The Carroll Labor Government is bringing creativity into Victorian classrooms, backing 15 schools with $350,000 to partner with leading artists.

Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes has announced the latest round of the Creative Learning Partnerships program.

Students at Worawa Aboriginal College will collaborate with Speak Percussion to create and perform new, innovative musical compositions.

Building on Aaron Wyatt's Decolonising Bells, the project will culminate in performances at Worawa College and Burrinja Cultural Centre.

Students at Manangatang P-12 College will collaborate with artists Rhian Hinkley and Alice Fleming to co-author Lost in Manangatang, a participatory performance exploring mobile phone dependence, loneliness and the power of face-to-face connection.

Drawing on their own knowledge and stories, students will create the ManangaMap, a hand-drawn interactive map of the town which will be shared with the community.

The program gives students the opportunity to develop their creativity in line with the Victorian curriculum.

More than 70 per cent of recipients are regional or outer metropolitan schools.

Established in 1982, Creative Learning Partnerships is Victoria’s longest-running creative grants program.

To date, the program has:

• Connected more than 1,700 creatives with over 1,300 schools
• Benefited more than 77,000 students, and
• Upskilled more than 4,000 teachers.

To see the full list of 2027 recipients visit creative.vic.gov.au.

Quote attributable to Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes

“Our local students are going to learn alongside some of Victoria’s best artists, and that kind of hands-on experience stays with them.”

Quote attributable to Minister for Creative Industries Vicki Ward

“It’s fantastic that through these grants our students get to learn alongside great examples of Victoria’s incredible creative talent.”

Quote attributable to the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Gabrielle Williams

“Creativity builds the skills and confidence young people carry through life – and this program puts creativity at the heart of learning.”