Footscray electorate
Katie HALL (Footscray) (13:59): Footscray is and always has been home to some of Melbourne’s best musicians, but equally important as having great musicians and artists are equally great venues for them to perform in. I would like to offer a big congratulations to Kindred Studios for being nominated for the best small venue at the Music Victoria Awards last Thursday. An integral part of the music landscape in Melbourne’s west, Cherie and the team do a great job supporting local artists while also bringing in big names through the door. Kindred, along with Misfits and Mamma Chen’s in Footscray, are recipients of 10,000 Gigs funding. This means that there will be even more opportunities in the coming months to see some of Melbourne’s best bands in some of Melbourne’s best venues. I hope some of my parliamentary colleagues will join me in Footscray for a beer and a gig to see the talented artists and the venues that help make Melbourne the live –
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