Former Seven Perth MD appointed to Australia Council
The Morrison Government has appointed Tina Arena AM and Mario D’Orazio as members of the Australia Council Board for three year terms.
D’Orazio recently retired from the position of managing director of Seven Perth following a long and distinguished career in the media as a journalist, broadcaster and executive. He was in the position for seven years.
He also serves as chair of Co3, the Contemporary Dance Company of WA, Chair of the Perth Public Art Foundation, as Director of WA Opera and a board member of the WA Academy of Performing Arts
Arena is one of Australia’s most successful artists and the only Australian artist to earn a gold or platinum record for an original album release in every decade since the 1970s. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2016 for significant service to the music industry.
Deputy chair Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin has also been reappointed. The Australia Council is the Australian Government’s principal arts funding body.
