Collaboration between councils proves to be positive strategy for the arts

Five council areas in Victoria’s south-west have come together strategically to bolster the arts.

31 Mar 2025 15:17

Gina Fairley

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Collaboration between councils proves positive outcomes for the arts. Image: Supplied.

The South West Creative Industries Strategy 2025-2029 was released today (31 March). While such documents may feel deeply bureaucratic, they also can be visionary and instructive.

For this partnership, five council areas in south-west Victoria came together via a collaborative plan to support and grow the local creative sector over the next four years.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina