The petition of citizens of Queensland draws to the attention of the House that Townsville Community Music Centre which has been operating in the Townsville/Thuringowa and broader regions of North Qld for 21 years has this year been notified that it will not receive operational funding through Arts Qld beyond 31/12/04. Apart from the subsequent job losses this will also mean the loss of vital Arts Infrastructure in the region. It is acknowledged that the Townsville Community Music Centre has had difficulties recovering from the illness and death of our long time and much respected Executive Officer, Ms Mary-Lou Schonfeldt, and was therefore not as competitive-as others in the triennial funding round, however, the decision to cease our operational funding will mean that we also lose her legacy and that is intolerable. Your petitioners therefore request the House to ensure that we do not lose this asset to our community by providing adequate operational funding for the full three years of this funding round and all the assistance necessary to allow the Townsville Community Music Centre to recover from its recent and anomalous difficulties.