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Brisbane agriculture, fisheries and forestry library to close The Queensland Government has announced that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Library in Brisbane will close, reports the ABC. Minister...
Victorian legal libraries to amalgamate to form Law Library of Victoria
The peak legal authorities in Victoria have signed an agreement to work together to create a new 24-hour library for Victorian judges, magistrates, tribunal members and legal practitioners in 2013. A...
$8 million cyber-safety program to be rolled out in Australian public libraries
The Telstra Foundation will partner with the Alannah and Madeline Foundation to roll out a new cyber safety program in Australia’s public library system next year. Prime Minister Julia Gillard...
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New library opens in regional Victoria The new Campaspe Regional Library in Echuca in regional Victoria was officially opened on 24 August. The Campaspe Shire Council contributed more than $4.6...
Government to ‘modernise’ PLR, ELR schemes
The Federal Government has announced that it has ‘started work on modernising’ the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and the Education Lending Rights (ELR) schemes ‘to ensure their continued relevance and...
Work underway to ‘modernise’ PLR, ELR schemes
The Federal Government has announced that is has ‘started working on modernising’ the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and the Education Lending Rights (ELR) schemes. The Department of Arts is currently...
Federal Government allocates funding for library projects in Benalla, Dandenong, Melton
The Federal Government has allocated funding from its Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF) to library projects in Benalla, Dandenong and Melton, all in Victoria. Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development,...
Vic govt announces funding for new libraries
The Victorian Government has continued to allocate funds to rebuild and renovate the state’s libraries as part of its Living Libraries Infrastructure Program, worth $17.2 million over four years. Several...
Arts Victoria 2012-13 funding applications open amid concerns about funding cuts
The Victorian Government has announced that applications are now open for Arts Victoria’s 2012-13 arts funding programs. Premier and Arts Minister Ted Baillieu said on 29 June that applications are...
Perth retailers able to trade on Sundays from August
All retailers across the metropolitan Perth area will be able to trade on Sundays from 26 August as a result of introduced changes to the state’s retail trading regulations by...
Vic government announces library funding for Docklands, City Library, North Fitzroy, Ashburton, Ringwood and Whittlesea
Several funding announcements have been made in the past week as part of the second round of funding for the Victorian Government’s Living Libraries Infrastructure Program, worth $17.2 million over...
Government establishes Book Industry Collaboration Council
The Federal Government has established an industry council in response to the recommendations made by the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) last year. The government said that the Book Industry Collaboration...
Government responds to BISG recommendations
The Federal Government has formally responded to the recommendations made by the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) last year. As previously reported by Bookseller+Publisher, the BISG made 21 recommendations in...
ABA Conference round-up
The 2012 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference was held on 17 and 18 June in Manly, bringing together around 280 members of the industry. More than 140 booksellers from across...
Refurbished library reopens in Rockhampton
A refurbished library was reopened at the Rockhampton campus of Central Queensland University (CQU) on 6 June by Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research. This...
Get Reading! drops free book incentive
Following the news that the '50 Books You Can’t Put Down' list will be all-Australian for the first time this year, Get Reading! has revealed that this year’s campaign will...
Australia Council review recommends increased funding and flexible ‘advisory panels’ to replace artform boards
A review of the Australia Council by Gabrielle Trainor and Angus James has recommended the council receive $21.25 million in additional funding per year. The review also recommends that the...
Budget delivers small business tax relief, funds for small business commissioner; Indigenous literacy and numeracy funding redirected
Small businesses that are currently making losses will be able to claim losses against previously taxed income from next year as a result of the Federal Government’s tax loss carry-back...
NLA, collecting institutions receive funding boost in federal budget
The government has increased its funding to the National Library of Australia (NLA) in the federal budget announced last night. The NLA will receive an additional $700,000 in funding for...
MWF secures $12,500 from Tourism Victoria for interstate promotions
The Victorian Government has announced that Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has received $12,500 in funding from Tourism Victoria to promote the festival nationally. The government said in a statement this...