Good Design Matters

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Good Design Matters and so does Open House Melbourne. 

The State Government has significantly cut their investment in Victoria's creative organisations. 

At the end of last year, Open House Melbourne was advised that our four-year Creative Enterprises Program funding would be reduced to two years, with no option to extend. After 2027, we face a funding cliff.

For tens of thousands of Victorians, Open House Melbourne is the entry point to good design. We show how well-designed buildings, streets, landscapes and public places shape daily life, strengthen community and create places people love. 

This work matters. For almost ...

Good Design Matters and so does Open House Melbourne. 

The State Government has significantly cut their investment in Victoria's creative organisations. 

At the end of last year, Open House Melbourne was advised that our four-year Creative Enterprises Program funding would be reduced to two years, with no option to extend. After 2027, we face a funding cliff.

For tens of thousands of Victorians, Open House Melbourne is the entry point to good design. We show how well-designed buildings, streets, landscapes and public places shape daily life, strengthen community and create places people love. 

This work matters. For almost 20 years, we have helped build informed, engaged communities that can imagine and advocate for, a better future for our cities, towns and neighbourhoods.

Let’s keep the doors open to good design. 

We open doors to the public, making architecture, heritage and all things built environment, accessible.  

The State Government’s decision places Open House Melbourne at risk by:

  • limiting our ability to plan ahead. 
  • putting programs and experiences you love under pressure.
  • forcing difficult decisions about our staff and volunteers, the people who bring Open House Melbourne to life.  

Building understanding of good design is a long-term investment. It can’t be funded year-to-year, or event-by-event. 

We are calling on the State Government to commit to long-term, stable investment in Open House Melbourne.

 


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Email the Minister for Creative Industries

We are calling on the State Government to commit to long-term, stable investment in Open House Melbourne.

Open House Melbourne opens doors to the public, making architecture, heritage and all things built environment, accessible.  

Long-term, stable investment will:

  • enable us to plan ahead
  • protect programs and experiences you love
  • ensure stability for our staff and volunteers, the people who bring Open House Melbourne to life 

Building understanding of good design is a long-term investment.

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  • the impact Open House Melbourne's program has on you and your community
  • what we will lose if Open House Melbourne isn't funded
  • why good design matters

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