April 2026 - PAC Australia Board

ACTION REQUESTED: Membership Application - Bankstown Arts Centre
by Katherine Connor April 22, 2026

April 22, 2026

Dear board members, We have an application for presenter membership from Bankstown Arts Centre for your review: Bankstown Arts Centre (BAC) is a vibrant contemporary multi-arts organisation that advocates for diverse and accessible art with a strong focus on Canterbury-Bankstown, Western Sydney, First Nations and CALD artists. Embedded in community, our projects connect people and address critical issues of our time. We champion experimental art practices for generative social impact. This is a first-time membership for Bankstown Arts Centre, noting that another facility under the management of their council (the Byran Brown Theatre) is currently a member. This additional membership is required under our Multiple Venues Policy, and is off the back of a team member at BAC recently being accepted into the Presenter Training Program. The recommendation is that the application be accepted. Peter - can you please nominate? Heidi - can you please second? All in favour? Thank you Katherine Katherine Connor (she/her) Executive Director | PAC Australia | +61 (0) 419 428 412 | paca.org.au<http://www.paca.org.au/> [cid:image001.gif@01DCD1A9.04517E00]<https://apax.org.au/> [A red circle with a white letter f in it Description automatically generated]<https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [signature_2482306534] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia> [signature_1587814422] <https://apaca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id…> [signature_883882369] <https://paca.org.au/members/login.php> [signature_249193979] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> I acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, on whose land I live and work, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don't expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.

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Salary Sacrifice expertise and experience
by Lynda de Koning April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026

Good afternoon members, I hope this week is treating you well. Seeking your expertise and experience with salary sacrifice for staff to inform our initial scoping. If it's something you could possibly assist with, please see details following (otherwise feel free to move on!). We have received a request from a staff member to salary sacrifice their mortgage payments. We're conscious that salary sacrifice can be a significant incentive for staff which we would like to make available to the team in a comprehensive manner should we implement, but we'd appreciate any experience and advice. PACA currently has salary sacrifice in place for Superannuation only which does not attract FBT tax. Maria and I have conducted some initial research that suggests that: * Salary sacrifice payments such a mortgage and car payments attract FBT tax, which is the employer's responsibility with the ATO. * It is possible for the employee and employer to enter into an agreement where the employee part or fully pays the FBT component to the employer with after tax funds (in which case the employee should consider the cost benefits of their request). * PACA is a NFP and registered charity, but we do not have an FBT exemption in place. * FBT exemptions (to a capped amount) only apply for public benevolent institutions and health promotion charities, registered by the Australian Charities and endorsed by the ATO. As such, I don't believe PACA would be eligible. * PACA will incur additional financial management (time) and audit costs in delivering a salary sacrifice program including FBT. Are any members able to provide any advice about the above information, your experience or relevant policies? Many thanks for your assistance, Lynda Lynda de Koning (she/her) General Manager | PAC Australia | +61 (0) 438 860 020 | paca.org.au<https://paca.org.au/> Peramangk / South Australia GMT +9.5 [X]<http://www.apax.org.au> I gratefully acknowledge the Peramangk people, on whose lands I live and work, and recognise their continuing connection to Country. I pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders passed and present. Always was, always will be. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don’t expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.

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Informal board meeting to discuss audience roundtable/s
by Katherine Connor April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

Hi everyone, For those who would like to attend an informal meeting of the board to discuss the audience roundtable project, we are proposing Monday 25 May at 5.00pm AEST - a calendar hold will be sent shortly. I realise it's late in the day on a Monday, but I'm very conscious of everyone's full schedules and trying to find a window that will suit all. I will see if Amy Maiden is available to join, but also conscious she has a very full-time job outside of this project as well. By this date we will have gone through the EOI process (due to be distributed to the sector next week) and will know who has been invited to participate. If there is anyone who is very keen to join this meeting but just can't make 25th May work, please let me know - if there are several, I will come back to the group with another suggested day. Many thanks Katherine Katherine Connor (she/her) Executive Director | PAC Australia | +61 (0) 419 428 412 | paca.org.au<http://www.paca.org.au/> [cid:image001.gif@01DCCDC9.E7F33AB0]<https://apax.org.au/> [A red circle with a white letter f in it Description automatically generated]<https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [signature_2482306534] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia> [signature_1587814422] <https://apaca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id…> [signature_883882369] <https://paca.org.au/members/login.php> [signature_249193979] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> I acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, on whose land I live and work, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don't expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.

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HOLD - Informal PAC Aust board meeting to discuss audience roundtable project.
by Katherine Connor April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

Board members who are interested in discussing the audience roundtable project. Please feel free to ignore/decline if you don't intend to join the discussion. ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/44640788716999?p=UZpXVVpdu8bGhfZ6KA Meeting ID: 446 407 887 169 99 Passcode: r2hT9UL3 ________________________________ Need help?<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting?omkt=en-US> | System reference<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmQ4NmU2YTktNWYzMC00…> For organizers: Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=1ec7746c-d4d7-43b2-…> ________________________________________________________________________________

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Embargoed - audiences project
by Katherine Connor April 7, 2026

April 7, 2026

Hi everyone, I'm very pleased to confirm that Creative Australia have signed off on a funding proposal for PAC Australia alongside Amy Maiden to move forward with a series of roundtables on the critical issues of audience development and retention in Australia. We had originally envisaged this work as an Audience Summit, inviting a whole-of-sector discussion, however through a lot of discussion and workshopping of the concept, we landed on a series of roundtables with invested leaders (CEOs, Artistic Directors, Programmers, Marketing Directors) to identify and confirm the interventions, resources and game-changing strategies to really shift the dial. The focus will be on performing arts and participants invited from a wide range and scale of organisations (including independents). Importantly, we are looking to de-silo commercial and subsidised organisations in this project. This is a critical development in shifting the focus in the sector to audiences, and important positioning for PAC Australia. I've attached an outline of the project for your information; conscious that we will be well advanced with this project by the next board meeting. Please note this project is still embargoed for another couple of weeks. There will be a call out for participants; we expect that there will be wide-ranging interest, and based on our experience with the national touring roundtable, this needs to be managed very carefully. Creative Australia are supporting this project with approx. $125K - the exact amount is pending final confirmation of travel costs - of which PAC will net $25K before costs, which will support our EOFY position with an expected dip in investment portfolio income etc. Any questions, please let me know. Many thanks, Katherine Katherine Connor (she/her) Executive Director | PAC Australia | +61 (0) 419 428 412 | paca.org.au<http://www.paca.org.au/> [cid:image001.gif@01DCC067.74B118C0]<https://apax.org.au/> [A red circle with a white letter f in it Description automatically generated]<https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [signature_2482306534] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia> [signature_1587814422] <https://apaca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id…> [signature_883882369] <https://paca.org.au/members/login.php> [signature_249193979] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> I acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, on whose land I live and work, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don't expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.

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