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PROFILE

THE REGIONAL ARTS NSW NETWORK

Regional Arts NSW is the peak body for regional arts activity in NSW. Based in Sydney, it provides a range of services

and represents the state-wide network of independent Regional Arts Boards. Its primary objectives are:

> To foster and ehance the capacity of arts and cultural organisations in the regions

> To play a leading arts advocacy role

> To deliver dynamic communications and marketing programs

> To deliver excellent arts management support and services

> To ensure effective corporate governance

01 Arts Northern Rivers

02 Arts Mid North Coast

03 Arts North West

04 Arts Upper Hunter

05 Southern Tablelands Arts

06 South East Arts Region

07 Orana Arts

08 Arts OutWest

09 Eastern Riverina Arts Program

10 Murray Arts

11 Outback Arts

12 South West Arts

13 West Darling Arts

14 Western Riverina Arts

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Regional Arts NSW Annual Report 2012

Elizabeth Rogers Chief Executive Officer

Palmarita D’Orazio Finance Manager

Annette Eassie Strategy and Policy Officer (until 13 June)

Ben Sibson Funding Manager

Catherine Wyburn Funding Officer (until 21 December)

Heather Jennings Communications Coordinator (from 7 May to 13 December)

Bradley Gilchrist Aboriginal Arts Development Officer (from 30 April)

Tatiana Barisa Administration & Communications Officer (until 3 December)

STAFF

The Magic Pudding Puppetry, Lieder Theatre Company, Goulburn. Photo, Brian Richardson. Puppet, The Sydney Puppet Theatre.


DIRECTORS

Meg Larkin Chair (until 12 April)

MBA

Arts Consultant, Tamworth

Regional Director | New England North West

Appointed 24 May 1997

Resigned 12 April 2012

Lindy Hume Chair (from 12 April)

Dep Chair (until 12 April)

Doctor of Letters UWA

Festival Director and Chief Executive

Sydney Festival 2010 – 2012

Regional Director | South East

Appointed 22 April 2010

Janice Summerhayes

Deputy Chair (from 12 April)

BA (social science & welfare)

Director Environment and Community Services

Wagga Wagga City Council

Co-opted Director | Riverina


Jennifer Turner

Treasurer

Grad Dip Arts, Music (VCA)

M Ed (RMIT)

Director

Tamworth Regional Conservatorium of Music

Regional Director | North West


Stephen Bradley

Manager, Corporate Affairs and Art

Transfield Holdings

Co-opted Director | Sydney


Stephen Champion

Dip Arts (VCA)

Manager

Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre

Regional Director | Central West

Appointed 6 September 2012

Rebecca Coyle

B Ed (Melbourne), MA (UTS)

Associate Professor

School of Arts and Social Sciences

Southern Cross University, Lismore

Regional Director | North Coast


Deceased 11 November 2012

Bernadette Haldane

BA (production major)

General Manager

HotHouse Theatre, Albury

Ballarat

Regional Director | Murray


Resigned 5 July 2012

Lani Houston

B Ed (USyd)

Cert Small Business Mgt (TAFE)

Executive Officer

Regional Development Australia - Riverina

Regional Director | South West


Naomi Messenger

B Laws (Murdoch) LLB

BA Arts Management (WAAPA)

Special Counsel, SWAAB Attorneys

Co-opted Director | Sydney


Peter White

B App Sci (Cultural Heritage Management) UC

Senior Curator, Indigenous Collections Branch

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

Co-opted Director | Canberra

Appointed 9 September 2010

Board Meetings

The Board met in Sydney on 1 March, 12 April, 5 July,

6 September and 22 November. The Annual General

Meeting was held in Sydney on 12 April 2012.


ADVISORY COUNCIL

THE REGIONAL ARTS NSW ADVISORY COUNCIL CONSISTS OF THE CHAIRS OF THE REGIONAL ARTS BOARDS OR

THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. IT MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW AND ENDORSE THE COMPANY’S STRATEGIC PLAN,

REVIEW THE COMPANY’S KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, RAISE REGIONAL ISSUES AND PRIORITIES, ACT AS

THE INFORMATION CONDUIT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE REGIONAL ARTS BOARDS; AND AT

THE MEETING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, ELECT UP TO FIVE PEOPLE TO RECOMMEND

TO THE MEMBERS TO APPOINT AS REGIOANAL DIRECTORS.

The Advisory Council Meeting was held on 11 April in Sydney with the following members in attendance:

Arts Mid North Coast Mave Richardson

Arts Northern Rivers Susan Meehan

Arts North West Rob Hurcum

Arts OutWest Brian Langer (for Libby Oldham)

Arts Upper Hunter Janice Hanicar

Eastern Riverina Arts Program Julie Briggs

Murray Arts Fiona Schirmer

Orana Arts Jen Shearing

Outback Arts Amanda Colwell

South East Arts Lindy Hume (RANSW Director)

South West Arts Penny Davies (for Lani Houston)

Southern Tablelands Arts Judit Kovacs

West Darling Arts Christine Adams (apology)

Western Riverina Arts Julie Briggs

RANSW Director and Chair, Tamworth Meg Larkin (apology)

RANSW Director, Wagga Wagga Janice Summerhayes

RANSW Director, Tamworth Jennifer Turner

RANSW Director, Albury Bernadette Haldane (apology)

RANSW Director, Canberra Peter White

RANSW Director, Sydney Naomi Messenger (apology)

RANSW Director, Lismore Rebecca Coyle (apology)

In 2012 there were two vacancies for Regional Directors. Lani Houston (South West Arts) and Lindy Hume

(South East Arts) were elected by the members for appointment to the Board of Directors of Regional Arts

NSW Ltd.

