Culture and recreation news, Mar 2010

22 March 2010

Culture and Recreation News is the half-yearly newsletter of the National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics (NCCRS). The newsletter highlights developments in arts and cultural heritage and sports and recreation statistics and provides relevant information for researchers, policy makers, service providers and others with an interest in this field.

Contents:

A Note from the Director
Note from the Director of the National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics

Cultural Funding by Three Tiers of Government
Information on Cultural Funding in Australia, Three Tiers of Government report, 2007-08

Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities
Information about the recent survey of Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities

The Future of Sport in Australia
Information about the report from the Independent Sport Panel

Key Measures for Archives, Galleries, Libraries and Museums
Information Paper: Towards Comparable Statistics for Cultural Heritage Organisations

Upcoming Sport and Culture Household Surveys
Information regarding upcoming Sport and Culture Household Surveys

NatStats 2010 Conference
15 - 17 September, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, NSW

Selected Recent and Upcoming Releases
A listing of recently released and upcoming release publications relating to culture and recreation

Noticeboard

10 February 2012

The Attorney-General, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, has announced the appointment of Professor Jill McKeough as Commissioner in charge of the ALRC’s Inquiry into Copyright Law.

20 December 2011

Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced an independent review of the Australia Council for the Arts ahead of the development of the nation's first National Cultural Policy in almost 20 years.

15 December 2011

We live in a 'wired society'. But how much are people affected by mental illness included in this? Does social media increase isolation or help people overcome it?