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Government support for community radio good for the arts

The federal government has increased funding for the community radio sector by $6.1 million over two years.

5 May 2017

Richard Watts

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With arts coverage steadily decreasing in major metropolitan newspapers, yesterday’s announcement by Senator Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications and the Arts that the Federal Government will increase funding for the community radio sector by $6.1 million over two years is good news for the arts sector.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts