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:
- Chair: Mr Simon Bogle – Event Director, Moonlight Cinema
- Mr Barry McNamara – Director, Wintersun Festival
- Ms Dianne Thorley AM – former Mayor of Toowoomba
- Mr Arthur Frame AM – Artistic Director / CEO Queensland Arts Council
- Ms Kathy Keele (ex officio) – General Manager, Australia Council (Proxy – Mr Frank Panucci, Director, Community Partnerships, Australia Council)
- Mr Mark Tucker (ex officio) – Deputy Secretary, Arts & Culture, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Proxy – Paul McInnes, Assistant Secretary, Arts Policy and Access, DEWHA)
- Ms Beverly Growden - Senior Officer Centenary of Canberra
- Ms Janice McEwen - Director, Top End Arts Marketing Inc
