The Merrigong Theatre Company has secured a share of the $7.8 million Creative Futures Fund last month, prompting a boost in local arts. The Creative Futures Fund is an initiative from the Australian Government’s National Cultural Policy that supports new projects by ambitious artists across the nation. It will support 20 large-scale creative projects, bringing Australian stories to Australian audiences. Merrigong Theatre Company Artistic Director and CEO Simon Hinton said it was an honour to receive the Creative Futures Fund. “To be able to create a work of national significance on this scale on Country for the people of the…