Have your say on southwest Victoria’s creative sector!
On this page you will find the draft South West Creative Industries Strategy 2025-2029. The Public Feedback Survey has now closed. Submissions are being collated to inform the Strategy and it’s Action Plan. A big thank you to those of you who shared your thoughts!
A summary of the community feedback will be shared on the Strategy timeline and the RAV Southwest Facebook page.
We look forward to sharing with you the final Strategy and working together to support the creative sector in this part of the state!
The draft Strategy is the second iteration of a regional strategy designed to support local creative industries over the next four years. The Strategy is led by Regional Arts Victoria with support from state and local governments, traditional owners, industry bodies, philanthropic organisations and community.
> See the draft PDF below or the strategy webpage for more context, or read the full media release:
We invite people from across southwest Victoria to tell us what you think of the draft Strategy, share your ideas and what’s important to you. Young creatives, First Peoples, and creatives who identify as culturally and linguistically diverse, deaf, disabled, neurodivergent or LGBTQIA+ are strongly encouraged to contribute.
“Whatever your connection with arts, culture and creativity, we want to hear from you, from what you need to learn, to challenges you need help to overcome, or ideas you’d like to see brought to life.”
– RAV’s Regional Manager – South West, Stacey Barnes
1. Draft Strategy
2. Feedback Survey (CLOSED)
“The creative energy in Victoria’s Southwest is palpable. From individual makers and creative organisations to multimillion-dollar local government and tertiary education projects, we see the creative, wellbeing and economic benefits of a region-wide approach by private sector philanthropy, local and state government and the Federal Government’s Regional Arts Fund.”
– RAV CEO, Jo Porter
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To discuss how you can use this Strategy, benefit from this work or to help us support the local creative sector, or if you need assistance completing the survey feedback form contact Regional Arts Victoria’s Regional Manager - South West, Stacey Barnes via email.