STRUCTURE

14 REGIONAL ARTS BOARDS

> Body Corporate members of the Company,

Regional Arts NSW Ltd

> Committees of management

REGIONAL ARTS NSW ADVISORY COUNCIL

> 14 Chairs of Regional Arts Boards representing the ordinary members of the Company

> Meet 1 day per year prior to AGM

> Elects up to 5 Directors depending on vacancies in the cycle from nominations submitted,

professional development and workshops, reviews the Company’s strategic directions

REGIONAL ARTS NSW LTD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

> 9 member board, meets 5 times per year

> 5 regional & 4 co-opted Directors

> Directors appointed for 2 year terms with

a maximum of 3 terms.

> Appointment of Directors is based on their

skills as contained in the Constitution.

REGIONAL ARTS NSW

> Non-profit state peak body and service agency

> Staff

14 REGIONAL ARTS BOARDS

> Non-profit regional arts & cultural development

entities servicing a group of LGAs

> RADOs and staff

RANSW EXECUTIVE

> 3 members, meet as required



FROM THE CHAIR

IN 2012 RANSW ENJOYED SOME WELCOME NEWS

AND MET SEVERAL CHALLENGES. THE INCREASE

IN RANSW CORE FUNDING ANNOUNCED AT THE

END OF LAST YEAR BY THE NSW GOVERNMENT

ENABLED THE ENGAGEMENT OF AN ABORIGINAL ARTS

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND A COMMUNICATIONS

OFFICER TO CONTINUE OUR PROGRAM OF SUPPORT

AND SERVICE TO THE NETWORK OF REGIONAL ARTS

BOARDS. THIS HAS ENABLED US TO DELIVER MORE

EFFECTIVELY ON OUR KEY PRIORITIES OF ABORIGINAL

ARTS DEVELOPMENT AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

DEVELOPMENT.

We were delighted to welcome the announcement by

the Minister for the Arts, the Hon George Souris MP

at the end of the year that the core funding to each

of the 14 Regional Arts Boards would be increased to

$140,000 p.a. for the next triennial period 2013-2015.

This news, which followed a one-off $7000 project grant

in May to each of the RABs, was warmly welcomed by

the network of Boards and Regional Arts Development

Officers. There was a collective sigh of relief from

across the length and breadth of regional NSW as

the news filtered through the network just in time

for Christmas.

This increase is also an affirmation of the focussed

efforts of CEO Elizabeth Rogers, who, alongside former

Chair Meg Larkin (awarded a well-deserved AM in the

2013 Australia Day Honours), has been steadily arguing

the compelling case for more funding over many years.

It demonstrates the NSW Government’s confidence

in the network’s capacity to contribute even more in

future to regional NSW’s economic and cultural growth.

We also welcomed the new four year funding agreement

with the Australian Government’s Office for the Arts

to administer the vitally important Regional Arts Fund

for NSW. Other Commonwealth initiatives such as the

Indigenous Cultural Support and the Indigenous Visual

Arts Industry Support Programs have supported

projects and positions for a number regional Aboriginal

Arts Officers within Regional Arts Boards that are

making a strong positive impact across regional NSW.

RANSW also received additional project funding from

Arts NSW as part of its Arts and Disability Funding

Project. A series of 11 workshops, Access All Areas –

A Passport to Partnerships for Artists of all Abilities,

was delivered across regional NSW bringing together

arts organisations and disability service organisations

to explore partnership opportunities to develop

high quality professional arts projects for people

with a disability.

There were some changes to the Board in 2012. Meg

Larkin’s departure after 15 years on the Board and

more than a decade as Chair left large shoes to fill,

but I have taken on the role generously supported

by Board colleagues. Bernadette Haldane resigned

during the year to take up a new position in Melbourne

and we welcomed Stephen Champion from Bathurst

as her replacement. In November we were shocked

and saddened to hear of the death of our wonderful

Northern Rivers colleague Dr Rebecca Coyle, far too

young, from cancer. Rebecca’s contribution to RANSW

Board was deeply valued. She will be missed.

I would also like to acknowledge the massive

contribution of the small team of dedicated staff at

RANSW who deliver our programs and to specifically

mention long serving staff member, Annette Eassie who

resigned this year to move closer to her family in Perth.

Annette commenced with RANSW in 2003 as Funding

and Research Officer. She has been instrumental in the

development of the high standard of our management

processes for our devolved funding programs. She

is a passionate supporter of community arts and

cultural development and her work in the areas of

regional festivals and Aboriginal Arts Development was

exceptional. I thank them all for their work this year.

Lindy Hume

Chair

12 February 2013


ADVOCACY


RANSW CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF

OF THE REGIONAL ARTS NETWORK TO STATE

AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MPS AND AGENCIES,

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND KINDRED ORGANISATIONS

THROUGH ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS, SUBMISSIONS

TO GOVERNMENT, CIRCULATION OF ITS ANNUAL

REPORT, CORRESPONDENCE, ATTENDANCE AND

PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND SITTING ON

ASSESSMENT PANELS. 2012 SAW OUR SUBMISSIONS

TO GOVERNMENT FROM OUR ADVOCACY PROGRAM

REALISED.

We welcomed an increase to our core funding

from the NSW Government for the period 2012

– 2014 which will enable us to deliver on the key

objectives of our strategic plan; Advocacy; Capacity

Building; Communications; Service and Support; and

Management and Governance; as well as our two key

priories, Aboriginal Arts Development and Creative

Industries. These priorities were identified during an

in-depth consultation process with our stakeholders

and aim to build and strengthen the regional network

in these areas. This increase in funding enabled us

to employ two additional part time staff members,

a communications officer and an aboriginal arts

development officer.

In additional the Country Arts Support program was

supplemented with an increase bringing the total

amount of the funding pool to $250,000 per year for

this regional small grants program. A one-off $7,000

project grant for each of the 14 Regional Arts Boards

was announced by the Minister for the Arts, The Hon

George Souris, MP following his attendance at the

RANSW Annual Dinner. This was followed in December

by the announcement from the NSW Government

about increased core funding for the Regional Arts

Boards. We have been making submissions to the state

government for this funding to be increased for a

number of years.

