Australia’s classical music and arts magazine has bold plans to improve national coverage.

Limelight has today launched a bid to raise much needed funds to improve national arts coverage via a scheme that aims to better represent the small to medium sector and ensure that artists from right across Australia have a bigger and better say about the arts and all matters cultural. The online campaign is being managed with the help of the Australian Cultural Fund, a fundraising platform for Australian artists established in 2003 to encourage donations to the arts and managed by Creative Partnerships Australia.

“Ever since I joined the magazine, I’ve wanted to increase our coverage outside of NSW where our staff are based,” says Limelight editor Clive Paget. “With arts coverage on the decline in mainstream media, it’s now more vital than ever that we reach out to help promote arts events right across the nation, but to do that we really do need the help of readers and those passionate about the future of the arts and arts journalism in Australia.”

Limelight’s plans come in two parts: a major overhaul of the website for easier reader access, improved...