Arts and cultural organisations are finding ways to showcase their works, despite many events being cancelled and facilities closed due to COVID-19 health precautions.
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The inaugural On the Brink Festival at St Helens Plains near the Grampians National Park will run on the Easter weekend.
Events Manager Claudia Haenel said the family-friendly arts and music event will raise funds for Australia's endangered wildlife and hopes the festival "puts smiles on families' faces".
"There will be a lot of space and fresh air for social distancing too," she said.
"The festival will have less than 500 attendees and our priority will be hygiene - people who aren't well should not attend the festival."
The Horsham Regional Art Gallery will maintain its standard hours of trade and visitors could view current exhibitions - Minstrel Kuik: She who has no self - Peter Milne: Juvenilia.
Horsham Regional Art Gallery also announced on Facebook that staff have been working on Creative Victoria's Digitisation Project - scanning the galleries permanent collection over 2800 works.
"As the project evolves we will share some of the hidden works through social media," the post said.
Movie lovers could get their fix with Horsham Cinema remaining open to the public but with limited sessions and trading hours.
A spokeswoman from the cinema said there would be temporary changes from March 19: Thursday screenings will be stopped until further notice, Friday evenings showing three movies, Saturday will start around 1.50pm, and Sunday closing around 5.00pm.
"We will ensure the foyer is not crowded and session times will be more staggered," she said.
Ararat Rural City Council has closed public access to facilities including the Ararat Regional Library, Ararat Town Hall and the Ararat Gallery TAMA (Textile Art Museum Australia).
Media and communications officer, Leah Heinrich, said that they were hopeful the Ararat Gallery and Town Hall could provide "behind the scenes posts for social media and maybe virtual experiences".
On Thursday the Natimuk Show Secretary Judith Bysouth announced the event would not go ahead.
"We cancelled the Natimuk Show in the interest of the community members, volunteers and patrons," she said.
In response to mass event cancellations Live Performance Australia chief executive Evelyn Richardson said Thursday the country must "commit to an immediate and strong course of action".
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