Red Cross Calling fundraiser | 5,000 |
Bali Peace Park Association | Donation towards purchase of land for the memorial park | 7,200 |
Barnardos Australia | Donation to support 2020 Mother of the Year Awards | 5,000 |
Canberra Miniature Railway | Donation towards new murals | 2,000 |
Canberra Pet Rescue | Donation to assist in meeting demand for services | 5,000 |
Cystic Fibrosis ACT | Donation to 2019 Santa Speedo Shuffle | 3,000 |
Feel the Magic | Donation to support Camp Magic in the ACT | 15,000 |
Friends of the Grassland | Donation to support conservation work at Hall Cemetery | 1,800 |
Fuse Magazine | Sponsorship of 2020 LGBTIQ Directory | 5,000 |
Hall and District Axemen's Club | Donation towards supply of wood | 3,500 |
Help Now Group | Donation to charity baseball event | 500 |
Kick 2 Kick 4 a Cause | Donation to 2020 fundraiser | 5,000 |
Kulture Break | Donation to assist deliver early intervention support services | 9,000 |
Order of Australia Association ACT Branch | Donation to support reception for ACT Order of Australia recipients | 2,000 |
Red Cross Disaster Appeal | Donation to Australian Red Cross Disaster Appeal | 10,000 |
Scale Aero Modellers | Donation towards lawn mower to maintain fields | 5,000 |
Smith Family Christmas Appeal | Donation to 2019 Smith Family Christmas Appeal | 10,000 |
Special Children's Christmas Party | Sponsorship of 2019 Mix 106.3 Special Children's Christmas Party | 1,091 |
Special Children's Christmas Party | Sponsorship of 2020 Mix 106.3 Special Children's Christmas Party | 1,909 |
St Vincent de Pauls | Donation to 2020 Vinnies Winter appeal | 12,000 |
The Fearless Initiative | Donation to support the 2019 Fearless Comedy Gala | 3,000 |
The Salvation Army | Donation to 2020 Red Shield Appeal | 12,000 |
Turbans for Australia | Donation towards COVID‑19 relief efforts | 5,000 |
Wattle Day Association | Donation to support 2020 National Wattle Day activities | 2,000 |
2019 ACT GovHack
The ACT Government is the premier sponsor of ACT GovHack, Australia’s largest community hackathon, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2019.
Table 62: Sponsorship of ACT GovHack 2019
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
GovHack Org | Sponsorship of the 2019 ACT GovHack Canberra 2029 – How do we use data from the past to predict a better future for Canberra? The local awards night was held on 12 October 2019, with the Acting Chief Digital Officer, Peter O’Halloran, handing out prizes. The National GovHack Red Carpet Awards night was held in Canberra on Saturday 9 November 2019. Canberra was well represented amongst the winners, with a total of eight local teams, covering nine different projects, receiving national recognition. | 15,000 |
Staging of the National Eisteddfod
Table 63: National Eisteddfod grant 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Australian National Eisteddfod Society | Annual grant to support social inclusion through staging of the National Eisteddfod | 15,000 |
Capital of Equality LGBTIQ+ grants program
Provides funds to individuals, groups and organisations in Canberra to support organisational development, capacity building, pilot a project, kick-start a community-driven idea, or address a need in the community relating to LGBTIQ+ issues. The inaugural round was conducted from March 2020 to June 2020.
This round had a special focus on supporting LGBTIQ+ Canberrans who are also Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of faith, people with disability, as well as young people (aged under 25) and older people (aged over 55).
Table 64: Capital of Equality LGBTIQ+ grants program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
PhotoAccess Incorporated | Forward Together: Inter-generational digital storytelling project Delivered as a partnership between PhotoAccess, Gen S Stories, A Gender Agenda and Aids Action Council 'Forward Together' is an inclusive digital storytelling workshop, film festival event and online publication that aims to foster inter-generational dialogue within Canberra's LGBTQI+ community and promote public understanding of the evolving challenges and diverse joys of living LGBTQI+. | 21,683 |
Tuggeranong Community Arts Association | Queer Arts Creative Developments Queer Arts Creative Developments will support the development of three new works to be premiered as part of a mini festival of queer arts at Tuggeranong Arts Centre. Trans Voices, After the Glitz and Glam, and Deqolonise. | 18,500 |
YWCA Canberra | YWCA Canberra Sexuality and Gender Diverse Prom A safe and inclusive activity for LGBTIQ+ young people aged 12 to 25 years. | 15,000 |
Nicole McCabe | A Community in Isolation - Stories from the ACT LGBTQI+ Community This work aims to highlight the experiences of LGBTQI+ youth and adults in periods of social, emotional, and physical isolation. | 12,000 |
Forcibly Displaced People Network Ltd | Building capacity for a strong voice of LGBTIQ+ people in forced displacement Supporting organisational development and capacity building of newly created Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN). The purposes of FDPN is to be an LGBTIQ+ refugee-led voice in promoting human rights and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, transgender and queer persons in forced displacement, as well as providing education, information and peer support. | 10,000 |
Ono Chowdhury (auspiced by A Gender Agenda) | Qinship - Sex and Relationships Event Series Qinship hopes to recognise, affirm and draw on existing cultural strength and connections to increase resilience in Queer, Transgender, Intersex People of Colour (QTIPOC) communities, to promote mental health and healthy relationships with oneself and others. These online and in-person workshops, panels and discussion groups will explore a range of topics which address the needs of QTIPOC and their unique intersectional experiences of their bodies, desires and relationships. Qinship aims to make ideas about safe sex, intimacy and connection with self and community more accessible to QTIPOC. Written and audio-visual resources will be developed from information and stories shared in the series to be more broadly disseminated. | 7,500 |
Diversity ACT | Not So Binary The Not So Binary Project is an exploration of and response to the use of language as a weapon against the LGBTIQ+ community. Not So Binary is both a production of a performance work and a photography exhibition. The performance process will be captured on film and still photographs. | 7,500 |
A Gender Agenda | Intersex Children's Book Producing a fully illustrated children's book to be launched on Intersex Awareness day. This book would be a resource that teaches kids about different bodies and consent in a medical setting and help parents understand the need for bodily autonomy, while giving children some tools to protect and accept themselves. | 5,000 |
Meridian Incorporated (formerly AIDS Action Council of the ACT Inc) | Encampment Encampment 2021 is a peer-led mentorship program for young LGBTIQ+ people. Encampment 2021 will be an event which is organised and facilitated by mentors who are trained and supported by Meridian. The program is designed to support participants (young people 15-18) navigate their gender and sexuality identities and strengthen their connection to community. It will create a safe space for participants to express their identity, build resilience, make friends, and have fun. The mentors will also learn new skills and develop personal capacity through mentoring young people. | 5,000 |
Fiona Hooton | Localjinni - Aboriginal LGBTIQ+ digital story Commissioning an Aboriginal LGBTIQ+ artist/arts worker to create a 3min digital story for a Localjinni video walk. Localjinni is a lesbian run, art/social enterprise which screens virtual exhibitions on the street, using mobile projectors, lighting up park benches, walls, paths and buildings. Transforming spaces into places using visual art, poetry, music, film, oral history and digital stories. | 3,000 |
Key Arts Organisation funding
The Key Arts Organisation category provides five-year funding to arts organisations that provide critical arts infrastructure in Canberra through high quality programs, services and/or facilities. The funding listed is that provided in 2019‑20 as part of their five-year deeds, which all currently expire on 31 December 2021.
