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             NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND)
         LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND DIVISION)
                         (the �Coalition�)
                                 
                 ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE POLICY

INTRODUCTION

The  arts  and heritage are unifying forces in our society.  Their
practice  and  enjoyment  cross  all  barriers  and  recognise  no
divisions of origin, background, race or gender. As such they  can
be  major  vehicles for the promotion of our State�s identity  and
its commitments to shared values.

The  Coalition  Arts and Cultural Heritage Policy is  designed  to
enhance  individual participation in, and enjoyment of, our  arts,
cultural  heritage  and  National Estate as  well  as  foster  and
encourage  talented  individuals, companies and  organisations  of
vision and excellence.

THE ARTS

The arts stimulate creativity and are an expression of our way  of
life.  The  arts give people the opportunity to express individual
and  group identity. The arts thrive where there is commitment  to
shared   values   and  enhance  the  quality  of   life   of   all
Queenslanders,  including  those in  urban,  regional  and  remote
areas.
The  arts  are vital and visible measures of our society  and  its
achievements.  The Coalition  recognises that the arts  constitute
an essential part of our daily life. It also recognises the unique
role of the arts in social, cultural and economic development  and
is   committed   to  their  continued  growth  and   to   creating
professional employment.
Such  art  forms  include - community arts,  performing  arts  and
music, visual arts and crafts, films and literature and new media.
All  Queenslanders have a right of access to the  arts  either  as
participants, audiences, or users.
The  values which need to be encouraged and promoted in  the  arts
are  excellence, creativity, innovation, relevance, accountability
and  efficiency. The future of the arts in Queensland  depends  on
the  enrichment  and revitalisation of the cultural  life  of  the
community with its varying traditions and ethic backgrounds.
The future of the arts in Queensland depends on the enrichment and
revitalisation  of  the cultural life of the  community  with  its
varying  traditions and ethnic backgrounds. The  preservation  and
recording of our past achievements needs to be recognised as being
important to the ongoing growth of all the    and the enjoyment of
our arts and our cultural heritage.
The  government  has a role as a patron of the arts  and  cultural
heritage  in  Queensland and will support broader  access  to  and
participation in the arts.
Assistance needs to be provided for Queensland actors, artists and
performers and those preserving our heritage.
The Coalition policy will encourage private sector support for the
arts and cultural heritage preservation.
The  Coalition  will ensure that Queensland�s  arts  and  cultural
organisations,    artists   and   filmmakers   maximise    funding
opportunities  available  through  the  Commonwealth  Government�s
arts, film and heritage funding programs.
Ensure  that  Queensland�s artists and art organisations  maximise
funding   opportunities  available  from  the  Federal  Government
funding for the arts and cultural heritage.

CULTURAL HERITAGE

The  Coalition embraces the growing recognition of the  wealth  of
Queensland�s and Australia�s cultural heritage and its  importance
to how we see ourselves in the world.

Protecting and valuing Cultural Heritage
The  recording  and study of the history of past achievements  and
the preservation of material artifacts are essential elements of a
civilised society.
Essential  elements in maintaining our cultural  heritage  include
the  Queensland  Museum  with its branches including  Departmental
Museums,  regional  and local Museums, historical  societies,  the
National Trust, libraries and archives, etc.
As  with  the  creative arts, these cultural heritage  issues  are
major  vehicles  for  the  promotion of  our  state  identity  and
commitments to shape values and to enhance the quality of life  of
all  Queenslanders including those in urban, regional  and  remote
areas. They are an essential element of our regional identity.

