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For too long, it’s looked as though the ABC has been afraid of the arts. Over the years, Aunty has marginalised and axed arts programs, shunting them off its main channel or consigning them to obscure timeslots, like 10pm Tuesdays. Early in 2021,
The Mix, which ran unheralded for seven years on ABC News, was quietly retired.
The short-lived
Art Nation was terminated in 2011 and we’re now a long way from the days when magazine-style overviews such as
Express and
S
unday Afternoon offered hours of interviews, documentaries, films and feature stories. More recently, whenever the ABC has produced arts programs, its discomfort has been evident. One indication of a lack of confidence has been the push to insert comedians at any opportunity. It’s as if the operative thinking is that, unless attention to books, film, theatre, visual arts, opera and music comes with a few laughs, no one will be interested.
Three-part documentary Finding the Archibald and weekly magazine show Art Works can t fix ABC TV s coverage of the arts brisbanetimes.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from brisbanetimes.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
How former gold-mining town Bendigo became one of the world s great food cities
Richard Cornish
Photo: Richard Cornish
When retailer Darren Daz Murphy arrived in Bendigo from north-east Victoria in 1998, he was intent on setting up a food store based on local seasonal produce, but there was not a lot to find.
He could get his hands on some apples from nearby Harcourt and organic milk from the local dairy, but the city did not have a local food culture. All the produce went to Melbourne, says Murphy. Then the [Bendigo] restaurants and stores ordered it, and it came back by truck,
Signmob Gallery Project Hailed as a Work of Art Thanks to Drytac Polar Grip Australian sign-maker Signmob used Drytac Polar Grip to produce eye-catching exterior graphics for a special exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery.
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Victoria, Australia-based sign-making specialist Signmob used Drytac s Polar Grip white polymeric PVC film to produce stunning exterior graphics for an exhibition at the nearby Bendigo Art Gallery.
The gallery is currently playing host to an exhibition by renowned British designer and fashion icon Mary Quant, and enlisted the help of Signmob to help promote the event.