Table 65: Key Arts Organisation funding recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
ACT Writers Centre | To assist with annual program operating costs for literature | 172,452 |
Ainslie + Gorman Arts Centres | To assist with annual program operating costs in managing the Ainslie and Gorman House Arts Centres | 301,582 |
Canberra Contemporary Art Space | To assist with annual program operating costs of contemporary visual arts and to manage the Canberra Contemporary Arts Space | 198,168 |
Canberra Potters’ Society | To assist with annual program operating costs for ceramics and to manage the Watson Arts Centre | 113,160 |
Canberra Symphony Orchestra | To assist with annual program operating costs for orchestral concerts | 352,334 |
Canberra Youth Theatre Company | To assist with annual program operating costs for youth theatre programs | 255,248 |
Craft ACT | To assist with annual program operating costs for craft and design programs | 215,130 |
Music for Canberra | To assist with annual program operating costs for music programs | 282,734 |
Megalo Print Studio + Gallery | To assist with annual program operating costs for print media programs | 291,200 |
PhotoAccess | To assist with annual program operating costs for photomedia and to manage the Manuka Arts Centre | 204,492 |
QL2 Dance Inc | To assist with annual program operating costs for youth dance | 339,482 |
The Stagemaster Inc | To assist with annual program operating costs in theatre and to manage The Street Theatre | 853,200 |
Strathnairn Arts Association | To assist with annual program and operating costs for visual arts, and to manage the Strathnairn Arts Centre | 152,722 |
Tuggeranong Community Arts Association | To assist with annual program operating costs for community arts programs, and to manage the Tuggeranong Arts Centre | 458,870 |
Warehouse Circus | To assist with annual program operating costs for youth circus | 99,360 |
Program Funding
The Program Funding category provides two-year funding to arts organisations that provide significant programs of activity to support and develop the arts in Canberra, and that strongly engage with the Canberra community. The funding listed is that provided in 2019‑20 as part of their two-year deeds, which all currently expire on 31 December 2021.
Table 66: Program Funding recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
ArtSound Inc | To assist with costs of delivering arts programs at the station | 37,700 |
Ausdance ACT Inc | To assist with annual program operating costs for dance | 133,000 |
Australian National Capital Artists Inc | To assist with costs of presenting an annual exhibition program | 44,912 |
Australian Dance Party | To assist with annual program operating costs for dance | 84,729 |
Girls Rock Canberra | To assist with costs of delivering music programs for girls, trans and gender diverse young people | 50,000 |
M16 Artspace Inc | To assist with costs of presenting an annual exhibition program | 50,000 |
Pro Musica Inc | To assist with costs of delivering the Canberra International Music Festival | 89,000 |
Rebus Theatre | To assist with costs of delivering its annual mixed ability theatre program | 57,601 |
You Are Here Inc | To assist with costs of reviewing and evaluating the You Are Here festival and providing artist mentoring | 67,000 |
Arts Activities Funding – $5,000 to $50,000
Arts Activities Funding is offered twice a year and supports Canberra artists, groups and organisations to undertake one-off self-identified arts activities across a range of activities and artforms.
