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Networking Australia's Future - Appendix E
Australian prehistory, performing arts, visual arts, key events of the Second World War and indigenous culture are the themes of the first five successful titles of the Australia on CD program, announced by Minister for Communications and the Arts, Michael Lee on 30 August 1995.
Australia on CD is a Creative Nation initiative, providing $6.9 million for 10 state-of-the-art CD ROMs on Australian cultural themes. It encourages the develop-ment of quality Australian content by linking the cultural and multimedia industries.
The successful titles are:
- Backstage Pass, a journey through the theatre and performing arts with an on-stage and behind the scenes focus-by NIDA, the University of Wollongong Interactive Multimedia Learning Laboratory, the Sydney Opera House Trust, the Australian Opera and the Australian Ballet;
- Under a Southern Sun, giving Australians a better understanding of their origins and heritage through 50 great works of Australian art-by the National Gallery of Australia, Fairfax Multimedia and Brainwaave Interactive Solutions;
- Tales from the Kangaroo's Crypt, which explores Australia's identity through a study of its human and natural prehistory-by the National Museum of Australia, the University of New South Wales, the ABC, the Riversleigh Society, and Unlimited Energee;Â¥ MOODITJ, an innovative proposal about the relationships between contemporary Australian indigenous art and indigenous cultural heritage-by the University of Western Australia Development Unit for Instructional Technology, the Aboriginal Affairs Department of Western Australia and the Western Australian Arts portfolio; and
- Australia Remembers on CD, exploring key events of World War II and including material from this year's celebrations-by Ryebuck Media from Melbourne and Interactive Multimedia from Canberra, using content from the Australian War Memorial.
Second round applications will be invited during September and the Selection Panel will be holding public forums for feedback on the first round and suggestions for the second.
For more information contact the Department of Communications and the Arts on 1800 065 745, fax (06) 279 1079 or email:mmedia@dca.gov.au September-October, 1995 Issue 1 http://www.dca.gov.au/-if you don't know what this means then you haven't visited the Department of Communications and the Arts' Home Page on the World Wide Web!
The Home Page was launched on 1 March this year and has been greatly added to in the past few months.
Apart from the full text and pictures of Artbeat, there is also the full text of the October 1994 cultural policy statement Creative Nation, all our media releases, details about the role, structure and funding programs of the Department and links to portfolio agency websites like the ABC, the Australian Film, Television and Radio School and Minister Lee's Home Page.
The Department's Home Page is a valuable resource for anyone interested in communications and arts issues.
The site is regularly updated and will soon feature a long and continually growing list of links to other culture-related websites.
If you can suggest anything you'd like to see on the Department's Home Page, please send us an email at mediapub@dca.gov.au Happy surfing!