Writers Victoria funding cut to $0, part of arts crisis in Australia

Melbourne-based writers hub Writers Victoria has received $150,000 a year in support from the state government for the past four years. However, its funding was reduced in December. none. Victoria and Tasmania are now the only two states in Australia that do not fund a local writers’ centre; it is also home to Australia’s only two UNESCO Cities of Literature, Melbourne and Hobart.

Writers The cuts to Victoria have sparked both local and national backlash. a petition restoring funding, membership campaigning and opposing Melbourne City Council’s cuts.