The other matter which occupied the arts sector

during 2012 was the much anticipated announcement

of the National Cultural Policy. RANSW responded to

the public consultations in 2011. With a Federal election

due in September 2013, we will continue to seek

answers from both political parties as to their arts

policies, with particular concern for those programs

that benefit regional communities.

The transfer of most of the programs from the

Office for the Arts to the Australia Council took place

during the year. However, we welcomed the decision

of the Commonwealth Minister to leave the Regional

Arts Fund under the Office for the Arts and continue

to devolve the management of this program to the

state regional arts agencies. We signed a new four

year agreement in November. The Commonwealth

Government’s Indigenous arts and culture programs

have been another source of support for the growing

network of Aboriginal Arts Officers across regional NSW.

RANSW continues to participate in the national agenda

through its membership of Regional Arts Australia

(RAA) with the CEO and RANSW director, Peter White

sitting on the board. The CEO was appointed to the

Executive of RAA at the AGM on 17 October 2012.

Developing partnerships with Sydney-based arts

organisations to deliver effective programs that

enhance local skill sets in regional NSW has been

another area of activity which produced good

outcomes in 2012. Critical Stages successfully toured

two professional theatre productions to volunteer

managed venues that are outside the main touring

circuits. This was the second year of this project and

a key component is the workshop and skills development

program that occurs alongside the performance. Other

partnerships, some working with specific Regional Arts

Boards and others working more broadly across a

number of regions, have been negotiated with AFTRS,

Sydney Theatre Co, Creative Industries and Innovation

Centre, Legs on the Wall, Penrith Visual and Performing

Arts, Australian Theatre for Young People and Artspace.


National Issues

• Submission to the Australia Council’s National

Sector Development Initiative

• Submission to the Australia Council Review

• Responded to OFTA’s consideration of Festivals

Australia funding as a devolved program

• Responded to the National Review of Touring

(RAA and Australia Council)

• Attended 10 RAA meetings and teleconferences,

1 and 2 Feb, 9 May, 24 May, 6 June, 14 June, 28 June,

20 August, 17 October, 13 November, 18 December

• Attended the National Touring Framework

Consultation – Rick Heath (Australia Council)

• Two directors and four staff members attended the

National Regional Arts Conference in Goolwa, SA

• Hosted and chaired the inaugural steering

committee meeting of Australian Centre for Arts

and Health Practices. Worked closely with the

sector to form united national vision

• Attended 4th Annual Arts & Health Australia

Conference in Fremantle WA

• Attended the NAWI Indigenous Watercraft

Conference at National Maritime Museum

State Issues

• Submission for increased funding for the Regional

Arts Boards for the next triennial agreement.

• Submission to the NSW Creative Industry Taskforce

• Attended consultation meeting on Ageing for NSW

Ministerial Advisory Group

• Attended Visitor Economic Taskforce consultation

• CEO assessed applications and chaired

Assessment Panel meeting for Arts NSW Regional

Conservatoriums funding program

• Attended Groundswell Conference on multi-

cultural arts, Carriageworks, Redfern

• Attended Arts Activated Accessible Arts

Conference – Chatswood

The CEO spent 21 days in the regions including three

regional field trips and visited eight of the 14 RABs,

meeting with local government representatives,

local arts organisations, artists and other allied

organisations.

RANSW Annual Reports were mailed to all Federal and

State MPs, Mayors and GMs of regional councils, arts

funding bodies and kindred organisations.


CAPACITY BUILDING


Funding Programs

RANSW continued to administer two grants programs

for supporting the arts in regional NSW, the NSW

Government’s Country Arts Support Program (CASP) and

the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund (RAF).

1 Country Arts Support Program and PROP UPs

CASP is an annual small grants program that supports

community cultural development in regional NSW. The

funding pool is divided evenly across the 15 regions,

14 RABs and one covering local government areas that

do not contribute to a RAB. Applications are assessed

by regional panels. In 2012, 132 projects totalling

$240,860 were approved. The funds available for this

program continue to fall short of the demand and this

year 206 applications were received requesting a total

amount of $436,292.

The CASP also includes a limited amount for PROPS

UPs (quick response grants) which provides assistance

for performing arts projects such as a touring

production that become available at short notice

and outside the annual funding round. 10 projects

totalling $14,770 were funded in 2012.

In 2012, Arts NSW approved a change in the CASP

timeline so that projects could run during the calendar

year rather than the 12 months from April of each

year. This resulted in an additional CASP round of

administration in 2012 for projects commencing

1 January 2013.

2 Regional Arts Fund: Community Grants

and Quick Response Grants

In 2012 RAF commenced the first year of a new four

year funding agreement with the Department of

Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport

(Office for the Arts). The Community Grants program

is designed to support arts and cultural activities that

are sustainable, have long term cultural, economic

and social benefits, develop partnerships and cultural

networks and provide skills development opportunities.

Multi year projects can be funded under this program.

