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Words by Tom Parker
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To say Rainbow Serpent has had a tough time of it lately would be an understatement. After bushfires prevented their 2020 instalment from going ahead at the normal date, it took another wicked phenomenon to disallow it’s ensuing Easter event to go ahead. Suddenly, Rainbow were refunding two festivals in the space of three months.
As we stand here now, in mid-to-late January, normally punters would be readying their getups, packing their cars, and gearing themselves up for another pilgrimage to Rainbow’s iconic festival site. For the second year running, however, that won’t be the case.
The Recovery Boost is a $10 million targeted measure announced by the Australian Government in 2020
as part of the Relief and Recovery Fund. It responds to the difficulties experienced by regional artists, artsorganizations, and communities who have been heavily impacted by COVID-19.
The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government program that supports sustainable cultural development in regional and remote communities in Australia. It meets the strategic priorities of supporting participation in, and access to, the arts; and encouraging greater private sector support for the arts.
The Regional Arts Fund is designed to benefit regional and remote arts practitioners, arts workers, audiences and communities. The program is managed nationally by Regional Arts Australia and is delivered in Victoria by Regional Arts Victoria.
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