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We provide focused advocacy for thousands of Australian owned small businesses and sole traders that support Australian music in public performance places, and create tens of thousands of Australian jobs in the creative economy.
ALMBC Strategic Plan 2026-28
The ALMBC Strategic and Operational Plan 2026–2028 sets a clear, nationally coordinated direction for strengthening Australia’s live music business ecosystem over the next three years. Building on the 2024 plan and informed by extensive sector consultation in early 2026, it sharpens ALMBC’s mission as the independent, business‑focused voice for live music workers, operators, sole traders and small‑to‑medium enterprises. The plan responds to ongoing structural pressures in the sector by prioritising practical solutions, evidence‑led advocacy and national consistency across policy, standards and business practice.
Structured around a simple four‑step operating model: Identify, Simplify, Inform and Advocate, the plan outlines strategic priorities alongside a detailed FY2026–27 operational program. It focuses on areas of highest impact, including ticketing trust protections, insurance leadership, workforce compliance, best‑practice business resources, grassroots artist and venue development, and the further establishment of ALMBC as a trusted national industry authority. Together, these actions are designed to deliver measurable outcomes for members, support a more sustainable live music economy, and ensure ALMBC’s long‑term financial and organisational resilience.
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Annual Project reporting 2025
Annual Report (Draft Finances) 2024.2025
Annual Report 2023.24
Financial Report 2023.24
ALMBC Policy PrioritiesÂ
1. To represent the interests of Australian-owned, live music businesses at all levels of government and within the broader Australian music industry.
2. The establishment of a Live Music Public Liability Insurance scheme to help venues that have been unable to secure or afford PLI.
3. To work alongside other stakeholders in music, hospitality and other industries to resolve urgent and systemic issues surrounding skills and labour shortages.
4. To help raise awareness regarding the under-use of options like portable superannuation by gig-economy workers in the live music sector.
5. To work with businesses in the live music sector to improve commercial practises and behaviour – including facilitating a Best Practice Guidelines for the industry.
6. The production of a Live Music Industry Directory – to make it easier for members and the broader industry operators to find relevant services, including coverage of Traditional owners and Traditional Place names.
ALMBC Diversity CharterÂ
The ALMBC believes that people are the lifeblood of the music industry. The Australian live music industry is a broad intersection of people, communities and different cultures. The Australian live music industry includes people of every conceivable background and identity – this diverse workforce in Australian society is something that must be celebrated. The ALMBC is committed to ensuring all voices within the sector of small to medium Australian live music enterprises are visible and audible. The ALMBC will be proactive in ensuring the representation of the depth and diversity of the whole of the Australian live music community.