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SCAF Chair receives Australia Day Award

SCAF Chair Receives Australia Day Award

Chair of the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF) received the 2020 Sunshine Coast Australia Day Award – Creative for her contribution as a champion of the arts in the region.   Emeritus Professor Jennifer Radbourne (pictured second from left) received the Award, sponsored by TAFE Queensland, at a special ceremony attended by more than 400 dignitaries, nominees and their guests.   Mayor Mark Jamieson said the annual Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards had again highlighted the outstanding work of so

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Future of the Arts brighter with launch of SCAF

SCAF Board gets to work

Seven local supporters of the arts have been appointed directors of the independent Sunshine Coast Arts Board. The directors of the voluntary Board offer a range of marketing, legal, finance, governance and project management skills as well as their passion for the arts and for the region. Pictured at the Foundation launch are (from left back) Ferre De Deyne, Kenneth Watkins, Australian Ballet Director of Philanthropy, Robert Forbes, Cr Rick Baberowski, Secretary Tony Sowden and (front) Mayor Mark Jamieson, cellist

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