OBJECTIVES

General

The Coalition:
�     Will continue to encourage and assist where possible in  the
   development of Opera, Ballet, Dance, Theatre, Literature, Choral
   Music, visual arts and other art forms in Queensland to ensure the
   highest professional standards possible.
�     Recognises  the  important focus for the arts  and  cultural
   heritage  provided  by such major organisations  as  Queensland
   Performing  arts  Trust,  Queensland  Theatre  Company,   Opera
   Queensland,  Queensland Ballet, Queensland Symphony  Orchestra,
   Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra, the Queensland Arts Council,
   the Queensland Museum, State Library, Queensland Art Gallery, the
   Heritage  Unit  of  the  Department of Environment,  the  State
   Archives,  the Royal Historical Society of Queensland  and  the
   National Trust. Most of these organisations are based in Brisbane,
   but their influence and reach extends throughout the state.
�     Will recognise and fulfil the need for an adequate level  of
   funding for these organisations supplemented by Federal funding
   and  corporate and private sponsorship, together  with  revenue
   generated by their own activities.
�     Will ensure that while the majority of funding support  will
   go to established professional organisations there will be limited
   financial support for some areas of professional development in
   amateur  based and pro-am organisations which provide  valuable
   training and development opportunities for future training  and
   development opportunities for future professional artists.




�      Will  support  the  establishment,  where  appropriate,  of
   permanent headquarters for various arts groups which will enable
   them to be identified by association with a particular site and
   encourage the development of management plans which will enable
   the physical resources of the group to become income producing so
   as to supplement funds required for their successful operation.
�      The   Coalition  will  provide  funding  to   other   major
   organisations in Brisbane and elsewhere in the State if there is a
   demonstrated need and strong community support.

Statutory Bodies

Queensland Museum
Queensland Performing Arts Trust
Queensland Theatre Company
Queensland Art Gallery
State Library of Queensland

The Coalition:
�     Will  support  the continued development of  the  Queensland
   Museum by providing services throughout the State.
�     Will  accelerate the program of developing regional branches
   of  the Queensland Museum in major population centres, and will
   develop   services  in  these  branches  for  their  respective
   hinterlands.
�     Encourages  the  expansion of the delivery  of  professional
   services  to smaller arts organisations through the State  and,
   where appropriate, to private individuals and organisations on a
   fee-for-service basis, to encourage the effective conservation of
   artifacts and other material important to Queensland�s past.
�     Will  support  the  continued growth of the  Queensland  Art
   Gallery and encourage the expansion of conservation/preservation
   services to regional galleries and to private work on a fee-for-
   service basis to individuals and organisations to encourage the
   effective conservation of visual art work.
�     Will  continue  with the development of the Cultural  Centre
   with details of Stage 6 being determined by the perceived needs of
   the various professional and amateur cultural bodies at the time.

Administration and Funding

Funding
�     The  Government  has  a role as a patron  of  the  arts  and
   cultural heritage in Queensland.
�     Assistance  needs  to  be provided  for  Queensland  actors,
   artists and performers and those preserving our heritage.
�    The Coalition policy will encourage private sector support
for the arts, culture and heritage preservation.
�     The  Coalition will encourage self determination within  the
   day to day affairs of artistic organisations.
�     Ensure  that  Queensland�s  organisations  maximise  funding
   opportunities available from the Federal Government funding for
   the arts.
�    The Coalition recognises that while the role of government is
   that  of  prime advocate for the arts and that members  of  the
   private sector must also be encouraged to be advocates and patrons
   of the arts.

The Coalition:
�     Sees  the  arts Office as a source of encouragement  to  all
   artistic and cultural organisations that should be assisting such
   groups  to  achieve  full  self determination  with  effective,
   efficient and accountable management practices.
�    Believes that special Government assistance should be given
to the arts to ensure continuation and expansion of the
substantial employment opportunities provided by the arts
industry.
�    Recognises that long range budgeting greatly assists flagship
   companies in their financial and program planning and is committed
   to providing core funding on a rolling triennial basis for State
   funded organisations. This commitment provides stability and the
   best possible climate for positive growth and development.

Challenge grants, allied with the status of government support are
a   means  of  providing  guaranteed  government  income  and  the
incentive  for  additional community support  for  the  arts.  The
private  sector  should be encouraged to assist both  amateur  and
professional arts organisations and individuals through incentives
such as incentive grants and challenge grants.
Special  government assistance should be provided  to  enable  the
arts  to  tour  regional and provincial areas of  the  State:  the
Queensland  Arts  Council should be supported as  the  major  tour
provider.

Community and Cultural Development

The Coalition:
�     Recognises  the need to support the development of  cultural
   facilities throughout Queensland which meet the requirements of
   community  cultural  organisations such  as  local  theatrical,
   historical, musical, art, craft and writing societies.
�     Will  provide  this  support  with  a  view  to  encouraging
   opportunities for cultural precinct development and sustainable
   cultural industry growth throughout Queensland.
�     Will encourage the expansion of the delivery of professional
   services to smaller arts groups throughout the State.

