On the Move: latest sector appointments

Mitchell Conservatorium CEO moves on, NIDA welcomes First Nations Consultant, and more.

Bathurst’s Mitchell Conservatorium (a founding member of the Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums) has announced that their Director/CEO Graham Sattler will depart after eight years, to take up the role of CEO of Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in New Zealand.

Sattler came to Mitchell Conservatorium in late 2013 after 12 years as Director of Orange Regional Conservatorium, having contributed a total of 20 years of leadership and advocacy in Regional Music Education. He will be taking up the role of CEO of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in November, COVID-safe travel allowing.

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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