One Night Stand festival
Brief ministerial statement
Ms Simone McGurk (Fremantle—Minister for Creative Industries) (1:10 pm): One Night Stand is an all ages drug and alcohol-free festival co-hosted by national broadcaster triple j. It is held in various regional cities and towns across Australia. On Saturday 24 May, the festival took over Busselton's Barnard Park, with some 16,000 tickets selling out in over five hours. Headlining the lineup were internationally renowned Fremantle indie rockers Spacey Jane, fresh off the back of releasing their third album. They were joined by electronic dance music producer Luude, singer-songwriter Ruby Fields and award-winning hip hop supergroup 3%, along with Velvet Trip, Blusher and Busselton's own triple j Unearthed winners Fool Nelson. Tickets were just $15, with all proceeds donated to music industry charities Support Act and The Push, and local charities Undalup Association and the Karri Karrak Aboriginal Corporation.
While triple j supported making the festival accessible to young people, the Cook Labor government supported making the music industry especially accessible for eight extra young people. Coordinated by The Push in partnership with triple j, these young people were part of an events team made possible by a state government grant of $60,000. The program provided participating young people with a hands-on experience, learning what it takes to stage a large music event, including stage management, technical and sound production, promotion, marketing, video and photography, artist liaison and booking. The Push is a national not-for-profit charitable organisation that aims to give every young person the opportunity to participate and thrive in Australian music.
Our government is committed to investing in the next generation of musicians and technical staff so that they can recognise music as a viable career pathway in the creative industries. While in Busselton, I also took the opportunity to participate in a regional music industry round table with WAM—West Australian Music—where I was able to meet local and national musicians, venue operators, producers and more. It is clear that opportunities like One Night Stand help to give local music the push it needs to shine on a WA stage.