Links  with  local government should be encouraged. The  Coalition
believes that local government has a significant role to  play  in
the financial support of the arts.
Whilst retaining the major focus of the managed venues of NARPACA,
the  Coalition will reintroduce a directory of small  theatres  to
enable  the  sharing  of  available  facilities  in  addition   to
providing  an  incentive scheme throughout  the  Local  Government
Association  to  encourage  the  maintenance  and  improvement  of
current facilities.
The  Coalition  recognises the vital role played by small  museums
and  historical societies in preserving our cultural heritage  and
the need for Government assistance to such organisations.
Accordingly  the  Coalition will provide technical  assistance  to
small  museums  and historical societies through  the  specialised
facilities  and  expertise of the Queensland State  Archives,  the
State  Library, the Queensland Art Gallery, the Queensland  Museum
and the QPAT Performing Arts Collection.
The  Coalition  recognises the need for major  arts  and  cultural
organisations to be appropriately accommodated and is committed to
the   development   of   facilities  which   will   enable   these
organisations  to further grow and develop, build  new  audiences,
and provide high levels of services to the community.
Museums Resources Centres will also be established throughout  the
State, with the Queensland Museum providing professional advise to
the Queensland community through these centres.

Youth

The Coalition:
�     Believes  that  it is the proper function of  the  education
   system  to  encourage children to appreciate the arts  and  our
   cultural  heritage  and  the education system  should  emphasis
   teaching students the skills of the arts and appreciation of them.
�     Will promote and encourage the preferred cultural activities
   of young people.
�     Aims  to  expand the professional development and employment
   opportunities  available to young professional  artists,  young
   professional artworkers and youth artworkers.
�     Will acknowledge and help to develop youth arts and cultural
   development as a distinct sector of Queensland�s diverse cultural
   industry.
�     Will  provide  greater  access for young  people  and  youth
   artworkers to policy and decision-making processes.
�     Recognises  the need to support the role of youth  arts  and
   cultural activities in personal and social development programs
   for young people.
�     Aims  to increase community awareness of the broader  social
   development aims and outcomes of arts and cultural activity with
   young people.
�     Will  collaborate with other government and private agencies
   in delivering services to the sector.

Regional Arts

The Coalition:
�     Recognises  the  special problems facing  artists  and  arts
   organisations   in   Queensland   because   of   distance   and
   decentralisation of population.
�     Recognises the need to bring the arts on an established  and
   continuing basis to regional and remote areas and will allocate
   appropriate funding to support tours by professional artists and
   companies through a major regional tour provider, the Queensland
   Arts Council.
�     Is also committed to providing the relevant arts services to
   regional Queenslanders and wishes to foster the development  of
   regional   arts  programs  and  regional  arts   and   cultural
   organisations.
�     Will  seek to expand the opportunities for school  children,
   particularly  those in isolated and remote locations,  to  gain
   access  to  regional  and Brisbane based  arts  activities  and
   programs.
�     Will  foster increased involvement by corporate and  private
   sponsors of regional arts activity.
�      Supports  the  establishment  of  regional  community  arts
   centres; such centres could include branches of the State Museum,
   the State Library, and State Art Gallery.
�    Is also committed to the operational support of regional arts
   service delivery and networking organisations such as Arts West in
   Blackall and the Performing Arts Working Group in Townsville.
�     Will  continue  to  encourage Local Government  support  for
   regional Art Galleries and Museums.
�     The Coalition will maintain a presence of the arts portfolio
   in Far North Queensland through the establishment of a regional
   branch  of  the  State Library of Queensland  and  through  the
   employment of and Indigenous Officer to service the  Far  North
   Region.  A  regional  branch of the arts office  will  also  be
   explored.
�     The  Coalition  will maintain its commitment  to  partnering
   Queensland Local government authorities through the Regional Arts
   Development Fund.