INDIGENOUS 10%

WOMEN 8%

YOUTH 17%

ARTS VOLUNTEERS 1%

ARTISTS /

ARTSWORKERS 6%

GENERAL COMMUNITY 40%

DISABILITY GROUPS 4%

CHILDREN 13%

CASP 2012 Successful applications by main main target group

VISUAL ARTS 36%

NEW MEDIA 1%

CIRCUS 2%

COMMUNITY CULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT 2%

CRAFT 8%

DANCE 3%

THEATRE 13%

TEXTILES 1%

SCREEN ARTS 1%

PHYSICAL THEATRE 1%

PHOTOGRAPHY 3%

MUSIC 17%

MULTI-ARTS 4%

LITERATURE 8%

CASP 2012 Successful applications by main artform

INNER REGIONAL 57%CROSS REGIONAL 1%

VERY REMOTE/ISOLATED 3%

REMOTE 6%

OUTER REGIONAL 35%

CASP 2012 Successful applications by project’s ARIA remoteness status

ARTISTS-IN-

RESIDENCE 2%

FESTIVALS/EVENTS

ACTIVITIES 6%

OTHER LOCAL

INITIATIVES 1%

PROFESSIONAL

PERFORMANCES 6%

PUBLIC ART/DESIGN

PROJECTS 5%

ARTS + CULTURAL

DIRECTORIES 1%

WORKSHOPS 79%

CASP 2012 Successful applications by activity type


During 2012, 22 new RAF projects totalling $330,906

were delivered as well as the final year of two three-

year projects which were approved provisional funding

in previous years.

The funding round for projects commencing in 2013

closed in September 2012. 58 applications were

received and 22 new projects funded totalling $393,040.

The RAF also delivers the Quick Response Grants program

for which $10,000 is allocated to each quarter of the

year. The Quick Response Grants program supports

professional development for artists or skills or arts

development for community projects and in 2012,

28 projects totalling $30,362 were funded.

Funding Development: Targeted Communities

This project is a RAF Strategic Initiative Project and

aims to increase the quality of project planning and

grant applications skills of communities that currently

do not access the RAF and to build their capacity to be

competitive for all funding programs. 2012 was the final

year of this four-year initiative which was managed by

the Funding Manager and involved conducting Funding

Information sessions and Grant Writing Workshops in

specific communities across regional NSW targeted

for assistance on the basis of extensive research and

consultation with the Regional Arts Network.

In 2012 workshops were conducted in Queanbeyan,

Glen Innes, Deniliquin, Corowa, Wagga Wagga and

Coffs Harbour. 101 participants from approximately

31 regional communities attended and included artists

and arts workers in many different art forms, local

government representatives, Cultural and Community

Development workers, Health workers, Project

Managers, Executive Officers, Administrators, Festival

Directors, Event Managers, Grants Officers, Curators,

Gallery Directors, Librarians, Audience Development

workers, teachers, Committee members, Youth

Workers, Gallery Owners and Business Managers

from a range of arts and non-arts organisations.

INNER REGIONAL 59%CROSS REGIONAL 18%

REMOTE 5%

OUTER REGIONAL 18%

Regional Arts Fund 2012Successful applications by project’s ARIA remoteness status

NEW MEDIA 9%

DANCE 9%

TEXTILES 5%

CIRCUS 4%

LITERATURE 5%

MULTI-ARTS 18%

VISUAL ARTS 9%

THEATRE 18%

SCREEN ARTS 5%

MUSIC 18%

Regional Arts Fund 2012 Successful applications by artform

ARTISTS/ARTS

WORKERS 9%

CHILDREN 9%

DISABILITY GROUPS 9%

GENERAL

COMMUNITY 23%

YOUTH 32%

INDIGENOUS 18%

Regional Arts Fund 2012 Successful applications by main target group

The Reading Pod. Write Around the Murray project.

Photo courtesy Murray Arts


Aboriginal Arts Development

In 2012 there were ten Aboriginal Arts Officers

(AAO) employed within the Network: at Arts OutWest

(Central West), Arts Northern Rivers, Arts North West

(from October), Wilcannia Arts (West Darling) and six

(part-time) through Outback Arts (Far West) based

in Lightning Ridge, Walgett, Warren, Cobar, Coonamble

and Bourke. The network also involves representatives

from Saltwater Freshwater Arts Alliance in the mid

north coast and Boolarng Nangamai Aboriginal and

Corporation in the Shellharbour / Shoalhaven region.

RANSW was able to contribute more significantly to the

capacity building of the growing number of Aboriginal

Arts Officers across the network with the appointment

of a Sydney-based Aboriginal Arts Development Officer

in April 2012 as part of the NSW Aboriginal Arts and

Cultural Strategy 2010. This part-time position is

funded through Arts NSW and in a short period of

time has resulted in the following achievements:

• the establishment of stronger relationships

with Sydney-based organisations that can assist

regional communities, including partnerships with

Gadigal Information Service and Bangarra Dance

Company;

• professional development for six AAOs at the

National Gallery of Australia in Canberra through

participation in workshops and attendance at the

opening night of the 2nd National Indigenous Art

Triennial;

• forums for information sharing and peer support

through teleconferences held in March and May;

• ongoing and extensive support through frequent

distribution of relevant information and regular

updates of funding sources and industry

development opportunities to both the AAO

network and RABs without an Aboriginal Arts

Officer;

• greater Aboriginal art content in the RANSW

e-bulletin and on the website including the addition

of a profile of Aboriginal arts in each region;

• a strong advocacy role and, whenever possible,

attendance at events such as the NAWI Indigenous

Watercraft Conference at the Australian Maritime

Museum, Aboriginal Art Prize meeting, Red Ochre

Awards, NAIDOC Week events, Boomalli exhibitions.

Disability Project: Access All Areas

A Passport to Partnerships for Artists of all Abilities

As part of the NSW Arts and Disability Partnership,

2012 – 2014, RANSW was funded by Arts NSW to deliver

education and advocacy workshops in regional NSW:

• to build the capacity and expertise in arts and

disability organisations in regional NSW;

• to deliver high quality arts programs and projects

for people with a disability; and

• to facilitate collaborations between arts at

disabilities organisations.

During November and early December, experienced

facilitator, Anne Dunn, was employed to facilitate the

workshops which were coordinated through the RAB

Network in 11 regional locations; Bathurst, Dubbo,

Singleton, Lismore, Coffs Harbour, Armidale, Merimbula,

Griffith, Wagga Wagga, Albury and Queanbeyan. 143

artists and artsworkers, people with disabilities

and workers, carers and parents from the disability

sector attended the Access All Areas workshops and

resulted in the development of new relationships

and collaborations for future project partnerships,

identification of projects suitable for application to the

2013 Arts and Disability Funding Program, awareness

of the practical limitations and challenges of disability

projects and broader thinking about future possibilities.

