Page 3536 - Week 10 - Wednesday, 18 September 2019
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As members would well know, in addition to our signature events, Floriade and Enlighten, the ACT government provides a large number of other community celebrations. This year, for the first time, we are taking Floriade to the suburbs, with pop-up floral displays, public art, food and drink vendors, and entertainment in five suburban locations. This year we also have the return of the popular Windows to the World program that intersects with Floriade.
EventsACT and the City Renewal Authority are hard at work on preparations for both Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations for 2019 which will have a new and exciting approach this festive season. EventsACT also provides Australia Day activities and a landmark Reconciliation Day event.
Canberra Day celebrations in March 2020 will include the Canberra Balloon Spectacular and an absolute favourite of mine, the CSO’s Symphony in the Park, which next year will feature the Australian Fleetwood Mac experience.
The next event for the community to enjoy will be the Canberra Nara candle festival on 26 October, which will include Japanese food and cultural activities such as calligraphy, origami, lantern making, martial arts demonstrations and entertainment.
There is so much to get out and do, see, taste and experience. I encourage all Canberrans to make the most of the many events that our great city has to offer.
MR GUPTA: Minister, can you list for the Assembly some of the many fantastic community-run and other events the ACT is investing in for the benefit of the Canberra community?
MR RAMSAY: I thank Mr Gupta for the supplementary question. In addition to the great events the ACT government runs through Events ACT the 2019 event fund is supporting a number of fantastic community-run events: the Canberra highland gathering, the Truffle Festival, the Canberra Triathlon event, GAMMAcon, the Stronger than Fiction Documentary Film Festival, the Out and Loud LGBTIQ choral festival, the Australian Running Festival, the Canberra International Music Festival, the Canberra Comedy Festival, the National Folk Festival, Forage, Skyfire, SouthFest and the AIDS Action Council fair day to name just a few of the many.
The ACT events fund is not the only that way we support great events for the Canberra community. The ACT government also supports Art Not Apart, SpringOUT, the Writers Festival and the Design Canberra Festival. I am pleased to note the BOLD dance festival was also funded this year through arts activity funding. Of course, we have the enormously popular National Multicultural Festival and a host of other fantastic multicultural community events that are funded under Minister Steel’s portfolio.
There is so much on in Canberra and something for everyone. As, hopefully, we move beyond the snow to the finer, warmer spring weather, I encourage people to get out and enjoy this beautiful, vibrant city we are all fortunate enough to call home.
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