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander Arts

The Coalition:
�    Recognises the right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
   peoples  to  maintain  and  strengthen  their  unique  cultural
   identities including their traditional art and craft skills and
   knowledge.
�     Will encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artist-
   in-residence programs in a range of contexts including in post-
   secondary education, in order to promote the value of Aboriginal
   and  Torres Strait Islander arts and cultural heritage  to  the
   Queensland community.
�      Supports  the  development  of  programs  to  assist   both
   regionals, remote and urban Aboriginals interested in developing
   their  artistic  skills  and encourages the  contemporary  arts
   practice practiced by urban Aboriginals.
�    Will assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and
   communities to maintain and celebrate their culture and to fulfil
   their aspirations within the market for Indigenous arts and crafts
   (including  the  performing arts and  film)  in  Australia  and
   internationally.
�     Is  committed to ensuring that mainstream arts and  cultural
   organisations  are familiar with, and recognise  the  protocols
   relating  to the arts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait  Islander
   peoples in Queensland.
�     Recognises the cultural value and expanding public  interest
   in  Aboriginal  and  Torres Strait Islander  Art,  and  remains
   committed to supporting individuals and cultural community groups
   to  foster  the practice and public appreciation of  Queensland
   Indigenous art forms.

Cultural Diversity

The Coalition:
�     Believes that all cultures present in Queensland have  their
   own heritage and cultural value and they must be encouraged in the
   free expression of such heritage, as arts crosses all barriers and
   will promote understanding and help unify our society.
�     Believes  support for the arts should not be  restricted  by
   origin, background, race, or gender of the individual supplier or
   recipient of artistic endeavour.
�      Recognises  that  Queensland  is  culturally  diverse.   It
   recognises  that all Queenslanders participate in  the  social,
   political, economic and cultural life of the community.
�    Recognises that a new and dynamic sense of cultural identity
in Queensland will draw on the variety of cultural traditions
within our society and develop these traditions through cross-
cultural interaction and should work to increase community
awareness of Queensland�s rich and diverse cultural resources.
�      Cultural  Diversity  can  support  economic  strategies  by
   allowing for the development and use of all skills and artistic
   talents  of  all Australians to support Government  efforts  by
   supplying cultural exchange possibilities.
�     Australia�s  located  in the Asia-Pacific  region  and  must
   encourage  economic  relations  with  our  near  neighbours  in
   association with strong cultural relations.

The Coalition will:
�     Encourage and assist major arts and cultural institutions to
   reflect the cultural diversity of the state in their operational
   and creative activities to provide opportunities for artists and
   arts  workers  to  gain access to employment  in  the  cultural
   industries.
�    Develop collaborative and supportive relationships across the
   arts portfolio to accommodate artists of a non-English speaking
   background.
�     Encourage cultural exchange tours at all levels of the  arts
   should  be  encouraged,  to  expose  Queensland  audiences  and
   performers to the arts of other cultures.

Drama And Dance

The Coalition:
�     Is  committed to encouraging accessible, innovative  theatre
   with a commitment to maintaining standards of artistic merit.
�     Will  explore  the possibilities of using the State  Theatre
   Company as a flagship company to visit Asian centres to enhance
   cultural relations, create opportunities for dialogue and maximise
   the benefits to the state by such visits.
�     Will  explore new opportunities for nurturing young and  new
   artistic  talent,  developing innovative theatre  and  creating
   employment  opportunities in the arts  industry  of  Queensland
   through the acknowledged professional companies.
�     Encourage  Australian  Content  in  the  work  presented  by
   professional companies and in particular to endeavour to present
   new work by Queensland writers.
�     Will continue encourage performing arts companies to conduct
   workshops,  to  trial  new works and new performing  talent  in
   developmental  seasons,  to conduct play  readings  all  in  an
   environment  of  professional support  with  the  intention  of
   providing  experience to those people seeking  careers  in  the
   performing arts.