Table 67: Arts Activities Funding – $5,000 to $50,000 recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Nola Anderson | To assist in publishing 'Glass: The Life and Art of Klaus Moje' | 10,000 |
Art Monthly Australia | Mentor, publish and promote ACT writers and artists in Art Monthly magazine | 14,500 |
James Batchelor | Development of dance work, 'Cosmic Ballroom', for premiere in Belgium | 20,000 |
Marian Budos | World premiere in Spain of a 'Book-Concerto' for guitar and orchestra based on Jaume Cabré's novel 'Confessions’ | 46,762 |
Hanna Cormick | Creative development for 'Zebracorn', a physical theatre work on disability | 37,658 |
Judith Crispin | Make a geodesic camera to create larger experimental prints from animals that perished in bushfires | 22,496 |
Nicola Dickson | Produce new visual art works for a group exhibition at the Mildura Arts Centre | 17,466 |
Chris Endrey | Present 'Canbeurovision' final at the Canberra Theatre Centre | 12,254 |
Harris Hobbs | Support Canberra artists to participate in Contour 556 public art biennial | 40,000 |
Liz Lea | Create a new cross-cultural dance work, 'The Point' | 46,750 |
Helen Machalias | Creative development of a new theatre work, 'Careful He Might Hear You' | 14,485 |
Hayley McQuire | Develop 'Blak Motherhood Podcast' about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences of motherhood | 15,118 |
Samuel Moynihan | Creative development of a new theatre work on 'perceptions of normal' incorporating people of varying abilities | 9,578 |
Cameron Muir | Completion of draft for a non-fiction book 'End of Punishment' | 14,368 |
Phoebe Porter | To research and develop a new series of contemporary jewellery 'Elemental' | 12,866 |
Sarah Rice | Creating 'Text/ure', a cross media, interdisciplinary project through poetry, visual art, and music | 24,775 |
Jacob Silvestro | Development of a new physical theatre show exploring post-climate change in Australia | 9,166 |
Slow Turismo | Recording and producing a debut rock album and film clips | 19,122 |
Melinda Smith | Research and drafting a poetry manuscript on memory loss 'Coming Unmothered' | 28,600 |
Samuel Townsend | Completion of essays for manuscript, 'From Sir, With Love', a memoir of a queer teacher | 11,000 |
Dylan Van Den Berg | Presentation of a new Indigenous theatre work, 'Milk' | 43,051 |
Vendulka Wichta | Write and produce an EP of new songs with producer Xavier Dunn | 19,301 |
Arts Activities Funding – Up to $5,000
The Up to $5,000 Arts Activities Funding category is offered all year round and supports Canberra artists, groups and organisations to undertake one-off self-identified arts activities across a range of activities and artforms.
Table 68: Arts Activities Funding – up to $5,000 recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Art Monthly | For a special edition of Art Monthly magazine guest-edited by Raquel Ormella for September/October/November 2020 featuring local artists | 4,540 |
Nola Anderson | To assist with publishing a book on the life and art of Klaus Moje | 2,500 |
Tracy Bourne | To assist with the creative development of music-theatre work, 'Finale' | 5,000 |
Sally Blake | To assist with the development and exhibition of new work for a solo exhibition 'The Ancient Gaze' at the Belconnen Arts Centre | 3,650 |
Victoria Collins | To assist with costs of creation of first draft of fiction novel manuscript, 'A Quiet Death' | 4,100 |
Tony Curran | To assist with costs of a lithographic residency in Melbourne | 2,322 |
Metal Cavity | To assist with costs of promoting a new metal album | 5,000 |
Chris Carol | To assist with costs of the creative development and workshop of a script for a new play, 'Disintegration' | 3,873 |
Deborah Di Centa | To assist with costs of attending a dance and residency workshop in the USA | 4,450 |
Robyn Cadwallader | To assist with the costs of historical fiction research in the United Kingdom | 2,868 |
Michelle Day | To assist with costs of creating a large-scale Installation | 4,360 |
Nicola Dickson | To attend and present at the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand conference in Auckland | 934 |
Bryn Evans | To assist with costs of attending a music production mentorship program in Nashville, USA | 1,309 |
Lisa Fuller | To assist with costs of attending the 'Blak and Bright' Indigenous literary festival in Melbourne | 1,000 |
Cathy Franzi | To assist with costs of participating in a residency and exhibiting work in Berlin | 5,000 |
Irma Gold | To assist with costs of attending the Iceland Writers Retreat | 5,000 |
Gay and Lesbian Qwire | To assist with the costs of performing at the Out and Loud Choral Festival | 3,000 |
Caroline Huf | To assist with costs of attending a residency at the Icelandic Textiles Centre to develop video-weaving | 5,000 |
Fatima Kalleen | To assist with costs of showing of exhibition, 'Collision-Conflict of scared realities' at Belconnen Arts Centre | 3,850 |
Dan Magginity | To assist with costs of administrative support for capacity building | 3,000 |
Anna Madeleine | To assist with costs of participating in the exhibition 'Heat Map' at Watch This Space in Alice Springs | 2,129 |
Robert Nugent | To assist with costs of developing a video artwork | 5,000 |
Grant O'Loughlin | To assist with costs of 'For the Love of Canberra' photographic exhibition | 2,000 |
Gillian Polack | To assist with the costs of completing two book manuscripts | 4,000 |
Alison Plevey | To assist with costs of attending Force Majeure skills and creative development | 2,049 |
Cathy Petocz | To assist with script development based on the play 'Lysistrata’ | 4,102 |
Helena Pop | To assist with recording, mixing and mastering of Helena Pop album | 3,400 |
Hanah Quinlivan | To assist with costs of presenting new work at Miniartextil 29, Paris | 4,900 |
Stephanie Reeder | To assist with travel to Tasmania to research a historical novel for children | 2,550 |
Julie Ryder | To assist with attendance costs for the Mycophilia intensive art-science residency in Canada | 5,000 |
Rebus Theatre | To assist with costs of presenting 'Open Doors Open Minds' at the Meeting Place conference | 4,983 |
Barrina South | To assist with costs of attending the 'Blak and Bright' Indigenous literary festival in Melbourne | 1,000 |
CJ Shaw | To assist with costs of mixing, mastering and producing a CD | 4,630 |
Francesco Sofa | To assist with creative development of 'Julia', a musical about Australia's first female Prime Minister | 4,837 |
Lucy Sugerman | To assist with costs of creating an original four-track EP | 3,856 |
Melinda Smith | To assist with costs of attending the 2019 Perth Poetry Festival | 1,260 |
Michael Sollis | To assist with the creation of a music touring set for the 'Milk Carton Confession's' | 4,743 |
Saskia Scott | to assist with costs of curating 'Heat Map' at Watch This Space in Alice Springs | 2,155 |
Teen Jesus | To assist with costs of performing in the Falls Festival tour | 5,000 |
Tributary Projects | To assist with costs to attend the Spring 1883 Art Fair in Sydney | 5,000 |
Us Mob | To assist with costs of attending the 'Blak and Bright' Indigenous literary festival in Melbourne | 5,000 |
Dylan Van Den Berg | To present a new theatre work The Camel at the 'Fringe at the Edge of the World' in Hobart | 4,470 |
Eloise White | To assist with costs of attending a ceramics residency in China | 3,225 |
Matt Withers | To assist with costs of creating film clips to promote classical guitar albums | 1,980 |
Woden Valley Youth Choir | To assist with costs of commissioning a new choral work for the Choir's 50th Anniversary Concert | 2,000 |
ACT Screen Arts fund – administered by Screen Canberra Ltd
The Screen Arts Fund is offered once a year and supports Canberra film artists, groups and organisations to undertake one-off self-identified film and screen activities.
