Access All Areas: Arts Vouchers for Kids rollout – WA government questioned

The WA initiative makes it easier for kids to visit arts organisations, but when will it be delivered?
back view of a young male looking at a painting. Arts Vouchers for Kids.

The Access All Areas: Arts Vouchers for Kids initiative is a $3.1 million election commitment by Western Australia’s Cook Government, announced in last month’s State Budget.

When quizzed in the Legislative Assembly Estimates Committee meeting last week by WA Labour Member for Bicton, Lisa O’Malley, for more information on when Western Australians will be able to access the vouchers, the Minister for the Creative Industries, Simone McGurk, responded, “The department is working hard to deliver these vouchers ready for the summer school holidays at the end of this calendar year.”

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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