Music, Opera and Festivals

The Coalition will:
�     Strive,  through innovation and best practice in  management
   and sponsorship, to establish additional employment opportunities
   for graduate singers in Queensland through student opera where on-
   stage professional development is made available.
�     Investigate  the  avenues through which  post  graduate  and
   senior  students can be exposed to a wider range of  activities
   including    marketing,   design,   drama,   sponsorship    and
   stage/production management.
�     Investigate forging links between institutions dealing  with
   opera  and  vocal  training  to  explore  the  possibility   of
   collaborative  ventures  which will position  Queensland  as  a
   nationally acknowledged leader for vocal training and development.
�    Explore the possibility of developing a National Opera Studio
   where young and aspiring opera artists can be given opportunities
   in the profession.
�     Meet  regularly  with Queensland�s popular and  contemporary
   music leaders to discuss the needs and wants of their industry in
   order  to  best  meet the objectives of a viable,  popular  and
   contemporary music industry in Queensland.
�     Continue to support its major arts festivals as a  means  to
   building new audiences for the arts in Queensland and developing
   the  international reputation of Queensland as a centre for the
   arts and culture.
�     Enhance  the  role of the Queensland Events  Corporation  in
   promoting major and Cultural Events.
�    Assist Queensland�s artists and arts organisations to become
involved in major national and international events.
�     Produce  and  release a guide to the  staging  of  arts  and
   cultural events to assist communities in celebrating their arts
   and culture.
�    The Coalition will continue to advocate a greater presence in
   Queensland  for  the nation�s major companies, including  Opera
   Australia and the Australian Ballet. A strong case will be put to
   the  Commonwealth  Government for greater access  to  contracts
   generated by the activities of our national companies as these can
   lead  to  employment and creative opportunities for  Queensland
   cultural entrepreneurs.

PUBLISHING AND WRITING

Regional  writers works hops could be established  with  subsidies
for  travel  for  the  mobile personnel, with the  existing  grant
system  being more flexible. Manuscript appraisal should  be  made
more readily available.
Writing and the presentation of writers works needs to be fostered
through provision of grants to eligible literacy groups.

The Coalition:
�     Is  committed to the development of a strong writing culture
   in  Queensland, through support to writers, particularly in the
   regions, and through the annual staging of the Brisbane Writers
   Festival.
�     Will  continue  to provide valuable assistance  to  aspiring
   professional writers throughout Queensland through support to the
   Queensland Writers Centre, Playlab, regional literacy festivals
   and writers associations, and publishing activities.
�     Will  encourage the writing and publishing  of  the  State�s
   history.



Visual Arts
In connection with the visual arts and crafts, the Coalition:
�      Recognises  the  current  dynamic  environment   in   which
   practicing  Queensland artists and craftspeople  work  and  the
   widespread  profile they enjoy. The Coalition will  foster  and
   sustain their creative practice with direct support through The
   arts office and by supporting the infrastructure and institutions
   which collect, exhibit and promote their work.
�      Recognises   the  cultural  diversity  and  expression   by
   Queensland artists and is committed to supporting the visual arts
   and  crafts across all media and regardless of the geographical
   location of its practitioners.
�     Recognises the growth in the regional galleries network  and
   remains committed to offering direct program support through the
   arts office.
�     Recognises the cultural value and expanding public  interest
   in  Aboriginal  and  Torres Strait Islander  Art,  and  remains
   committed to supporting individuals and cultural community groups
   to  foster  the practice and public appreciation of  Queensland
   Indigenous art forms.
�    Recognises that the Queensland Art Gallery is the focal point
   for the visual arts in Queensland and that both its collections
   and  exhibitions enjoy an international profile. In recognition
   that  the Gallery serves all Queenslanders - the Coalition will
   commit itself to supporting an expanded regional services program.
   The  Queensland  Art Gallery�s exhibition program  to  regional
   Queensland  will be developed to double its existing  level  of
   service within the next five years.

