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Darwin Entertainment Centre (DEC) has appointed Australian arts executive, Georgia Hendy, as its new CEO.

Currently the Director of Programming for Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), Hendy has more than 20 years’ experience in the arts world and in particular in major venues, education and outreach.

She has previously worked as a programmer, executive producer and strategic leader for both QPAC and Sydney Opera House. She also serves as a Company Director and Treasurer for Outback Theatre for Young People in regional NSW.

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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 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts