Creative State is the Victorian Government's strategy to strengthen and grow the state's creative industries and the value they bring to Victorians.

Our cultural sectors make a crucial contribution to the regeneration, health and wellbeing of our regions, cities, towns and villages. We will work with Arts Council England, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Public Health England and other partners to develop and promote the contribution of the cultural sectors to improving health and wellbeing.

The Project had two main objectives. The first was to identify the various components that make up cultural value. And the second was to consider and develop the methodologies and the evidence that might be used to evaluate these components of cultural value. This report sets out the often striking findings of the Project’s work.

The New South Wales Aboriginal arts and cultural strategy was developed in two stages: stage one 2010 - 2014 and stage two 2015-2018. Stage two of the strategy aims to build employment capability in a strong, contemporary multi-disciplinary Aboriginal arts and cultural sector in New South Wales.

The Department of Culture and the Arts has released this strategic plan, to articulate the role, vision, values and key priorities of the organisation.