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Friends of the Abc ABC Submission Disappointment Friends of the ABC (NSW) Inc. qu a rt e r ly news l e t t e r Ma r ch 2006 Vol 15, No. 5 in c o rp o rat i n g ba ck g round briefing na tional magaz i n e up d a t e friends of the abc ABC Submission Disappointment: Aims at only 12 extra drama hours. When Friends are tested: friends will speak out. Loyal they may be, but FABC branches share both surprise and mutual concern that the ABC’ s latest triennial funding submission is modest, if not "minimalist ” Head of ABC TV For funding for the thee years year to an expected 20 hours. So 2006-09, the ABC seeks an extra it lifts the ABC’s annual Australian Kim Dalton’s Solid $38.4 million a year to meet three drama level to 32 hours, far below key objectives covering new radio the 90 or 100 hours a year pro- Track Record services, digital TV and broadband duced by the commercial net- content, and more Australian doc- w o r k s…and still far below the Former Chief Executive of umentaries, adult and children's ABC’s one-time copious output of the AFC 1999 to 2005, Kim drama and arts programs for TV. Australian drama. Dalton, has a 30-year associ- ation with Australian Film It wants $4.5million a year to The submission argues that an and TV production, including improve radio for under-serviced investment of an extra $15 mil- helping develop and finance audiences in outer metropolitan lion in 2006-07 would boost its Muriel's Wedding and The and regional areas, requiring TV production sector with a Adventures of Priscilla, employing 36 additional radio potential to generate productions Queen of the Desert. producers across Australia. worth almost $40 million. It would then spend another $20 Responsible for re s t ru c t u r i n g It also proposes an additional million in 2007-08, rising to $25 the Film Commission and shift- $13.9 million a year to spend on million in 2008-09. ing its focus, Kim Dalton had creating and buying in 200 hours p reviously operated his own The money would go to a new of additional content for ABC 2 to p roduction company, worked fund committed to developing further develop and expand its with the Australian Childre n s Australian content through the digital television outlets and its Television Foundation and the independent production sector, broadband platforms. Australian Film Finance spending on average over the next Corporation in senior manage- NSW FABC President, Gary three years, $20 million a year to ment and, prior to joining the Cook, said those proposals were lift the level of high-quality "land- AFC, with Beyond Intern a t i o n a l realistic and not ‘over the top’. mark" Australian programs across in the development, financing "They are obviously not an ambit a number of genres, not just and pro d u c t i o n claim; they’re to meet basic needs drama. and I can’t see that they leave any (continued on page 4) room for negotiation," Gary said. In that category of course the ABC no longer has the capacity or "Naturally Friends support the resources to produce drama in- I N S I D E : ABC’s funding submission – but house. how much better and stronger The President’s Report 3 could it have been." Friends disquiet Managing Director Wanted 5-7 ABC Walkley Awards 9 The submission contains only FABC conducted an internet an extra 12 hours of adult drama. hookup of interstate branches and Free Film Night 9 Last financial year the ABC these are some of the reactions: Bias Claims Demolished 11-14 showed 11 hours of first-release expressed: ABC Tours Resume 14 drama, upgraded this financial (continued on page 4) Page 1 No r t h e r n Rivers Hosts Ter r orism Discussion Admission by donation ($10 or $5 concession and $2 for s c h o o l c h i l d ren.) Coffee with On Friday afternoon Sally will work with aspiring journ a l i s t s Hunter f rom local schools and Southern C ross University’s Tweed Gold Coast campus. For bookings Friends contact Neville Jennings on: The Hunter group has ini- The Nort h e rn Rivers 0405 244 903. tiated a number of coffee branch of the Friends of B y ron Bay Members afternoons to be held at the ABC is gearing up for a Panthers Newcastle on the high profile visit to the Branch members in Byron Bay fourth Saturday afternoon of Tweed District by Four a re planning two events later in alternate months. the year: one with a focus on C o rners’ re p o rter Sally f reedom of speech, the other on These will replace the N e i g h b o u r. scheduled committee meet- film-making and measures to ings, held at the Trades Hall, On 24th March Sally will dis- enhance the quality and quantity for those months, and all cuss the threat of terrorism in of Australian Drama on free to members and guests are wel- SE Asia and explore links air TV. come to attend both. between JI groups in Asia and At our last branch meeting Australia. The next coffee get-together is members were pleased to note the fourth Saturday in March, and Sally will draw on her bre a d t h the re t u rn to good health of then again in April, and so forth. of experience as an award - w i n- Vice President Doug Myler. Committee meetings will be held ning journalist with the ABC Members of the executive had a in March, May, etc. For more and as prize-winning author of fun night out at a comedy event information, ring Allan on 4930 "In the Shadow of Sword s ", in Byron Bay with Mandy Nolan 7309. and Sandy Gandhi. her recent book. The addre s s Lisa Thomas, Secretary will take place at the Tw e e d Next branch meeting is set Heads Civic and Cultural down for 7.30 pm on C e n t re, Brett Street, Tw e e d Wednesday 26 April at the Heads with doors opening at Li s m o r e Workers Club. New 7.30 pm (NSW) time. members are always welcome. A Sunday Afternoon…great music…and a heritage setting Parramatta FABC invite Friends and their friends to a free orchestral concert in Parramatta Town Hall on Sunday 26th March at 2.30 pm with Mal Hewitt & The Occasional Perfo r ming Sinfonia It ’ s to celebrate 125 years of community involvement although a year or two ahead of the Victorian era - in Parramatta Town Hall, and the City Council’s ren o - Mozart has just celebrated his 250th birthday. vation of a beautiful Victorian building. Parramatta composer Graham Howard has written A varied program: Aaron Copland, Shostakovich a piece commissioned for the occasion – Footprints and other music timing the history of the hall – at Four Creeks, those that feed the Parramatta Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Ravel and a salute to the River...their musical premiere Broadway Musical with suites from West Side Story and My Fair Lady. Mal Hewitt asks: is there is a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than listening to great music in a The Federal Member for Parramatta, Julie Owens, beautiful building, with afternoon tea also free. in a previous life a concert pianist, will join the orchestra for Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D minor, Page 2 THETHE PRESIDENT’SPRESIDENT’S REPORREPORTT It was again a pleasure to meet will not release the review for In the last edition, I headed so many members and their public scrut i n y , claiming that it my report with examples of alle- guests in the familiar surround- contains confidential ABC materi- gations of left-wing bias against ings of the Dot Strong Terrace at al. The Minister’s decision is the ABC. I am sure that it is as the ABC Ultimo Centre for our unacceptable. At least, a summary repetitive and tedious for you as annual Christmas Party. of the findings should be it is for me to draw your atten- It was an opportune time to released. After all, the cost of the tion to no fewer than five arti- reflect on the past year and to review to taxpayers was $417,000. cles in this edition dealing with fu r ther claims of left-wing bias look to the new year - one of At about the same time, the and entrenched culture. many challenges as usual, parti c - ABC made available its Triennial ularly the funding decision for Funding Submission which, We have come to expect that the next three years. The occa- together with the FAER, forms The Australian will reg u l a r l y sion also coincided with the the basis for the government to attack the ABC but, rec e n t l y , Th e announcement of the Wal k l e y fund the ABC for the next three Sydney Morning Herald co l u m - Awa r ds, with the quality and tal- years. The submission features as nists, Gerard Henderson and ent of ABC journalists and pro- our lead story in this edition Michael Duffy joined them in gram makers again being the (p.1) and is available for viewing the space of a week.
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