A highlight of the project was the production of a

short film covering three best practice case studies

which was shown at the workshops and screened at

the National Arts and Health Conference in Western

Australia.

Professional Development

Regional Arts Australia National Conference

Staff from RANSW attended the eighth biennial

Regional Arts National Conference Kumuwuki/Big

Wave held from the 18 to 21 October at Goolwa in

South Australia. 131 presenters, 189 artists and

555 delegates from across Australia were involved

in keynote addresses, panel sessions, workshops,

performances, exhibitions, projections and a multitude

of innovative and unusual arts happenings that

explored the theme of resilience and the place of


arts and cultural practices in regional communities

confronting rapid, complex and multifaceted change.

The conference also included the presentation by

the Patron of Regional Arts Australia, Mr Michael

Bryce AM AE to the state recipients of the Regional

Arts Australia Volunteer Awards which recognise the

outstanding contributions made by regionally-based

artsworkers to their local communities. The NSW

recipient was Merrill Findlay from Forbes for her

outstanding work in bringing diverse non indigenous

and indigenous groups to stage the Kalari-Lachlan

Arts Festival.

International Arts + Health Conference

The CEO of Regional Arts NSW and Aboriginal Arts

Development Officer attended the 4th Annual

International Arts and Health Conference at the

University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia

from 26 to 29 November. Organised by the national

advocacy and networking organisation, Arts and Health

Australia, this annual arts and health conference

offers delegates access to an outstanding group of

speakers from across Australia and overseas over four

days as well as a range of workshops and activities for

delegate participation, covering the latest research

and practices relating to the role of the arts in mental

health recovery, aged, community health and the

disability sector.

Each year the Conference also presents awards for

excellence and outstanding achievements and this year

the RANSW CEO, Elizabeth Rogers won the National

Leadership Award and Arts OutWest’s ‘Look, Art, Talk’

program won the Regional and Rural Australia Award.

The Conference program included a presentation by

Christine McMillan, coordinator of the program in

partnership with the Bathurst Regional Gallery, as

well as a screening of the short film produced for

the Access all Areas Disability project conducted

by RANSW in the latter part of 2012.

A new not-for-profit peak body, the Australian

Centre for Arts and Health, was also launched at the

Conference with the aim of promoting and supporting

arts and health practices and working closely with the

sector to form a united vision and movement nationally.

The RANSW CEO is a member of the inaugural Board.

Attendance at forums / seminars

Throughout the year, RANSW attends numerous

seminars and forums that provide valuable professional

development and networking opportunities. During

2012 this included input to the NSW Theatre Network

and the Arts on Tour Planning Day, attendance at the

Australia Council sessions on ‘Measuring Cultural Value’

and crowd funding, Arts Law training on Intellectual

Property for Aboriginal Artists, the Australian

Copyright seminars, ABaF information session on

the Australia Culture Fund and various training on

communications strategies and practices and the

current use of technology and social media. Staff

attended the Connecting Up digital media, marketing

and technology conference. Further formal training on

web design and content management was provided for

the Administrationand Communications Officer at the

Billy Blue School of Design.

Professional Development: Regional Staff

RANSW provides customised training and skills

development workshops to regional staff throughout

the year. These are offered as an extension to regular

network meetings in Sydney or undertaken in the

regions, when the need arises.

In July, Communications Officers from 10 Regional Arts

Boards attended a training session by consultant Moya

Sayer-Jones on the opportunities of new media.

The Journey Forward. Exhibtion Albury Art Gallery.

Photo Jules Boag


COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING


AFTER FOUR YEARS WITHOUT A COMMUNICATIONS

OFFICER, RANSW RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FUNDING

THROUGH ARTS NSW TO APPOINT A PART-TIME

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR. FROM MAY 2012

THIS APPOINTMENT CONTINUED TO DELIVER THE

MONTHLY E-BULLETIN AND UPDATE THE WEBSITE

WHICH ARE THE MAIN COMMUNICATION TOOLS

FOR THE RANSW COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM.

IT ALSO ALLOWED MORE FOCUS ON SUPPORT FOR

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS WITHIN THE NETWORK

AND EXPLORATION OF BROADER AND WIDER MEDIA

COVERAGE.

E-bulletin

The monthly e-bulletin is a highly successful and

greatly valued service amongst artists, arts workers,

stakeholders, decision makers and media in regional

and remote New South Wales with an extensive reach

into additional audiences beyond the direct subscribers.

11 e-bulletins were transmitted during 2012

(December/January editions are combined) at

the beginning of each month.

In October, migration of the e-bulletin to the Mailchimp

platform occurred and allowed for easy measuring

and reporting of email campaigns. This transfer

necessitated a major clean-up of the subscribers list,

resulting in 483 redundant subscriber emails removed

but a 100% delivery rate. 3,492 subscribers now receive

the e-bulletin which covers events and news from

all 14 regions; promotes grants, awards and prizes;

advertises employment and residency opportunities

and announces Regional Arts NSW news.

In 2012 (to be launched in January 2013) the e-bulletin

template was revamped in-line with the website’s new

look. The improved functionality has simplified the task

of sending timely and newsworthy information to our

subscribers, and redirects our audience directly back

to the website.

Website

Website content is updated on an ongoing basis and

includes features that are useful resources and

sources of information for both the broad arts and

cultural sector and the Regional Arts network of

Regional Arts Boards throughout NSW.

Over 11, 986 people visited the RANSW website in 2012,

of which 49.7% were returning visitors. Just over a

quarter of visitors came directly to the website and

47.5% came through search engines where they were

seeking information on regional arts in NSW.

