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2014
Cherry Bar: ‘We’re Expecting to Have Trouble With Our Neighbours’ – mess&noise July 24 2014
Melbourne’s Cherry Bar raises $50,000 for noise-proofing renovation – The Age July 29 2014
Venue News: Pure Pop, Tago Mago, Shadow Electric, Black Bear Lodge – mess&noise July 29 2014
New rules to protect live music – The Age Aug 4 2014
Developers required to pay for sound-proofing against live music venues under new planning principle – ABC News Aug 4 2014
Pure Pop Records Pulls the Plug – St Kilda News Aug 6 2014
Victoria Has Finally Implemented the Agent of Change Principle – mess&noise Sep 4 2014
Bendigo Hotel In Crisis Talks Over Noise Complaints – mess&noise Nov 25 2014
Read This Noise Complaint Sent To Melbourne’s Cherry Bar – MusicFeeds Oct 18 2014
2013
Another brick in the wall to save music – the Age Feb 24 2013
Buy A Brick To Save Pure Pop by Pure Pop Records – Pozible May 23 2013
2012
Silence for St Kilda – Big fines to venues, and afternoon acoustic act stopped – The Age, March 16 2012
Rock’n’roll gets noisy on survival – The Age, 29/4/2012
As the song says, rock’n’roll ain’t noise pollution – “The [agent of change] principle specifies that any music venue that currently complies with noise levels and liquor licensing regulations should not be liable for any future loss of amenity if an apartment block is built next door. In other words, the onus for noise mitigation falls on the developer or ”agent of change’’.” – The Age, 29/4/12
Music Vic: Noise Reform ‘Urgently Required’ – mess+noise 30/4/12
Sour notes leave St Kilda venue rocking and rolling – Pure Pop Records has been plagued by complaints from neighbours – the Age, 15/7/12
2011
It’s official: Live music is good for the State – Arts Victoria, 9-8-11
“Victoria’s live music performers and venues contribute more than half a billion dollars to the state economy each year, according to a report released today at Collingwood’s iconic Tote Hotel by Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu and Minister for Consumer Affairs Michael O’Brien.”
“The research looked specifically at the impact of live music performance in pubs, bars, nightclubs, cafes and restaurants throughout Melbourne and Victoria, and included surveys of patrons, venues, performers and consultation with other industry stakeholders.”
– includes a download link to the full report
More people see live music than AFL games – 774 ABC Melbourne, 9-8-11
“The Deloitte Access Economics report has found more Victorians attended live music venues last year than AFL games and the live music industry creates more than 17,000 jobs.”
‘Sticky carpet-clad’ Ted pledges Libs’ love of live music – Crikey, 9-8-11
Report: Live Music More Popular Than Footy – mess+noise, 9-8-11
Spare a dollar for the maker, music doesn’t play itself – The Age, 10-8-11
Music big business in Victoria – The Age, 10-8-11
2010
Cultural events hard hit by bureaucratic regulations – The Age 8/2/10 – “Surely we could start to think about this stuff before we pass stupid legislation?”
Birmy Rocked By Noise Complaints – gigs at The Birmingham are threatened by noise complaints, 17/2/10
Musos take fight to Parliament – 22,000 signatures on petition, 8/4/10
City bar owner says police actions smack of racism – owner of city bar Red Violin harassed by Victoria Police – The Age 30/4/10
Report: ‘Future Of Live Music’ Forum – mess+noise 7/5/10
Song in his heart, business on his mind Fergal Sharkey visits Australia: “Another of Sharkey’s concerns is that the live music scene, in Britain and Australia, needs to be nurtured at the grassroots level rather than being thwarted by bureaucracy and legislation, as he believes is happening in both countries.” – The Australian 10/6/10
Live entertainment sings to tune of $2b Australia’s live-entertainment industry generates almost $2 billion a year, making it a bigger business than film and video production, sports and physical recreation, book publishing, and horse and dog racing, a groundbreaking independent report has revealed. – The Age 17/6/10
Live music threatened by limits to Vineyard – Live music in Melbourne faces another threat, with St Kilda venue The Vineyard likely to have its capacity slashed and lease contested. – The Age 27/6/10
St Kilda Under Threat … Again “The future of gigs at the Vineyard – one of the area’s last remaining live venues – is up in the air…” mess+noise 28/6/10
Business as usual at St Kilda’s Vineyard – Victory! The Age 29/6/10
Breaking News: Live Music Proxy Removed mess+noise 6/10/10
Planning protection music to an industry’s ears The Age 7/10/10
Report: Music Victoria Launch mess+noise 7/10/10
Don’t stop the music in an election year Crikey 8/10/10
Council Lightens The Load (In) For Melbourne Musos mess+noise 14/10/10
Breaking News: No More Music At Melbourne’s Birmy – mess+noise 1/11/10
Shut up, Big Brother is listening – it’s extraordinary that people move into the city and expect it to be quiet at night – do we want Melbourne to be a snoozing dorm? The Age 13/11/10
When the man comes around: a case of cash for rock – Brumby Govt make huge election promises to contemporary music (but will they win? and what does the Coalition promise?) The Age 14/11/10
