The Festivals Australia Committee
The Committee makes recommendations to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts on applications for assistance under the Festivals Australia program.
The Committee members are:
- Mr Barry McNamara – Director, Wintersun Festival
- Mr Simon Bogle – Event Director, Moonlight Cinema
- Ms Dianne Thorley – former Mayor of Toowoomba
- Mr Arthur Frame – Artistic Director / CEO Queensland Arts Council
- Ms Kathy Keele (ex officio) – General Manager, Australia Council (Proxy – Ms Lynda Newton, Manager, Community Partnerships, Australia Council)
- Mr Mark Tucker (ex officio) – Deputy Secretary, Arts & Culture, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Proxy – Mark Taylor, Assistant Secretary, Arts Policy and Access, DEWHA)