The design phase of a new website for RANSW

was completed in 2012 with the key objectives of

maintaining current content but with improved

functionality, ease of use for internal staff, greater

security and a visual style that simplifies navigation

for our audience. The new ‘blog’ appearance of the

website modernises RANSW’s digital public face.

E-bulletin and website survey

Using Survey Monkey, RANSW conducted a survey of

subscribers’ e-bulletin and website usage. Responses

to this survey are being used to inform the format of

the e-bulletin and the development of the new website.

Social Media

Twitter is the only social marketing tool RANSW

currently utilises and is a very effective way to not only

promote news and events to a broad audience but also

to gain information that is relevant to regional NSW.

RANSW now has 2136 followers on Twitter which is

almost triple the number of followers in 2011.

Key Australian media, arts and political identities and

groups follow @RegionalArtsNSW.

Information shared over Twitter by RANSW is regularly

‘re-tweeted’ by our followers, expanding the

organisation’s public reach.

Print

The 2011 Annual Report was distributed to all

stakeholders including all councils contributing

to the Regional Arts Board program.

Media

Nine RANSW media releases were distributed in 2012

advertising the opening of grant programs and the

announcement of grant recipients through the RAF,

CASP and Quick Response grant programs as well as

the new RANSW Board of Directors, Federal and State


government funding for Aboriginal arts positions and

projects at RANSW and in the regions and increased

funding from the NSW Government to the 14 Regional

Arts Boards.

In May 2012 Australian arts website, Arts Hub, launched

a new monthly bulletin called ‘Regional Arts Hub’ and

invited RANSW to contribute 3 news items from the

state each month.

Arts Hub also published one in-depth, 900 word feature

story supplied by RANSW. It was distributed to their

33,000 subscribers and attracted 4,742 page views.

RANSW continued to contract a media monitoring

service to track national and international coverage

of regional arts news from NSW. This enables us

to support Regional Arts Boards with digital press

clippings.

Communications Networks

All Regional Arts Boards have a communications and

marketing program and 10 of the 14 have dedicated

Communications Officers’ positions. With the

appointment of a Communications Coordinator, RANSW

was able to focus more on supporting and building the

capacity of this network through organising training

and forums in which to share information and ideas

regarding communication practices, receive updates

on the national Regional Arts Promoters Network and

discuss regional and state issues. A training session

on the opportunities provided by new communication

channels was held in July and a teleconference held in

December. An online group was created in 2012 so that

Communications Officers could easily communicate

with each other using a blog format.

RANSW is part of the Regional Arts Promoters

Network, a body which supports the communications

staff of various state arts bodies. RANSW participates

in teleconferences, meetings and workshops

throughout the year and shares this information

with the network.

Events

The Annual Dinner on 11 April 2012 was well attended

by 50 representatives from the RANSW Board of

Directors, the Chairs of the Regional Arts Boards,

key personnel from the state and federal funding

bodies and arts ministries and representatives of peak

arts organisations with an interest in regional NSW and

our staff. The guest speaker was John Bell AM, founder

and acclaimed Artistic Director of the Bell Shakespeare

Company and the Hon George Souris, Minister for the

Arts, Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing

addressed the guests on his first year as Minister.

Among others attending were Jane Scott, Executive

Director of Regional Arts Australia, Grainne Brunsdon,

Manager of Funding Programs, Arts NSW and Maureen

Barron, CEO of Screen NSW.


SUPPORT & SERVICES


Enquiries

All RANSW staff respond to a variety of enquiries from

individuals and organisations requesting assistance

and information about our programs and services.

The majority of enquiries relate to the RANSW funding

programs and 616 enquiries were recorded during 2012.

As per previous years, a month by month breakdown

shows peak activity in the months of February and

September coinciding with the closing dates of CASP

and RAF respectively.

RANSW also includes ongoing assistance to the RADOs

on staffing and HR issues and requests for references

and letters of support.

Financial Services

RANSW continues to provide financial management

support and group insurance policies for the regional

network. The support provided by the Finance Manager

has contributed to building the capacity of RABs

to manage their own finances with ongoing advice

on various accounting and tax issues is provided to

regional staff.

All group insurance policies undergo annual review

to obtain the best outcomes for the network of

regional arts bodies and arts organisations. Group

public liability insurance and volunteers’ personal

accident and sickness insurance cover 78 regional arts

organisations. In addition Regional Arts NSW manages

group policies for association liability insurance for

all 14 regional arts boards, property insurance for six

regions and motor vehicle insurance for six vehicles.

These group policies provide substantial savings for

the participating organisations.

To address the many enquiries directed to Regional

Arts NSW, a resource on Insurance is located on the

website and includes general information on the two

types of group insurance policies available to RANSW

members (Public Liability and Voluntary Workers

Personal Accident Insurance) as well as ‘frequently

asked questions’.

Regional Arts NSW Public Fund.

The Public Fund was administered according to the

regulations of the Register of Cultural Organisations.

The Trustees withdrew from the fund to support the

Award for Arts and Health in Regional and Rural

Australia at the Art of Health and Wellbeing Conference

in Fremantle, Western Australia. This is the 4th year

RANSW has supported this Award.

Research

ARC Linkage Grant: Cultural Asset Mapping

Cultural Asset Mapping for Planning and Development

in Regional Australia (CAMRA) is a major $2.5 million

Australian Research Council and industry funded

project running from 2008 to 2013. RANSW is a partner

in this project which aims to provide planners, policy-

makers and communities in regional Australia with the

knowledge they need to make better informed planning

decisions for more effective development of their

local arts and cultural industries. The project has now

completed its research and RANSW will be supporting

the launch of the findings and completed report in 2013.

