Victoria State Opera to support the Australian Opera and the Australian Ballet, survived the merger. In 1987 it was renamed the State Orchestra of Victoria (now Orchestra Victoria) and continues to support opera and ballet in the State Theatre. Opera Australia took on the responsibilities of performing opera in both the states of Victoria and New South Wales. More recently, the Victorian Opera has been formed with funding from the Victorian government to provide an opera company for Melbourne and Victoria. Notes Sources Victoria State Opera The Victoria State Opera (VSO), based in Melbourne, Australia, was founded in Melbourne in 1962. The company,
State-owned enterprises of Australia of which are overseen by the Department of Communications: The GBEs of the Australian Capital Territory include: The GBEs of New South Wales include: The GBEs of the Northern Territory include: The GBEs of Queensland include: South Australia is notable for having very controversially privatized most of its GBEs: Tasmania has a considerable amount of GBEs, relative to other states: The GBEs of Victoria include: The GBEs of Western Australian include: State-owned enterprises of Australia In Australia the predominant term used for SOEs is government business enterprise (GBE). Various Australian states also have GBEs, especially with respect to the provision