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 National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina