Victorian events in 'desperate 状況／情勢'

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Victoria's struggling event scene 恐れるs ぐずぐず残る Covid 制限s from the 最新の lockdown will continue to wreak havoc on the 産業.

As many events were starting to get 支援する up and running again, the fifth lockdown was 発表するd last week and then 延長するd.

Even if Victoria comes out of lockdown next week, 制限s 衝撃ing events will likely remain in place for several weeks.

Victoria's struggling event scene fears lingering Covid restrictions from the latest lockdown will continue to wreak havoc on the industry. Pictured: a view of?Albert Park Lake in Melbourne

Victoria's struggling event scene 恐れるs ぐずぐず残る Covid 制限s from the 最新の lockdown will continue to wreak havoc on the 産業. Pictured: a 見解（をとる） of?Albert Park Lake in Melbourne

'It's a pretty desperate 状況／情勢,' Save Victorian Events group co-創立者 Simon Thewlis told AAP.

'In Victoria, our 産業 has 効果的に been shut for the last eight weeks. Just as we were about to start to have some events, we got whacked with lockdown five and we're 支援する to square one again.'

On Wednesday, Major Events 大臣 ツバメ Pakula 発表するd up to $25,000 each for 適格の events and $10,000 for public event 供給者s through an 拡張 of the 衝撃d Pub lic Events Support Program.

'We're making sure the 商売／仕事s most 影響する／感情d by the lockdown have a chance to 現れる from it in decent 形態／調整, so they can continue to play their 決定的な 役割 as 雇用者s and drivers of Victoria's economy,' he said.

However, it only 延長するs to events with more than 1000 people.

'For the 大多数 of the event 産業 there is nothing there for them,' Mr Thewlis says.

対立 Leader Michael O'Brien says the 明言する／公表する 政府 'don't seem to care about the little guy' when making 基金ing 決定／判定勝ち（する）s.

'There are so many communities in Victoria who are seeing their events の近くに 負かす／撃墜する because of these lockdowns,' he said.

'Because they're small towns, small communities often they've got no 財政上の 資源s to 落ちる 支援する on, and if their events are shutdown that can be the end of these organisations.

'It's time for the 政府 to stop looking at the big end of town.'

Run Melbourne was 予定 to go ahead with about 17,000 関係者s on Sunday, but had to be cancelled on Tuesday when the lockdown was 延長するd.

Organiser Terry O'Halloran says the 財政上の support 申し込む／申し出d for event organisers is a '公正に／かなり 狭くする 基準' but he's 希望に満ちた it will be broadened to 含む more events over a longer time でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる.

'The other thing we'd 明白に like to see is higher levels of ワクチン接種s, and then some sort of パスポート system where, if you are fully vaccinated, you're able to 参加する in outdoor events,' Mr O'Halloran told AAP.

Asked about the struggling events 部門 during Wednesday's COVID update, 長，指導者 health officer Brett Sutton said Victoria was considering 早い 実験（する）ing for events, but it was not perfect.

'There are individuals who 偽の their 実験（する）s. There are individuals who get 実験（する）d, are 消極的な within 24 hours, but become 感染性の at the time that they …に出席する,' he said.

The マスコミ Entertainment and Arts 同盟's Adam Portelli says lockdowns in three 明言する／公表するs have brought 成し遂げるing arts live events to a 行き詰まり.

He says while casual or 永久の 労働者s may be able to （人命などを）奪う，主張する 政府 support, 'freelancers who （不足などを）補う a large 割合 of the arts 全労働人口 find themselves in the same 状況／情勢 as last year, forgotten and neglected by the 連邦の 政府.'

A 連邦の 政府 spokeswoman did not 演説（する）／住所 what support was on 申し込む／申し出 for freelancers but said it was 投資するing $1 billion into the arts and creative 部門 this 財政上の year.

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