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From The Chair
What a month ahead — our new WhatsApp Community is live, fresh funding is on the table for international conferences, and we're on the road from Newtown to Noosa, Adelaide to Canberra.
EOIs open to be part of our fun at WAMcon and BIGSOUND.
And a great new idea from the Tasmanian Government to support live music venues.
As always, we're championing access and equity for sole traders and small business in live music.
Howard Adams
Chair
Tasmania pitches 50% live music rebate for pubs and clubs
The Tasmanian government has proposed a scheme that would pay pubs and clubs back half of what they spend on live music, in a move that could set a national precedent for venue support. The ALMBC backs these kinds of simple ideas and is happy to provide any kind of support to enable these kinds of opportunities across the continent.
ALMBC Announcements – advocacy wins, policy updates and funding opportunities. Relevant and infrequent, only ALMBC can post, and your phone number stays hidden.
ALMBC Financial Members Network – share opportunities, ask for advice, flag what’s happening and celebrate your wins.
An informal and informed good chat about running a live music business, with speakers from Original Matters, Select, Third Person Management, Good Intent, King Street Crawl and Corner Soul. FREE – registrations limited and essential.
Super is the topic we get the most calls about. Creative Australia’s Creative Workplaces has expanded its superannuation guidance.
Treasurer Kylie Thompson’s has been delivering support to individuals and organsations across the continent and her detailed presentation is also available to view in full online.
Grass roots venue operators from across the continent share the highs and lows – getting started, policy and planning, funding, and dealing with complaints. Facilitated by Bron Adams (Morph) and featuring a huge array of venue owners and operators.
Includes a great panel: Surviving and thriving as an indie in a world of global giants – with Lorrae McKenna, Sophie Miles, Harris Waters and Gareth Lewis.
In partnership with Music ACT. Catch up with your music mates & hear from The Office of the Arts on federal funding opportunities, especially the Revive Live program, which has delivered $19.3 million to 221 live music businesses so far.
The MAICC program returns for another 3 rounds across 2026/27 thanks to Music Australia – grants of up to $5,000 to help ALMBC Financial Members get to major international music conferences, delivered with Sounds Australia.
Been treated unfairly by a big business? The ALMBC has drafted a plain-speaking response to Treasury’s Unfair Trading Practices consultation – read it and tell us your story
WAMcon is back for 2026 and the ALMBC is stoked to be partnering with this vital music conference, community and industry gathering. EOI for performers at the ALMBC Bookers & Burgers session now open.
Australia's biggest & best music community & industry gathering is back in Sept and the ALMBC has some fun in store. EOI now open for the ALMBC BIGSOUND Lounge for paid performances in the heart of BIGSOUND.
ALMBC Backs APRA AMCOS - Creators are Not a tech Subsidy
The Australian Live Music Business Council is backing the APRA AMCOS open letter to government, which makes a simple case: Australia’s creators are not a free input for big tech, and their work should not be used without permission or payment.
The ALMBC is assisted by the Australian Government through Music Australia
Thankyou to all our supporters...
The Australian Live Music Business Council (ALMBC) acknowledge the First Nations people of these unceded territories we live, create and work on. We recognise, respect and celebrate one of the world’s oldest continuing holders of song and the cultural distinctions of First Nations people and value their rich and positive contribution to the music industry and more broadly Australian society. We the Australian Live Music Business Council pay our respects to all of the Traditional Owners and keepers of this land and acknowledge all Elders past, present and future.
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