1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: And Amanda jam Nation down to the jonesy demand of 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: arms for the pub test funding Sculptures by the Sea. 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Does it pass the pub test? It's not just for 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: disinterested influences in Lulu Lemon pants who run past and 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: ignore it. 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 2: I no, I've ignored it for since Lemon Pans kept when. 7 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: I'm in my Lulu Lemons. But I've never been to it. 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: But I love it. I think it should always stay. 9 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 2: It's one of city's most spectacular events. Half a million 10 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 2: visitors over the few weeks that it's on, viewing one 11 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 2: hundred extraordinary sculptures dotted around what has to be the 12 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 2: most beautiful coastline in the world. My favorite one, Mammarama, 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 2: was the Melting ice Cream Incredible, absolutely incredible. This has 14 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 2: been held since nineteen ninety seven. It is a free 15 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 2: public exhibition and because of that it does rely funnily 16 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 2: enough on funding. They're now saying that this year's Sculptures 17 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: by the Sea could be canceled due to lack of funding. 18 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 2: It needs a further two hundred thousand dollars over the 19 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 2: next two weeks. It's a non for profit organization. It 20 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: relies on a combination of sponsorship and government funding, and 21 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: it was unable to secure enough government funding from the 22 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 2: federal government to support this exhibition. So it'd be horrendous 23 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: if Sculptures by the Sea fell by the wayside. I 24 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 2: think it's a really important thing to find if this 25 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 2: was a football organization, would we even be having this discussion. 26 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 2: We need to fund our arts and this is a public, 27 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,479 Speaker 2: free event that's a beautiful thing for everyone to enjoy. 28 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 2: Funding Sculptures by the Sea does it pass the pub test. 29 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 3: I think Sculpture by the Sea should be funded by 30 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 3: the government, just as long as the organizers go through 31 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 3: the correct process of applying for funding. I think it's 32 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 3: a wonderful exhibition which draws a lot of people down 33 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 3: and it will be a real tragedy if it doesn't 34 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 3: go ahead. 35 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 4: There's nothing more iconic. They're walking around the foreshores of 36 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 4: Sydney looking at such beautiful sculptures. So we get our 37 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 4: false government, let's get behind it, and let's keep it 38 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 4: funded and let's keep it going. 39 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 5: I believe it does brink enough people into the area. 40 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 5: And also if the government doesn't fund it, well we're 41 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 5: going to lose another attraction for our city. 42 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 6: If it does pass the pub test. It's an iconic 43 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 6: event and it's important not only for the sculptors, for 44 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 6: Sydney siders and tourism as well. 45 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 5: Yeah. 46 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: Well, sculptured by the train Line shopping trolley with a 47 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: plastic bag. 48 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 5: That. 49 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 2: Oh ah, that sounds good. 50 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: I love what he's gone. 51 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 2: Gone in the creek. 52 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to ignore it again this year, but 53 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: i want it to stop. 54 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: It's like vivid, you don't have to go. I'm proud 55 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 2: that Sydney has it. 56 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: Thank you for all your calls.