New South Wales Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation
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The New South Wales Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation is a former department of the Government of New South Wales
and was previously responsible for a number of cultural and sporting institutions. The Department was formed in February 2006 from the New South Wales Department of Gaming and Racing and the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts and parts of the New South Wales Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation and was dissolved in 2009. Its former Director General was Carol Mills.
, devolved back into arts portfolio following 1988 election, and then resurrected in 2011 with the appointment of Robyn Parker
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Government of New South Wales
The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
and was previously responsible for a number of cultural and sporting institutions. The Department was formed in February 2006 from the New South Wales Department of Gaming and Racing and the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts and parts of the New South Wales Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation and was dissolved in 2009. Its former Director General was Carol Mills.
Previous agencies under management
The following agencies formed the Department:- The Art Gallery of New South WalesArt Gallery of New South WalesThe Art Gallery of New South Wales , located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was established in 1897 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia...
; - The Australian MuseumAustralian MuseumThe Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It features collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as mineralogy, palaeontology, and anthropology...
; - Arts NSWArts NSWArts NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales, is responsibile for arts funding and policy development that is committed to building stronger communities through the arts...
; - The Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust,(see articles on Centennial ParkCentennial Park, New South WalesCentennial Park is a large public, urban park that occupies 220 hectares in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Centennial Park is located 4 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Randwick...
, Moore ParkMoore Park, New South WalesMoore Park is a large area of parkland in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Centennial Parklands, a collective of three parks being Moore Park, Centennial Park and Queens Park. Centennial Parklands is administered by the Centennial Park &...
and Queens ParkQueens Park, New South WalesQueens Park is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Queens Park is located 6 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council...
); - The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum)Powerhouse MuseumThe Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney, the other being the historic Sydney Observatory...
; - The New South Wales Film and Television OfficeNew South Wales Film and Television OfficeThe NSW Film & Television Office is the official screen agency of the New South Wales Government. Its charter says its role is:*to provide financial and other assistance to the film and television industry in carrying out the industry's activities in New South Wales and to disseminate information...
; - The NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing;
- NSW Sport and RecreationNSW Sport and RecreationNSW Sport and Recreation, an agency of the New South Wales Government, is a division within the Office of Communities, which is part of the Department of Education and Communities with responsibility for assisting the people of New South Wales to participate in sport and recreation, in order to...
; - State Library of New South WalesState Library of New South WalesThe State Library of New South Wales is a large public library owned by the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Macquarie Street, Sydney near Shakespeare Place...
; - Parramatta Park Trust, a statutory body (see article on Parramatta Park);
- State Records Authority of New South Wales, a statutory body
- Sydney Opera HouseSydney Opera HouseThe Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
, a statutory body - Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Organising Committee (see article on the World Masters GamesWorld Masters GamesThe World Masters Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years which, in terms of competitor numbers, has developed into the largest of its kind....
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Ministers for Arts and Heritage
Responsibility for Arts/Culture was devolved into the Premier's Department (1976-1984). The only holders of the Ministry of Heritage were Bob CarrBob Carr
Robert John "Bob" Carr , Australian statesman, was Premier of New South Wales from 4 April 1995 to 3 August 2005. He holds the record for the longest continuous service as premier of NSW...
, devolved back into arts portfolio following 1988 election, and then resurrected in 2011 with the appointment of Robyn Parker
Robyn Parker
Robyn Mary Parker MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Environment and Minister for Heritage in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government...
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