Table 69: ACT Screen Arts fund recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Maddalena Easterbrook | To produce a documentary online series about a newly arrived Syrian Refugee family in Canberra – ‘Know Your Neighbours’ | 4,500 |
Christopher Eley | To research and develop an essay film ‘Australia, A User’s Manual’ using archival footage held by the National Film and Sound Archive | 12,754 |
Tim Maricic | To complete a second draft of feature script ‘Cellar Door’ ready for production financing | 14,800 |
Julia Martin | To work with experienced mentors in producing, cinematography and editing a promo-reel for a feature documentary ‘The Future of Fabric’ | 13,840 |
Johnny Milner | Production and post-production for ‘Henry, Maude and the importance of being honest’, 'Pavlova’ and 'Rabbit' | 13,765 |
Joshua Koske | To produce a proof of concept and to develop director skills for a TV/Web Series ‘Cut to Care’ | 14,813 |
Catherine Petocz | To adapt the original play ‘Hired Mother’ into a feature screenplay through a professional script developer | 3,600 |
Community Outreach
Community Outreach Funding enables the Canberra community to access and participate in a range of arts programs delivered by the ANU, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, and Belconnen and Tuggeranong Arts Centres, as well as capacity building initiatives for organisations and individual artists.
Table 70: Community Outreach Funding recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Ainslie + Gorman Arts Centres | To deliver capacity building programs for individual artists | 50,000 |
ANU | To deliver music and visual arts community access programs through the School of Music and School of Art and Design | 657,560 |
Australian Dance Party | To increase their business capacity | 12,070 |
Belconnen Arts Centre | To assist with costs of delivering the community arts and cultural development program | 190,252 |
Belconnen Arts Centre | To assist with costs of employing a community arts officer | 79,016 |
Canberra Repertory Society | To increase their business capacity | 5,000 |
Canberra Dance Theatre | To increase their business capacity | 6,000 |
Canberra Symphony Orchestra | To assist with costs of hiring Llewellyn Hall and for a range of community outreach activities | 226,292 |
Contour 556 | To increase their business capacity | 12,000 |
Canberra Opera | To increase their business capacity | 5,000 |
Girls Rock Canberra | To increase their business capacity | 1,674 |
Music ACT | To provide a range of capacity building programs for the contemporary live music sector | 110,500 |
On Screen | To increase their business capacity | 15,000 |
Rebus Theatre | To increase their business capacity | 13,750 |
Screen Canberra | To deliver a range of capacity building programs for screen artists | 55,834 |
Tuggeranong Community Arts Association | To assist with costs of delivering the community arts and cultural development program | 190,252 |
Wild Voices Music Theatre | To increase their business capacity | 5,000 |
ACT Book of the Year
The ACT Book of the Year Award is offered once a year for excellence in literature and to promote Canberra writers. The Award is valued at $16,000.
Table 71: 2019 ACT Book of the Year Award recipients
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Robyn Cadwallader | Winner of the 2019 ACT Book of the Year Award for ‘Book of Colours’ | 10,000 |
Ellen Broad | Highly commended book for ‘Made by Humans: The AI Condition’ | 2,000 |
Joy McCann | Highly commended for ‘Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean’ | 1,000 |
Andrew Hutchinson | Shortlisted book for ‘One’ | 1,000 |
Penelope Layland | Shortlisted book for ‘Things I've Thought to Tell You Since I Saw You Last’ | 1,000 |
Rachel Sanderson | Shortlisted book for ‘Mirror Me’ | 1,000 |
Special Initiatives Funding
Special Initiatives Funding provides support to strategic arts initiatives and projects.
Table 72: Special Initiatives Funding 2019-20 recipients
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Australian National University | To support the Advanced Music Performance Program | 250,000 |
Arts Law Centre | To assist with costs of providing legal services to the ACT arts sector | 15,500 |
Art, Not Apart | To assist with costs of staging the Art, Not Apart festival | 130,000 |
Belconnen Arts Centre | To assist with annual program operating costs, and to manage the Belconnen Arts Centre | 356,456 |
Belconnen Arts Centre | Budget initiative to support programming during construction of Stage 2 of the Centre | 400,000 |
Belconnen Arts Centre | To assist with costs of delivering community projects as part of the Regional Arts Fund | 17,356 |
Belconnen and Tuggeranong Arts Centres | To provide pop-up arts activities and events in Gungahlin and Woden regions | 270,000 |
Canberra Contemporary Art Space | To assist with costs of delivering the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy | 49,000 |
Canberra Glassworks | To assist with annual program operating costs for glass art, and to manage the Canberra Glassworks | 760,350 |
Canberra Glassworks | To assist with costs of delivering the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy | 11,000 |
Craft ACT | To assist with costs of delivering the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy | 49,000 |
Craft ACT | To assist with the costs of delivering DESIGN Canberra | 100,000 |
Kulture Break | To assist with costs of delivering its ‘Elevate Academy’ program | 35,000 |
Megalo Print Studio + Gallery | To assist with costs of delivering the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy | 32,000 |
PhotoAccess | To assist with costs of delivering the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy | 19,000 |
Tuggeranong Community Arts Association | To assist with costs of delivering community projects as part of the Regional Arts Fund | 17,356 |
Adult Community Education Grants Program
The Adult Community Education (ACE) Grants Program supports delivery of accredited and non-accredited foundation skills training. Importantly, these broad-based activities also teach participants—aged 17 years or older—how to engage in informal learning that makes formal training possible and future employment more likely.
