Music Education: Right from the Start welcomes NSW’s first music education plan
NSW’s first music education plan, Time for Music, is a significant step towards equitable access to quality music education for the state’s primary school students.
Giving the future a seat at the table
Ella Simons joined her first School Strike 4 Climate rally in primary school. Before finishing high school, she’d represented Australia at the pre-COP conference in Milan. Now, at 19, she’s taking the youth voice into the boardroom as co-CEO of Damon Gameau’s youth-led global movement, Future Council.
Turning the Page
Fresh from starring in a major new TV series and with a Silver Logie nomination to his name, Hunter Page-Lochard has teamed up with his father Stephen Page to build what may be their most ambitious project yet: creating a home for the next generation of First Nations filmmakers
A Movement, Not a Moment
From a teenager typing letters for her Aunties to improve Indigenous health access, Larissa Baldwin-Roberts is now leading a national movement for climate solutions, Treaty and First Nations justice. As we celebrate this year’s NAIDOC theme, 50 Years of Deadly, Larissa reflects on building momentum using 65,000 years of knowledge.
From Contiki to KidsXpress: the lifelong friendship behind the organisation that is changing children’s lives
Just over 20 years ago, a conversation over an $8 chicken salad resulted in a business that would go on to change the lives of thousands of children impacted by trauma. Regarded today as a pioneer in expressive therapy, KidsXpress stands as proof of what can happen when compassion meets conviction
All In for AusMusic T-Shirt Day!
From tees to tunes, Alberts is showing up to support Australia’s music workers, with all donations today matched for maximum impact.
Drumathon Giving Day: Make Some Noise for Arts and Music Education!
Drumroll please! The Song Room’s Drumathon Giving Day is coming up on Thursday, 13 November – a time to make some noise for arts and music education!
Walking Together: Victoria enshrines first Treaty in law
Alberts | The Tony Foundation joined philanthropic peers in an open letter to the Government supporting the landmark Bill
Meet Rebecca van Herk, the guardian angel helping natural disaster-affected communities find healing
For communities devastated by natural disasters such as floods and bushfires the trauma may not emerge until years afterwards, which is when the work of KidsXpress’s senior trauma consultant and psychologist Rebecca van Herk really begins
Hitting the high notes: Meet Support Act’s new First Nations program manager
As the music industry gears up for Music in the House – the annual music fest that celebrates and raises crucial funds for industry not-for-profit Support Act – we introduce the newest member of the Support Act team, First Nations program manager Catherine Satour