Network Meetings

During 2012, there were three Network meetings for

Regional Arts Board staff members held on 20 and

21 February, 16 and 17 July and 1 and 2 November with

the February meeting held at Arts NSW offices, the

July meeting at Simmer on the Bay on Pier 2/3 in

Walsh Bay and the November meeting at Carriageworks

in Redfern.

Agendas for the meetings include a broad range

of strategic and operational issues of relevance to

regional staff as well as presentations from Sydney

based government and arts agencies and arts

organisations. Each meeting also includes a session

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RANSW Funding program phone enquiries by month – 2012


with Arts NSW to provide information and discuss

issues and, as preparation for the next triennium

funding agreement, the February meeting included

a training session by Arts NSW on strategic plan

requirements. The Network meetings also provide

a valuable mechanism to share information and

experiences in the field, foster peer support and

strengthen relationships between Sydney and

regional staff.

Wherever possible Network meetings are planned

around a theme and, to coincide with the NSW Creative

Industries Taskforce, the July meeting included

presentations from the Taskforce and NBN Co

as well as a regional round-up from each RADO

which focussed on creative industries in the region.

As per previous years, RANSW hosted an informal

‘pub’ dinner on 16 July for all regional staff.

Network Teleconferences

In addition to the three face-to-face meetings a

year, RANSW hosts teleconferences for network

discussion on a specific issue. RADOs participated

in a teleconference regarding feedback for RANSW

submission to the NSW Creative Industries Taskforce.

Additional teleconferences were also held for the

Communications Officers and the Aboriginal Arts

Development Officers.

Network Surveys

Every year RANSW conducts surveys that provide a

current overview of the network and seek feedback

on issues that inform advocacy and responses to

governmental requests. A survey covering general

staffing and employment conditions of RABs and

feedback on the assessment of regional CASP

applications are conducted annually.

Regional Arts Development Officer (RADO)

Recruitment

No RADOs resigned in 2012 and the only change was

the appointment of Elise Armitage as RADO for Murray

Arts whilst Karen Gardiner is on maternity leave.

Regional Travel

Eight of the 14 regions were visited by RANSW staff

during 2012. The CEO continued to travel extensively

to attend regional board meetings, meet with regional

councils and arts organisations, attend events to

provide support for the regional staff and Regional Arts

Boards, and to assist with RADO recruitment panels.

Regional travel in 2012 included field trips by the CEO

through the West Darling, South East and Eastern

Riverina regions, which are organised by the RAB

and involved a schedule which include the major

stakeholders in the region.

The Funding Manager also travelled to the regions

to deliver funding workshops under the Targeted

Communities project.

20 towns were visited at least once during 2012:

Arts Mid North Coast

Coffs Harbour

Arts North West

Tamworth, Glen Innes

Arts OutWest

Bathurst (2)

Eastern Riverina Arts Program

Wagga Wagga (2), Lockhart

Murray Arts

Albury (3), Corowa (2)

South East Arts

Bega, Moruya, Merimbula

South West Arts

Deniliquin

Southern Tablelands Arts

Queanbeyan, Goulburn

West Darling Arts

Broken Hill, Wentworth, Mungo,

Pooncarie, Menindee, Sunset Strip


Clockwise from top left: CASP Funded weaving project, Yarrawarra Aboriginal Corporation, Corindi Beach, Arts Mid North Coast; Henry

Lawson Festival of Arts, Grenfell. Photo courtesy Arts OutWest; Elizabeth Rogers, RANSW CEO and Scott Howie, Eastern Riverina Arts

RADO, Lockhart Spirit of the Land National Farm Arts Award. Photo Sue Schneider; The Little Sisters at Wine, Women & Song, Caldwell NSW.

Photo Kristen Dyer courtesy South West Arts; Visitor Centre, Mungo National Park, West Darling Arts field trip. Photo RANSW


MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE


National Travel

The RANSW CEO travelled to attend RAA meetings

in Darwin (August) and Melbourne (October and

November) and, along with other RANSW staff,

attended the RAA National Conference in Goolwa,

South Australia (October) and the International Arts

and Health Conference in Fremantle, Western Australia

(November).

Board Matters

The board met five times during the year giving

directors greater capacity to effectively oversee the

governance of the organisation. This year the board

undertook a review of the policies and procedures

for the organisation. Each director provided individual

expertise to the organisation on request including

Aboriginal arts development issues, assistance with

submission to the Creative Industries Taskforce, matters

pertaining to local government, visual arts, various

performing arts touring reviews and legal matters.

Funding Matters

1 Arts NSW

Commenced the first year of a new three year 2012 – 14

negotiated funding agreement with Arts NSW for core

operations, acquitted the final year of the previous

agreement.

Received funding to deliver strand 1b of the Arts and

Disability strategy.

2 Regional Arts Fund - Office for the Arts (OFTA)

In November, 2012, RANSW signed the agreement for

the delivery over the next four years of Regional Arts

Fund on behalf of the Department of Regional Australia,

Local Government, Arts and Sport. Completed all

required reporting and finalised the four year Targetted

Communities project. A new National Strategic Project

will see funds to support Indigenous Engagement and

Digital Development in partnership with the other state

regional agencies.

3 Australia Council for the Arts

Funding from Australia Council under Community

Partnerships as a key service organisation finished

31 December 2012. The final acquittal will be submitted

in early 2013.

Staffing Matters

Two new part-time positions were established

to support the delivery of the new business plan,

an Aboriginal Arts Development Officer and a

Communications Officer. Recruitment for these

positions took place in May with Bradley Gilchrist

appointed as the AADO and Heather Jennings as

the Communications Officer. Annette Eassie,

Special Projects Officer resigned in June and this

position was not renewed. Due to the finalisation

of the Australia Council funding, the Funding Officer

position was made redundant at the end of the year.