Table 73: Adult Community Education Grants Program 2019-20 recipients
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Worldview Foundation Limited | On the Job Training and Employability Preparedness This project will engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander long-term unemployed participants to undertake a one month on-the-job and classroom-based employment preparedness pathways program (comprised of non-accredited foundation skills). | 50,000 |
Future Skills for Future Jobs Grants Program
The Future Skills for Future Jobs Grants Program provides funding for innovative projects to support Australian Apprenticeship commencements and job creation to address future workforce needs. In 2019‑20 $999,912 was awarded across five projects, as shown in table below. A portion of this funding was provided by the Australian Government under the National Partnership on the Skilling Australians Fund.
Table 74: Future Skills for Future Jobs Grants Program 2019-20 recipients
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Academy of Interactive Entertainment - Pre-Traineeship for the digital media design and creative industries | This program will create Australian Apprenticeship pathways in the ACT for the digital design and creative industries. AIE has the support of industry partners as well as gaming and film companies that are subsidiaries of AIE. Pre-apprenticeships and Australian Apprenticeships will be delivered through a Certificate II or III in Information, Digital Media and Technology. | 198,800 |
Australian Training Company ATC – Women in Construction Pathways Program | The project aims to create 40-50 Australian School Based Apprenticeship (ASBA) opportunities for young women seeking a career in the building and construction industry. These ASBAs will rotate every quarter into a different aspect of the industry, giving participants exposure to career options as they choose pathways post traineeship. Placements could occur in Project Management, Drafting and Business in Construction offices. | 163,000 |
Canberra Institute of Technology - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Digital Literacy Program | This program was developed with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to address core issues participants traditionally face, such as finding the right opportunity, and access to fully supported training to kick-start their career. This program will target these essential skills and remove barriers to apprenticeships, traineeships and employment. | 182,500 |
LJS Quality Training in Construction - Alexander Maconochie Centre Building Future Careers Program | The program addresses the needs of Alexander Maconochie Centre by supporting the release of detainees and ex-detainees from the Transitional Release Centre (TRC). Participants in the program will be supported to complete the Certificate II in Construction, building an outdoor entertainment area as part of their coursework. | 159,612 |
YWCA - Educate, Inspire, Excel | Educate, Inspire, Excel (EIE) will provide young people and older women with the academic and social support to complete work-readiness training as required, a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), the option of undertaking a Diploma in ECEC, and the opportunity to secure employment in the early childhood sector in the ACT. | 296,000 |
Innovation Connect
Commencing in 2018-19, the CBR Innovation Network (CBRIN) began delivering the three-year Innovation Connect program in partnership with the ACT Government.
Table 75: Innovation Connect program 2019-20 recipients
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
CBR Innovation Network | Delivery of Innovation Connect grant Program | 500,000* |
Emudent Technologies Pty Ltd | Develop cutting edge technology that will automate dental treatment | 3,000 |
Cingulan Pty Ltd | Build a low-cost satellite tracking solution | 10,742 |
*Note: In addition to the $107,470 reported in the 2018-19 Annual Report, $500,000 was provided to CBRIN in 2018-19 to deliver the Innovation Connect program. In 2019‑20 a further $500,000 was provided to CBRIN to continue the delivery of this program.
Screen Canberra
Screen Canberra delivers a range of professional and project development activities for the local screen industry by attracting and supporting production activity in the ACT and by representing the local industry’s interests at local, national and international forums.
Table 76: Screen Canberra 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Screen Canberra Limited | Delivery of Screen Canberra Program | 368,000 |
Screen Canberra Limited | Establish the COVID‑19 response MADE IN CBR program under the CBR Screen Fund | 250,000 |
Screen Canberra Limited | CBR Screen Fund funding support aimed at the development of Canberra stories and content, building local screen industry capability, and attracting productions and film industry activity to Canberra. | 559,000 |
Priority Investment Program
Commenced in 2018-19, the Priority Investment Program is a $9.75 million three-year program focusing on co-investment in stimulus and innovation infrastructure projects across identified key sectors. The program allocated $5.2 million to five projects over the forward years in the 2018-19 funding round. Total expenditure in 2019‑20 against these projects to date is $1.84 million, as detailed in the table below. An additional $2 million was allocated to 3 projects in the 2019‑20 competitive funding round.
Table 77: Priority Investment Program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Australian National University (ANU)/CSIRO | Expand the Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology (CEAT) agri-technology and environmental sciences hub to incorporate the engineering, computer science, business and economics capabilities of the ANU | 300,000 |
Australian National University | The establishment of a ground station for high speed optical communications between orbiting spacecraft and the ground | 100,000 |
IT Power (Australia) Pty Limited | The establishment of a Distributed Energy Resources Laboratory (DER-Lab), to be used by industry and research institutions for the research and development of technologies that monitor, control and coordinate distributed electrical generation, storage and demand response assets | 240,000 |
Australian Cyber Security Growth Network Ltd | Funding to support the Canberra Cyber Node. | 200,000 |
Skykraft Pty Ltd | Funding to support the implementation of a project that will design, develop and manufacture a constellation of 210 small spacecraft to improve the global air traffic management system and facilitate global monitoring of air traffic and instant communication | 400,000 |
General sponsorships
Table 78: General sponsorship recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
UNSW Canberra | Sponsorship of the Woomera Manual Conference | 6,488 |
ICMS Australasia (on behalf of Geoscience Australia) | Sponsorship of GEO Week 2019 Ministerial Summit | 22,727 |
Department of Defence | Sponsorship of the Defence and Industry Gala Award ceremony held annually in Canberra | 5,000 |
International Riesling Challenge | Support 20th Canberra International Riesling Challenge | 20,000 |
Pearcey Foundation | Sponsorship 2019 Chief Minister’s Pearcey Award | 5,000 |
Australia India Business Council | Sponsorship of Australia India Business Council Annual Address | 2,727 |
Australian Information Industry Association | Sponsorship of the Digital Canberra Awards | 20,000 |
Australian National University | 2019 PhD Conference Sponsorship | 1,000 |
Strategic Projects
The Strategic Projects team in Innovation, Industry and Investment focus on major projects and investment proposals with the potential to create local jobs and grow and diversify the Territory’s economy.