Designing Environments

The Coalition:
�     Acknowledges  community  advocacy that  developments  should
   respond to human needs, extend cultural experience and reinforce
   regional identity.
�    Believes that urban developments should demonstrate awareness
   of  the  environment  and be the product  of  consultation  and
   collaboration.
�     Encourages public art projects which engage in collaborative
   design principles, provide opportunities for artists to work as
   professional  members  of the design team  and  demonstrate  an
   understanding of the role of artists and art in the  community.
   Outcomes  should  result in sensitive urban  and  architectural
   environments which also improve understanding between  artists,
   architects and other built environment professionals.
   Public  art projects and programs are not restricted to  visual
   arts  activity.  They  can include annual festivals  and  major
   cultural  events  staged  in public  places;  ongoing  cultural
   programs  f      for the �animation� of public precincts  (such
   as     street    theatre    and    register    busking);    the
   consideration of how people are encouraged to use public  space
   through  the provision of      public recreational and cultural
   facilities;    ephemeral   performance    events;    and    the
   establishment  of  cultural precincts  by  o-location  of  arts
   organisations   and   the  negotiation   of      public/private
   partnerships  in urban redevelopment projects. Because  of  the
   breadth  of      activity covered, the  Coalition has  labelled
   its policy development Designing Environments.
�        Will  develop  and  release  the  Designing  Environments
   Strategy,  which  will  encourage the     integration  of  arts
   practice  into major public works projects. This strategy  will
   developed  in  consultation with industry bodies. The  benefits
   accruing  to  Queensland artists will be s    significant  with
   government projects providing best practice examples which will
   encourage     private  developers to embrace  the  benefits  of
   artists involvement in the design and development process.
�        Will maintain and increase its commitment to fostering  a
   lively and vital design culture in    Queensland through programs
   such  as  the  Bizarts Program, which encourages the  corporate
   sector to commission designer-makers to create functional art for
   their office environments.

Film And Television

The Coalition:
�        Acknowledges that an independent and viable film industry
   in Queensland is important to    the state from both an artistic
   and commercial view point.
�        Will support and encourage moves towards this independent
   viability.
�        Recognises  that  the  use  of  Queensland  locations  by
   Australian and International film makers   is beneficial to the
   state as a whole.
�        Recognises that opportunities must be sought to develop a
   strong local film industry  incorporating all skills required in
   film production.
         The  Coalition is committed to the formation of a  single
   facilitating   body  to  assist  the  film     and   television
   industry  o  develop its full potential in order to  develop  a
   holistic  view  and    management of the  film  and  television
   industry in Queensland.
     Supports the development of a screen resources centre for the
professional development of   the industry and related areas.

New Media (Formerly Digital Arts Technology)

Queensland�s competitive edge in the multimedia industry  will  be
sharpened through a commitment to artistic merit and innovation in
content  creation. The Coalition believes that  artists  and  film
makers  have  a  key role in content creation for multimedia-based
products.
Queensland�s cultural institutions are gatekeepers of  distinctive
content which, through new technologies, can be made accessible on
a global scale. The Coalition will encourage Queensland�s cultural
institutions  to  enhance  access to the  State�s  collection  and
promote  Queensland�  identity and cultural heritage  through  the
application of interactive and on-line technologies.

The Coalition:
�         Will  promote  the  growth  of  the  entertainment-based
   multimedia  industries  through     contributing  to  industry-
   oriented assistance programs and initiatives.
�        Will  continue  its  support  for  artists  working  with
   multimedia  through industry-based and a    artform development
   programs and believes that digital multimedia and electronic arts
   should be recognised as art forms in their own right.
�        Will  develop  strategic partnerships and initiatives  in
   collaboration  with  state  and      Commonwealth  agencies  to
   maximise the effectiveness of its support programs.

Education And Training

Primary  and  secondary  schools should  be  centres  of  cultural
activity  within  communities:  schools  should  be  involved   in
community  arts  and  be  opened to  established  arts  and  craft
organisations out of school hours.
There  is  a  need  to  expand  cultural  activities  in  tertiary
institutions   and  the  Coalition  will  recommend  Federal-State
initiatives in this regard.

The Coalition will encourage:
�         Queensland  schools  to  involve  professional  writers,
   visual artists and other professional artsworkers in their school
   programs  by  publishing  a Guide to  Artists-in  Residence  in
   Education  and  making  this publication  available  throughout
   Queensland and on the Internet.
�        Queensland  schools  to  establish  Experimental  Writers
   Centres.
�        Joint  action by Education Queensland and the arts office
   to foster an appreciation of the arts and culture at all levels
   of the education system.

