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Activists belatedly celebrate Fringe World’s separation from fossil fuel sponsor

The end of an 18-month philanthropic partnership with Woodside has been claimed as a victory by climate change activists.

3 Jan 2024 15:33

Richard Watts

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Photo: Chris LeBoutillier on Unsplash.

Western Australian activists are celebrating the news that Fringe World – the Perth Fringe Festival – has severed its ties with fossil fuel company Woodside.

However, the partnership between Fringe World and Woodside reportedly ended 12 months ago according to a Fringe World spokesperson, meaning that a media release distributed today (Wednesday 3 January) is a belated celebration of the festival’s decision to divest itself of fossil fuel sponsorship.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's 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