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Crikey “University of Melbourne spinning themselves a lie on VCA”\

webmaster — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:06:22 +0000

Glyn Davis and PM Kevin Rudd

Save VCA campaigner and VCA Music Theatre Alumni Scott Dawkins corrects the UoM “correction”

See the article in full here 09-09-11 Crikey.pdf

Hear the 06/11/09 Glyn Davis / Jon Faine (mentioned in the Crikey article) here

Kosky Receives 15,000 Signature SAVE VCA Petition

webmaster — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:52:46 +0000

Students & Lynne Kosky at the VCA

Victorian Arts Minister Lynne Kosky yesterday received a 15,000 signature petition in opposition to the changes to the Victorian College of the Arts. Current and past students were on hand to facilitate the hand over, completed by David Haidon, the former VCA Student Union President.

This comes after more than 150 staff “apply for voluntary redundancies” at Melbourne University.

Photos of the hand over can be found here.

This is an important step in the campaign, but there is still more you can do to help; become a fan on Facebook, or Twitter, spread the word about the changes and pass on the newly released industry document.

Save VCA Release Industry Document – Get The Whole Story

webmaster — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:29:38 +0000

Front Page of the Industry Document

In a response to frequent requests for detailed information about the status of VCA particularly from Arts Businesses, SAVE VCA have produced a document which gives readers “the full story” all in one place. Indeed many VCA staff and students will find some of the information new, such is the difficulty in getting detailed information from the University of Melbourne and from Dean Sharman Pretty. If you don’t have time to read the whole document, there is a two page Executive Summary (in the PDF below).

You will find a full copy of this document here > SaveVCA Information for the Arts

VOTE FOR VCA on PREMIER BRUMBY’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL

webmaster — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:57:16 +0000

Screenshot of the VCA Video

Brumby has pledged to answer the question which gets the most votes.

Visit the YouTube channel, click on “Vote”, click on the “The VCA” video and give it a Green “Thumbs Up”

http://www.youtube.com/user/premierofvictoria

Thanks for your help!

Kosky Calls on Feds To Fund VCA Like NIDA

webmaster — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:29:43 +0000

Lynne Kosky - Minister For The Arts

From Herald Sun Article (11/10/2009)…

THE Victorian College of the Arts should become a federally-funded institution to rival NIDA, according to Victorian Arts Minister Lynne Kosky.

On a collision course with her federal Labor colleagues, Ms Kosky said she wanted the college to receive the same funding as Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Arts, whose graduates include Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett and Mel Gibson.