63 orgs share $20M in latest RISE round

A new Australian musical based on cult 90s TV series Round the Twist is among the projects to be funded.

A musical theatre adaptation of cult 90s TV series Round the Twist, a nation-wide book industry collaboration designed to connect writers and readers, and a range of festivals across the country are among the many beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s $200 million Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund.

Four Tasmanian projects were supported, five in Western Australia, and seven in South Australia.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's former National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts