RTBU continues its long tradition of awards for poets and songwriters
A song and poem competition is being run by the Rail Tram and Bus Union.
"It may seem unrelated, but it is well and truly related to the need for artistic groups to focus on as a major concern to many Australian communities,” said Brian Dunnett of the the Trains of Treasure Project.
The Rail Tram and Bus Union have been among the more conscious unions who have supported the Community Arts movement in Australia over a number of years. As a Union it has always seen the significant part that art can play in clarifying matters of community concern, in the day to day life of workers and the public in general.
Details of the competition are on the Rail, Tram and Bus Union website: http://www.rtbu-nat.asn.au/ and on the Australian Railway Songs blog.
"The Union is not standing still on Public Transport problems and is involved with a number of campaigns on the issue across Australia at the moment. Our current National Journal for example carries a feature article "Rail :a new golden age?” – commenting on the Federal Government’s plan to pump some money into rail infrastructure as part of it economic stimulus plan,” said Mr Dunnett.
The Australian Railway Story is online at http://www.railwaystory.com/
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