Table 79: Strategic Projects 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
UNSW | Development of a new campus in the City’s east 1st Milestone Payment Execution of Deed by UNSW and ACT Government | 1,250,000 |
Significant Capital Ventures
In addition to the $150,000 provided to support the administration of the Significant Capital Ventures Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership reported below, $150,000 was provided to Significant Capital Ventures in 2018-19.
Table 80: Significant Capital Ventures Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Significant Capital Ventures | Support the costs related to the administration of the Significant Capital Ventures’ Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership | 150,000 |
Sport and Recreation Operational Program – Triennial
The primary objective of Sport and Recreation Operational Program assistance is to subsidise operational costs to assist eligible peak body organisations to work in partnership with Sport and Recreation to develop participation opportunities in sport and physical recreation in the ACT.
Table 81: Sport and Recreation Operational Program – Triennial recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
ACT And Southern NSW Rugby Union Limited | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 77,000 |
ACT Athletics Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 28,600 |
ACT Baseball Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 49,500 |
ACT Basketball | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 77,000 |
ACT Cricket Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 77,000 |
ACT Cycling Federation | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 28,600 |
ACT Football Federation | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 77,000 |
ACT Gymnastic Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 77,000 |
ACT Little Athletics Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 28,600 |
ACT Netball Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 77,000 |
ACT Softball Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 49,500 |
ACT Squash Rackets Assoc | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 49,500 |
ACT Swimming | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 28,600 |
ACT Table Tennis Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 28,600 |
ACT Volleyball | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 38,500 |
AFL (NSW/ACT) Commission Limited | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 77,000 |
ACT Rowing Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 49,500 |
Australian Sports Medicine Federation ACT Branch | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 45,000 |
Bowls ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 45,000 |
Canberra District Rugby League Football Club Limited | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 70,000 |
Hockey ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 70,000 |
Orienteering ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 28,600 |
Pedal Power ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 49,500 |
Royal Life Saving Society Australia ACT Branch | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 38,500 |
Snowsports ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 28,600 |
Tennis ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 77,000 |
Touch Football ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 77,000 |
Triathlon ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Triennial | 77,000 |
Sport and Recreation Operational Program – Annual
The primary objective of Sport and Recreation Operational Program assistance is to subsidise operational costs to assist eligible peak body organisations to work in partnership with Sport and Recreation to develop participation opportunities in sport and physical recreation in the ACT.
Table 82: Sport and Recreation Operational Program – Annual recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
ACT Boxing Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 5,000 |
ACT Chess Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 2,500 |
ACT Equestrian Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 10,000 |
ACT Fencing Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 8,500 |
ACT Floorball Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 2,500 |
ACT Ice Hockey Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 5,000 |
ACT Pistol Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 5,000 |
ACT Rogaining Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 5,000 |
ACT Tenpin Bowling Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 8,000 |
ACT Waterski Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 5,000 |
ACT Wrestling | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 2,500 |
ACT Ultimate Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 8,500 |
Billards and Snooker Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 2,500 |
Burley Griffin Canoe Club | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 6,000 |
Calisthenics ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 10,000 |
Canberra Dragon Boat Association | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 10,000 |
Canberra Rifle Club | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 5,000 |
Judo Federation of Australia ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 5,000 |
Water Polo ACT | Sport & Recreation Operational Program - Annual | 7,500 |
Capital Assistance Program
The primary objective of the Capital Assistance Program is to provide financial assistance for capital developments to sport and recreation facilities that will assist to increase community access and participation opportunities in sport and physical recreation activity in the ACT.
Table 83: Capital Assistance Program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
ACT Table Tennis | Upgrade to Kingston Table Tennis Centre | 34,000 |
Canberra Netball Association | Improved equipment storage | 6,800 |
Canberra North Bowling Club | Lawn bowls heat mitigation upgrade | 23,000 |
Canberra Surf and Lake Club | Development of surf boat storage shed | 6,000 |
Melba Tennis Club | LED lighting upgrade | 127,272 |
Pedal Power ACT | Mountain bike trials in Cotter precinct project | 25,000 |
Rebels Baseball Club | North Curtin Oval infrastructure enhancements | 50,000 |
Rowing ACT | Starting pontoon upgrade | 3,300 |
Southlands Tennis Club | LED lighting upgrade | 30,000 |
Tuggeranong Archery Club | Security system upgrade | 4,500 |
Yarralumla Tennis Club | LED lighting upgrade | 30,000 |
Community Sport and Recreation Development Program
The primary objective of the Community Sport and Recreation Development Program is to provide financial assistance for outcome-based projects, programs and initiatives to support participation in active lifestyles for the benefit of all the Canberra community.