Both Tatiana Barisa and Heather Jennings resigned

to take up other positions at the end of the year

enabling a review of positions with a new Administration

Officerposition to assist the funding programs and

all communications matters to be the province of the

Communications Officer.

Technical Upgrade

The board authorised a review and upgrade of

technology including the replacement of old hardware,

software upgrades and the construction of a new

website. All was completed successfully with the

website going live in January 2013.

REGIONAL ARTS NSW ANNUAL REPORT 2012 PAGE 28

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Auditor’s Independence Declaration under

s307C of the Corporations Act 2001

To the Directors of Regional Arts NSW Ltd:

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, during the year ended 31 December 2012

there have been:

(i) no contraventions of the auditor’s independence requirements as set out in the

Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and

(ii) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the

audit.

STEVEN J MILLER & CO

Chartered Accountant

S J MILLER

Principal

Sydney

6 March 2013

NAV



Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2012Regional Arts NSW Ltd

Note 2012 2011

$ $

Revenue 3 715,015 580,922

Administration expenses (111,449) (39,070)

Committee and conference expenses (24,588) (27,938)

Depreciation and amortisation expenses (38,502) (38,999)

Employee benefits expense (369,691) (336,222)

Marketing expenses (22,252) (13,438)

Motor vehicle expense (7,439) (7,937)

Premises expenses (28,253) (26,234)

Project expenses (32,902) (39,499)

Travel expenses (15,687) (8,148)

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(650,763) (537,485)

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Total comprehensive income for the year 64,252 43,437

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Full financial statements at www.regionalartsnsw.com.au



Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2012 Regional Arts NSW Ltd

Note 2012 2011

$ $

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents 4 1,583,863 860,584

Trade and other receivables 5 3,878 6,719

Inventory for distribution 6 - 2,924

Financial assets 7 1,128 1,128

Other assets 8 11,250 3,896

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Total current assets 1,600,119 875,251

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Non-current assets

Plant and equipment 9 26,543 23,622

Intangible assets 10 53,153 54,988

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Total non-current assets 79,696 78,610

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TOTAL ASSETS 1,679,815 953,861

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LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables 11 104,393 11,352

Provisions 12 13,540 11,015

Government grants 13 1,005,373 435,244

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Total current liabilities 1,123,306 457,611

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Non-current liabilities

Provisions 12 12,359 16,352

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Total non-current liabilities 12,359 16,352

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LIABILITIES 1,135,665 473,963

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NET ASSETS 544,150 479,898

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FUNDS

General funds 544,150 479,898

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NAV



Statement of Changes in Funds for the year ended 31 December 2012Regional Arts NSW Ltd

2012 2011

$ $

Balance at 1 January 479,898 436,461

Surplus for the year 64,252 43,437

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Balance at 31 December 544,150 479,898

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Statement of Cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2012 Regional Arts NSW Ltd

Note 2012 2011

$ $

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts

Receipts from customers 27,452 34,879

Dividends received 108 101

Donations received – in-kind 10,079 -

Interest received 31,834 35,461

Cash flows from government

Receipts from appropriations/grants 1,343,109 615,010

Payments

Wages and salaries (335,472) (296,540)

Other suppliers (314,243) (960,524)

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Net cash generated/(used) by

operating activities 762,867 (571,613)

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Cash flows from investing activities

Payments for plant, equipment and intangibles 9, 10 (39,588) (1,848)

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Net cash used in investing activities (39,588) (1,848)

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Net increase in cash and

cash equivalents held 723,279 (573,461)

Cash and cash equivalents at the

beginning of the financial year 860,584 1,434,045

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Cash and cash equivalents at the

end of the financial year 4 1,583,863 860,584

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NAV



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Directors’Declaration

The directors of the company declare that:

1. the financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 25 to 41, are in accordance with the

Corporations Act 2001 and;

a. comply with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements; and

b. give a true and fair view of the financial position of the company as at

31 December 2012 and of its performance for the year ended on that date.

2. In the directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able

to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. Refer Note 2 (n).

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the board of directors.

JANICE SUMMERHAYES

Director

Sydney

Dated / /7 3 2013



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Independent Audit Report

To the members of Regional Arts NSW Ltd

Report on the financial report

I have audited the accompanying financial report of Regional Arts NSW Limited (the company),

which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2012 and the statement of

comprehensive income, statement of changes in funds and statement of cash flows for the year

ended on that date, a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes and

directors’ declaration.

The responsibility of the directors for the financial report

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the

financial report in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian

Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001. This responsibility includes designing,

implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of

the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error;

selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are

reasonable in the circumstances. In note 2, the Directors also state, in accordance with Australian

Accounting Standards AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements, that, compliance with the

Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements ensures that the financial

report, comprising the financial statements and notes, complies with Australian Accounting

Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements.

Auditor’s responsibility

My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on my audit. I have

conducted my audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards

require that I comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan

and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from

material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and

disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement,

including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due

to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant

to the company’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit

procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an

opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating

the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates

made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.

NAV



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Independent Audit Report

To the members of Regional Arts NSW Ltdcontinued

Independence

In conducting my audit, I have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations

Act 2001.

Auditor’s opinion pursuant to the Corporations Act 2001

In my opinion, the financial report of Regional Arts NSW Limited is in accordance with the

Corporations Act 2001, including:

a. giving a true and fair view of the Company’s financial position as at

31 December 2012 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and

b. complying with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure

Requirements (including Australian Accounting Interpretations) as described in Note

2 and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

STEVEN J MILLER & CO

Chartered Accountant

S J MILLER

Principal

Sydney

Dated / /7 3 2013

Regional Arts NSW is a member of Regional Arts Australia

Regional Arts NSW

Tel 02 9270 2500

Fax 02 9247 7829

Email: [email protected]

Address

Pier 5, 15 Hickson Road

Walsh Bay NSW 2000

www.regionalartsnsw.com.au

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