Creative Partnerships Australia is inviting people who work in the arts industry to nominate leaders from Australia’s philanthropic, business or cultural community. If you know someone who meets the criteria, now is the time to recognise the contribution they make. The Creative Partnership Awards celebrates leaders who encourage private sector support for the arts. This February, FORM presents the eponymous, debut solo exhibition from Gloria. Born in Jigalong in 1975, Gloria is a Martu woman working out of Spinifex Hill Studios in South Hedland. Gloria is an acrylic painter within a powerful matriarchal tradition that emerged in the Western Desert in the early 2000s. Her loose brushwork and pastel palettes have drawn critical attention for their highly affecting presence, and these artworks announce Gloria as a truly exciting contemporary abstract artist. The opening of the exhibition also marks the release of a range of limited edition cashmere modal scarves by Gloria. 22nd February – 1st April 2018 The Goods Shed Click here for details. The Great Southern Centre for Outdoor Recreation Excellence (GSCORE) has secured a $10,000 grant to support tourism businesses based in regional towns in the Great Southern. This grant will enable GS-CORE to develop and deliver a 12-week Mentoring Program, assisting local business owners to drive tourism and turn a good idea into an extraordinary tourism experience.
Expressions of Interest for the program will open in May 2018. For more information please contact GSCORE. SkillsIQ have developed the Final Case for Change: Consumer Engagement via Online & Social Media. The document incorporates research findings and feedback received during consultation phases, including skills needs for conducting online and social media engagement and the proposed changes for modernising Training Package products in line with this.
To access the Final Case for Change and provide comment, click here. Review closes 28 February 2018. National consultation is currently open for comment on the Tourism, Travel & Hospitality Industry Skills Forecast. The draft document is available here and feedback via this online form is being invited until the 7 March 2018. For more information, please visit the SkillsIQ website. In a bid to help the State’s tourism and hospitality sectors, and grow jobs therein, reforms to the Liquor Control Amendment Bill will see licensed restaurants with a capacity of 120 or less be allowed to serve alcohol to patrons without a meal. Patrons will also be able to take home an unfinished bottle of wine. Other amendments include Tourism Western Australia being afforded equal consideration to the Chief Health Officer and Commissioner of Police in assessing the tourism benefits of liquor licencing applications. Read the media statement here. The FutureNow Board has farewelled long standing Board member Bradley Woods and has welcomed two new Board members.
Bradley who is the CEO of the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) in Western Australia joined the FutureNow Board in 2009 and in that capacity has made an enormous commitment to the workforce development needs of the Hotels, Tourism and Hospitality sector in WA. Bradley, who stepped down from the FutureNow Board in October 2017, was thanked by Acting Chair Ian Smith who referred not only to Bradley’s knowledge and expertise in supporting the West Australian service sector but also for his strategic thinking and guidance as a FutureNow Board member. Bradley continues his commitment to workforce development in his capacity as Chair of the Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Industry Reference Committee and Chair of Hospitality Group Training (HGT). He is alsoa Tourism Australia Board member and National Executive Director for Tourism Accommodation Australia. Jane King Jane King, representing the Cultural Sector on the FutureNow Board, is the Gallery Manager at John Curtin Gallery, the Art Gallery at Curtin University. She has previously held roles as Head of Member Development at Artsource, Executive Director at the State Library of WA Foundation, and Executive Officer at Museums Australia WA. Jane is the Vice President of The North Midlands Project, a regional arts and cultural development organisation. She also represents the Collection Sector on FutureNow's Industry Advisory Group, and was a founding board member of the Chamber of Arts and Culture in Western Australia. Jane has degrees in Economics and Fine Art, and a postgraduate Diploma in Management. In 2015 Jane attended the Museum Leadership Program at Macquarie University. On behalf of her organisation, she accepted the 2015 MAGNA Exhibition award for small museum exhibition, the 2010 Western Australian Heritage Award, and the 2009 WA Business and the Arts Partnership Award. Jane was a State finalist in the Telstra Business Women's Awards 2014. Iain McDougall Iain McDougall, representing the Hospitality Sector is the General Manager of Hospitality Group Training (HGT), which has been servicing the hospitality industry for 33 years. HGT has been responsible for employing, mentoring and training more than 2,500 apprentice chefs and general hospitality staff in that time. HGT won the Small Training Provider Award at the 2005 WA Training Awards, the Education and Training Award at the WA Tourism Awards in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and Hall of Fame 2007. HGT has been presented with the AHA Education and Training Award (Metro & Regional) for the last ten years in a row. Iain has been with HGT since 1995 and came to HGT with twenty years of senior management experience with the Federal Government mainly in the area of training policy. Iain was also the National Chairman of Group Training Australia (now National Apprentice Employment Network – NAEN) from 2006 to 2013, and Board Member since then. He was awarded GTA Life membership in 2013, and was a Government appointed Member of the WA Training Accreditation Council from 2007 to 2017. Iain was the recipient of RCA Employer of the Year in 2011 and the Ross McGovern Hospitality Industry Achievement Award in 2017. He is a current member of the AHA Board. The FutureNow Board and team look forward to working with Jane and Iain and values the expertise and time that they will commit to their roles on the Board. The Training Providers Forum 2018 will be held on Monday 28 May at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Themes include skilling the future workforce; aboriginal training and workforce development; and training in the regions. For more information, please visit the TPF 2018 website. In a media statement, the McGowan Government announced the start of a five-year Aboriginal Ranger Program. Thirteen Aboriginal organisations have been selected to share in round one of the $8.45m funding that will allow employment of rangers to undertake a raft of sea and land management activities including conservation, education, tourism and cultural events. The media statement can be viewed here. More information and the map showing first round funding recipients can be found on the Parks and Wildlife Service page of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA)
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