Table 84: Community Sport and Recreation Development Program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
ACT Billiards and Snooker | Development snooker program for ACT youth | 1,020 |
ACT Fencing | Replacement of ageing fencing equipment | 2,935 |
ACT Show Jumping Club | Protective roofing for show jumping gear | 5,950 |
ACT Unicycle Riders Society | Acquisition of club owned good quality unicycle hockey sticks | 1,000 |
Royals Volleyball Club | Club start-up funding | 2,500 |
Biathlon ACT | Active building capacity 2020 | 3,290 |
Burley Griffin Canoe Club | Paddle to fitness | 1,060 |
Burrunju Aboriginal Corporation | Boomanulla Raiders Rugby League | 1,200 |
Canberra Croquet Club | Defibrillator purchase | 1,000 |
Lokahi Outrigger Canoe Club | Acquisition of canoe and associated equipment | 10,900 |
Majura Football Club | Defibrillator purchase | 1,020 |
Ski and Snowboard Australia | Little Gliders and Shredders Community Sessions | 1,000 |
Scouts ACT | Supporting volunteers in scouting | 10,000 |
Inclusive Participation Funding Program
The primary objective of the Inclusive Participation Funding Program is to increase participation opportunities in sport and recreation for the identified target populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people, older adults, people with a disability and LGBTIQ+ people.
Table 85: Inclusive Participation Funding Program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
First Hike Project | ACT autumn and spring 2020 hiking program | 9,600 |
ACT Little Athletics | All abilities athletics - come and try and club/centre, coach and officials | 2,700 |
Indian Australian Multicultural Sports Association | Multicultural cricket engagement | 1,135 |
Pedal Power ACT | Upgrading inclusive cycling in the ACT | 5,200 |
Women’s Sport and Recreation Participation and Leadership Program
The primary objective of the Women’s Sport and Recreation Participation and Leadership Program is to provide financial assistance to eligible individuals, clubs and organisations within the ACT to support participation, education and training activities that enhance the availability of participation opportunities for women and girls in the ACT and the abilities for females to take on leadership roles in the sector.
Table 86: Women’s Sport and Recreation Participation and Leadership Program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Achilles Running Club Canberra | Achilles 2020 program | 1,650 |
ACT Football Federation | Female referee and coaching participation program | 2,500 |
Canberra Royals Rugby Union Club | Female rugby program | 4,600 |
Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services Australia | Women's harmony badminton program | 10,000 |
Young Men’s Christian Association of Canberra | She's on the water | 5,500 |
Motor Sport Training and Education Program
The primary objective of the Motor Sport Training and Education Program is to provide financial assistance to eligible clubs (and through them to individuals) within the ACT to support education and training activities that enhance the experiences and safety of motor sports participants, develops volunteer capacity, improves facility management or increased club capacity and sustainability.
Table 87: Motor Sport Training and Education Program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Light Car Club of Canberra | Motorsport Emergency Response Training | 4,500 |
Nature Play Grants Program
The primary objective of the Nature Play Grants Program is to provide financial assistance to eligible organisations for outcome-based projects, programs and initiatives to support participation in active lifestyles through the delivery of quality outdoor recreation, play and adventure programs and services for the benefit of all the Canberra Community.
Table 88: Nature Play Grants Program recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Anglicare at Southern Cross Early Childhood School | Equipment to support nature play | 2,860 |
Aeon Academy | Equipment to create nature play space | 8,690 |
Belconnen Community Service | Equipment to support nature play | 3,319 |
Canberra Mathematical Association | Maths in nature resource development | 5,000 |
Baringa Child Care Centre Association | Equipment to create nature play space | 5,250 |
Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres | Funding for professional and creative nature play workshops | 9,650 |
Sports Loan Interest Subsidy Scheme
The Sports Loan Interest Subsidy Scheme provides assistance to eligible organisations undertaking 'significant' capital works developments.
Table 89: Sports Loan Interest Subsidy Scheme recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Hockey ACT | Greenway facility development | 16,088 |
Tennis ACT | Redevelopment of National Tennis Centre | 37,626 |
Special Purpose
Funding provided outside of established programs where a community need was identified.
Table 90: Special Purpose funding recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
HerCanberra | HerCanberra Active | 25,000 |
Triathlon ACT | CBR Sport Awards | 3,000 |
Royal Life Saving ACT | CBR Sport Awards | 3,000 |
Dragon Boat ACT | CBR Sport Awards | 3,000 |
Variety NSW | Every chance to play | 20,000 |
Athletics ACT | One Athletics implementation project | 30,000 |
ACT Event Fund
The ACT Event Fund was established as a key mechanism for stimulating and fostering a range of positive economic, social and community outcomes for the Canberra region through the festivals and events sector. It assists eligible event organisers to develop, market and promote their events in a way that helps maximise these outcomes, while also helping to fill identified calendar gaps and support sustainable growth outcomes. Throughout the January 2020 bushfire crisis and COVID‑19 we worked with recipients to provide flexible funding arrangements as a means of further supporting the events industry through a challenging period. The below funding was delivered in 2019‑20 to support events in the 2020 calendar year.
Table 91: ACT Event Fund recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Tennis ACT | Apis Canberra International and ACT Clay Court International | 30,000 |
Lakespeare and Co. | Lakespeare by the Lake | 13,200 |
Beerfest No1 Pty Ltd. | Beerfest Canberra | 15,000 |
Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens Inc. | Summer Sounds 2020 | 10,000 |
National Sheep Dog Trial Association | National Sheep Dog Trial Championships | 10,000 |
Canberra Comedy Festival Inc. | Canberra Comedy Festival | 35,250 |
Brindabella Motor Sport Club Inc. | National Capital Rally | 25,000 |
Winadell Pty Ltd. | Canberra Craft Beer and Cider Festival | 15,000 |
Ms Belinda Neame | The Forage | 15,000 |
National Folk Festival Ltd. | National Folk Festival | 22,730 |
Sole Motive | The Canberra Times Marathon Festival | 15,000 |
Rocky Trail Entertainment Pty Ltd. | Fox Superflow, Terra in the Berra, AMB 100 Marathon, Shimano MTB GP and Diamonds in the Dirt mountain bike events | 20,000 |
Canberra International Music Festival Ltd. | Canberra International Music Festival | 20,000 |
The Truffle Festival Association – Canberra Region Inc. | The Truffle Festival – Canberra Region | 15,000 |
The GAMMA.CON Society | GAMMA.CON 2020 | 20,000 |
Harris Hobbs Landscapes | Contour 556 | 30,000 |
You Are Here Canberra Inc. | You Are Here | 14,946 |
AIDS Action Council of the ACT | Fair Day 2020 | 15,000 |
Bingley Investment Trust | Stromlo Running Festival 2020 | 13,500 |
Tuggeranong Community Council | SouthFest | 15,000 |
Canberra College of Piping & Drumming | Canberra Highland Gathering | 15,000 |
Gungahlin Community Council | Celebrate Gungahlin | 10,000 |
Major Event Fund
The Major Event Fund supports a diverse portfolio of appealing major events and exhibitions through attraction, acquisition, development and promotion.
