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