Victoria’s vibrant peak music association Music Victoria has issued a White Paper with 19 recommendations that political parties can adopt as part of their policies in the run-up to the state’s November elections. Among the 19 are grants to be quickly decided on if an act gets career-changing opportunity needing an immediate response, a Regional Live Music Office to coordinate regional touring, plaques that highlight rock landmarks, quotas for commercial radio, and A Live Music Hub to be a mix of a performance stage, exhibition space and thousands of hot desks where music businesses can work together and collaborate on ideas. Music Victoria is also holding a membership drive to reach 1,000 to give it more clout to lobby political parties and councils.
