Members statements
Red Hot Summer Tour
Sonja TERPSTRA (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (09:41): Recently I attended the Red Hot Summer music festival in the beautiful Yarra Valley at Rochford Wines, just outside of my electorate. I know that there were many, many people who attended that fantastic outdoor music festival. Of course what I want to talk about is that while there were some fantastic international acts there, such as Simple Minds, there were also some amazing Australian bands such as Noiseworks and Icehouse. This festival is a great example of the investment that the Allan Labor government has into not only our music but our artist scene. Under the Allan Labor government there are continued opportunities for local artists to seek grants ranging from $5000 to $20,000 to assist with financial aspects that go to the planning for music concerts as well as various other events, exhibitions and other various creative arts. Whilst it was incredibly hot, there were plenty of people there who were willing to brave the sun and partake in all manner of things that I cannot mention here.