Presidents' Message

Welcome to the new home of the NSW Local Government Cultural Awards.

We’re very happy to have Accessible Arts joining us for the Cultural Awards, and believe our partnership will help expand participation in the diverse range of council facilitated cultural activity.

For the first time, the Associations are providing a simple on-line application process. By making it easier to apply, many more arts and cultural projects can now participate in the Awards.

With councils facing increasing challenges and demands on many fronts, it is temping to sideline the value of cultural development. This would be a grave mistake, as helping to define and represent what is distinct and special in each of our many communities is vital for local sustainability.

This year we’ve built new features for networking and sharing between councils, into this site. We encourage you to join in and make your voice heard.

Genia McCaffery Cr Genia McCaffery
President, Local Government Association of NSW

Bruce Miller Cr Bruce Miller
President, Shires Association of NSW

Cultural Awards 2008 Winners Announced

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  1. May 29, 2008

    "Cities must trade in cultural cringe for a growing sense of confidence in our distinctiveness. They must try to be somewhere, not anywhere in the extended global sprawl of electronic suburbia. Cities must wilfully believe that the unique combination of events that may fuse here is just as compelling as those that may fuse somewhere else. Cities need to involve their people in making and remaking their own mythology, and create something that is truly unique." Marcus Westbury

  2. May 21, 2008

    'We must now give greater recognition to culture as a contributor to truly sustainable development that respects people and environments, and serves the cause of dialogue and peace. In this way we shall be able to recover the sense of our joint commitment to promoting “the intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind”.' Koïchiro Matsuura - Director-General of UNESCO. PDF Here

  3. April 17, 2008

    "Writing about culture is like trying to catch a butterfly with a pin" ... Miriam Lyons on bigger picture cultural change.