Cultural Tourism

The  Coalition  sees  Cultural Tourism  as  the  encouragement  to
attract  visitors  to  Queensland to  experience  the  distinctive
culture of the people and places within the state.
It  also embraces the means by which the visitors are attracted to
the  particular place or event and finally, how we  interpret  the
lifestyle, heritage and the arts to visitors.
There  is a need to fully integrate Queensland�s arts and cultural
product  with mainstream tourism - to enhance visitor  appeal  and
experience and re-invigorate regional tourism destinations.
To  achieve this a Whole-of-Government and industry commitment  to
supporting  the development and marketing of Cultural  Tourism  in
Queensland should be facilitated.

The Coalition will encourage:
�        The  development  of  regionally based  Cultural  Tourism
   product  and  experienced which are     representative  of  the
   State�s  social, cultural and environmental assets. This  would
   include  indigenous  and non-indigenous culture,  nature  based
   tourism, arts and heritage tourism, rural  tourism and  special
   event tourism.
�        The  development  of cultural tourism  product  which  is
   targeted to the specific needs of     visitor markets and can be
   offered  as  a  component of a holiday or travel experience  in
   Queensland.

Libraries

�        The Coalition recognises that libraries play a vital role
   in meeting the information and   recreational needs of the people
   of Queensland.
�        The  public  library  is  the collective  memory  of  our
   society. Free public libraries have long   been regarded as part
   of society's investment in democracy. The public library is the
   entry    point  into  the world of recorded knowledge  and  the
   principal sources of information      resources for self-directed
   learning for most people.
�         Queensland's   public  library  network  underpins   the
   development  of literacy in our children    and provides  local
   access to the rich global store of recorded knowledge contained in
   Australia's and in the world's great libraries.



�        All  advanced  societies  are currently  experiencing  an
   information revolution as a result of advances in new information
   and   communication  technologies,  as  a  consequence  of  the
   increasing amount of information published in traditional formats
   and via new distribution    systems such as the World Wide Web.
�        Accordingly,  the  Coalition will support  the  continued
   development  and  expansion  of  library   services  throughout
   Queensland.
�          The   Coalition   supports   the   need   for   further
   decentralisation of library services to ensure  equitable access
   to  a  high standard of library service across Queensland.  The
   Coalition will    support investigation of the need for branches
   of the State Library in Central and North  Queensland.
�         The  Coalition  supports  the  adoption  of  appropriate
   information  and communication    technologies by libraries  so
   that  Queenslanders  realise the benefits  of  the  information
   revolution.

Cultural Heritage

�        Protection  and valuing of its Cultural  Heritage  -  the
   recording and study of the history of past achievements and the
   preservation of material artifacts symbolising it - are essential
   elements  of  a civilised society. The Coalition  embraces  the
   growing   recognition  of  the   wealth  of  Queensland�s   and
   Australia�s cultural heritage and its importance to how we  see
   ourselves in the world.
�        Essential  elements in maintaining our cultural  heritage
   include  the Queensland Museum    with its branches,  including
   Departmental  Museums, regional and local  museums,  historical
   societies, the National Trust, etc.
�        As with the creative arts, these cultural heritage issues
   are major vehicles for the promotion  of our State identity and
   commitments to shared values and to enhance the quality of life of
   all Queenslanders including those in urban, regional and remote
   areas. They are an essential     element of regional identity.

Museums

The Coalition will:
�        Ensure that the Queensland Museum continues at least  the
   same level of support for the    study and dissemination of the
   knowledge  of  Queensland biota, both past and present,  whilst
   encouraging a much accelerated effort on the study of History in
   Queensland.
�        Will support the establishment of Museum Resource Centres
   throughout Queensland to    provide professional advise to  the
   Queensland museum and gallery community.








State Archives

The Coalition:
�           Recognises the role of technological advances  in  the
 supply  of  archive services in the State       and supports  the
 improved  provision  of archive facilities  in  line  with  these
 technological   advances.
�      Supports  the  concept  that the  technical  expertise  and
 specialised  facilities  of the State  Archives  should  be  made
 available to small museums and historical societies throughout the
 State.  These  conservation services should also be expanded  and
 made  available, to private     individuals and organisations  to
 encourage the effective conservation of historical records    and
 other material important to Queensland�s past on a fee for service
 basis, where    appropriate.

AUTHORISED BY Ken Crooke 44 Brookes Street Bowen Hills 4006



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