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Creative Australia welcomes the appointment of Wesley Enoch AM as Chair 

Creative Australia warmly welcomes the appointment of Wesley Enoch AM as Chair of the Australia Council Board of Creative Australia, as announced today by the Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for the Arts.

Jul 15, 2025
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Wesley is a proud Quandamooka man, celebrated playwright and artistic director whose deep cultural and artistic leadership has shaped Australian theatre and storytelling for more than three decades. 

He is the first First Nations Australian in the organisation’s history to be appointed Chair, and the first practicing artist in more than two decades. 

Wesley has a deep and long-standing relationship with the organisation and sector, having worked for and alongside Creative Australia and its predecessor, the Australia Council, since 1993. He served as Chair of the First Nations Arts and Culture Strategy Panel from 2014 to 2021, and most recently as Deputy Chair of the Board of Creative Australia.  

Creative Australia looks forward to working under Wesley’s leadership, continuing to support a thriving and inclusive national arts and culture sector.  

Media contacts: 

Brianna Roberts, Media Manager 
Creative Australia 
Mobile: 0498 123 541 
Email: brianna.roberts@creative.gov.au 

 

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We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions.

We are privileged to gather on this Country and through this website to share knowledge, culture and art now, and with future generations.

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We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways, and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions. We are privileged to gather on this Country and to share knowledge, culture and art, now and with future generations.

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