Table 92: Major Event Fund recipients 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
National Gallery of Australia | Deliver the Matisse & Picasso exhibition | 500,000 |
National Museum of Australia | Deliver the DreamWorks exhibition | 250,000 |
Summernats | Deliver Summernats 2020 | 250,000 |
GWB Entertainment | Westside Story at the Canberra Theatre | 50,000 |
Canberra Region Tourism Awards
VisitCanberra has a formal sponsorship agreement with the National Capital Attractions Association to administer the sponsorship program for the Canberra Region Tourism Awards (CRTA). The CRTA recognises excellence within the local industry, with winners eligible to be considered for a national tourism award.
Table 93: Sponsorship agreement with the National Capital Attractions Association 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
National Capital Attractions Association | Administer the annual sponsorship program for the Canberra Region Tourism Awards | 75,000 |
Qantas Australian Tourism Awards
The Qantas Australian Tourism Awards are the tourism industry's peak awards – recognising and promoting excellence in tourism.
Table 94: Qantas Australian Tourism Awards 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
The Qantas Australian Tourism Awards Inc. | The national Qantas Australian Tourism Awards were hosted in March 2020 and were an opportunity to showcase Canberra. The awards were attended by tourism industry leaders and winners of state awards. This was the last major Australian industry event prior to COVID‑19 restrictions. | 290,000 |
Venues Canberra
Venues Canberra provides in-kind assistance to not-for-profit organisations to enable the delivery of events that benefit the Canberra community and increase visitation to the city.
Table 95: In-kind assistance to not-for-profit organisations 2019-20
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Royal National Capital Agricultural Society (RNCAS) National Wine Show of Australia Canberra Regional Wine Show National Poultry Show | Provision of indoor and outdoor facilities for the staging of agricultural and community events. Exhibition Park’s ongoing support to the RNCAS helps to promote the agricultural industry in the Canberra region and provides a range of community, educational and family events. Exhibition Park receives national media exposure from events run by the RCNAS. The Royal Canberra Show attracts close to 100,000 patrons each year. | 136,000 |
Veteran Vintage Motorcycle Club ACT Inc. | Provision of indoor and outdoor facilities for the staging of the Club’s Annual Swap Meet. The swap meet is a primary event for this special interest club with activities aimed at showcasing and raising the club’s profile to the wider community. | 4,800 |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Canberra | Provision of discounted indoor facilities for the staging of this specialty club’s dog show. | 2,200 |
Lifeline Canberra | Provision of indoor facilities for the staging of Lifeline’s Book Fairs. The Book Fairs are Lifeline’s primary fundraising events aimed at generating income to support its 24-hour telephone counselling service and other support services. Each fair attracts approximately 13,000 patrons and raises close to $500,000. | 95,000 |
Canberra Lapidary Club Inc. | Provision of discounted indoor facilities for the staging of the Spring Gemcraft and Mineral Shows. These events are the club’s main activities aimed at showcasing and raising the club’s profile to a wider community. | 1,400 |
Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students | Provision of discounted indoor facilities, catering and camping for the staging of a national training event. The event brings approximately 1,500 students from around Australia to Canberra for five nights, increasing bed nights in local accommodation. | 64,000 |
Great Southern Supreme Merino Committee | Provision of discounted facilities for the staging of the Great Southern Merino Show and Sale. The event provides an opportunity for merino studs to show and sell their livestock. | 4,800 |
Canberra Muslim Community Inc. | Provision of discounted indoor facilities for daily prayer gatherings during the month of Ramadan. | 8,000 |
Convoy for Cancer | Provision of discounted facilities for the completion of the annual Convoy for Cancer event. | 7,500 |
Dogs ACT | Provision of discounted facilities for the staging of the annual International Dog Show. This event attracts approximately 5000 patrons over the three-day show, increasing bed nights in local accommodation. | 2,200 |
ACT Model Car Association | Provision of discounted facilities for the annual ACT Model Car Association meet. The event is aimed at showcasing and raising the club’s profile to the wider community. | 1,400 |
Harvest Rain | Provision of discounted facilities for the auditions and rehearsals for Harvest Rain, a not-for-profit youth arts organisation that supports young artists to develop their skills by providing training opportunities | 2,280 |
Wall to Wall Ride | Provision of discounted facilities for the Wall to Wall event. | 2,200 |
Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations
Table 96: Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations grant recipient 2019-20
Commencing on 7 August 2019, this multi-year grant is to support the recipient’s delivery of work health and safety advice, awareness raising and training for employers and workers in the ACT.
Recipient | Project purpose | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
Trades and Labour Council of the ACT | Work health and safety liaison | 612,485* |
*Note: The total of $612,485 includes a 2019‑20 amount of $116,522.
Further information | Anita Perkins, Executive Group Manager, Communications and Engagement | |
(02) 6205 0035 | ||