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You Can’t Stop The Music this Sunday!! Presented by THECHO!R & Artistic Director Jonathon Welch

Tickets are still available for this fun and fabulous concert. Celebrating the singers and songwriters of the 1980's on Sunday 1st July at 3pm...

Melbourne International Singers Festival 2018 welcomes Antony Pitts, from The Song Company

In the lead up to our 9th annual Melbourne International Singers Festival, we unfortunately have to advise that due to ill health, Richard Gill...

True Love Story at the Melbourne International Singers Festival

The Melbourne International Singers Festival 2018 is thrilled to presented the internationally acclaimed, award winning The Song Company, with Artistic Director, Antony Pitts, at...

Earlybird registrations are open for the Melbourne International Singers Festival 2018

From the 7th to the 11th of June. Proudly presented by the School of Hard Knocks Now in its 9th consecutive year, Melbourne International Singers...

Celebrate Social Inclusion Week at Merry & Bright on Sunday 26th November, Deakin Edge

Merry & Bright, the School of Hard Knocks final concert for 2017 is presented on Sunday 26 November from 2pm at Deakin Edge. This...

Come and enjoy our great Australian music at Australian Songbook, this Sunday at Collingwood Town Hall!

In celebration of Australian Music Month, THECHO!R will present their next sensational concert.  Australian Songbook on Sunday November 19th at 3pm in the Collingwood...

School of Hard Knocks celebrates the great music & composers of the 60s. It’s the real thing

We know that Absolutely Everybody Loves the 60’s!! Come and join us at the School of Hard Knocks fab, groovy celebration of the psychedelic 60’s on Sunday the 24th of September at Deakin Edge from 3pm. Jonathon Welch, Founding Artistic Director of the School of Hard Knocks, will be Chief Conductor and MC. Jonathon explains “The School of Hard Knocks loves presenting these concerts which enable us to bring together a wonderful community of singers and musicians.” This concert features Jan van de Stool, ‘International Music Therapist’ and star of ‘Australia’s Got Talent’ 2016 as our very funny and fabulous guest artist, THECHO!R and the award winning, Footscray-Yarraville City Band, conducted by Phillipa Edwards. “The music from the 60s era is remembered so fondly and is a source of inspiration for so many. Certainly an inspiration for me! This will be one way cool affair! You will know the songs. I expect everyone will be up and grooving in the aisles” Jonathon said with a smile. Choirs from the School’s Absolutely Everybody choral program will also perform in our 350 voice massed choir. “We have choirs in Latrobe Valley, Frankston, Melbourne, Casey, Footscray, Sunshine and Fitzroy. We also have choral programs in Brisbane and Port Macquarie. I want to get the whole world singing!” Jonathon exclaimed. The concert is a fundraiser for the School of Hard Knocks. Jonathon explained “The School is the culmination of my dream to expand our programs beyond the Choir of Hard Knocks and to engage the professional arts, education, welfare and volunteer sector to provide industry leading arts courses programs that will help build positive physical and mental well being through the arts for those who are marginalised in the community. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 concession, $15 for under 18s and a family, of 2 adults and 2 children, is $75. Book online through the School’s website at www.schoolofhardknocks.org.au or purchase at the door from 2.30pm.

Celebrating choirs & the joy of singing at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Sunday June 11th

Do you LOVE to hear choirs and beautiful melodious singing …WE DO! Are you a fan of the Divine Divas of Sunbury, THECHO!R, Co-cheol and Amber Evans … WE ARE! Would you like to be introduced to the sublime singing of Musica and Men Aloud! …YES??? Then come to our choral extravaganza at the Melbourne Recital Centre this Sunday June 11th!!! Part of the 8th annual Melbourne International Singers Festival.

Melbourne International Singers Festival is proud to present Fantastic Festival Concerts on Sunday June 11th

Melbourne International Singers Festival is proud to present fantastic concerts in the Melbourne Recital Centre, featuring a selection of guest choirs and artists from our Festival! Please check our website for our full Festival program. An unforgettable weekend of musical experiences!!! #MISF17

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Mr Squiggle, the man from the moon, has landed at the National Museum of Australia!

The beloved children's television puppet Mr Squiggle, and his friends Blackboard, Rocket, Bill Steamshovel and Gus the Snail, have landed in Canberra after being acquired by the National Museum of Australia. With a pencil for a nose, Mr Squiggle delighted generations of children with his impromptu drawings and...

Innovation promises to prevent power pole-top fires

Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires and reduce blackouts. Pole-top fires pose significant challenges to power providers and communities worldwide. In March, pole-top fires cut power from 40,000 homes and businesses in Perth. The 2020 Royal Commission […]

Stone Town by Margaret Hickey

I bought this book at The Bright Bookshop. We were spending a weekend in Bright and I was left, in the middle of town, with a car and plenty of time. The first day was a Saturday and also market day. I spent Saturday morning in the...

Chair of the Australian Koala Foundation available for comment

The Koala Army's March for Creatures Great and Small Chair of the Australian Koala Foundation available for comment re: March for Creatures Great and Small - a parade to celebrate all wildlife. The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is proud to announce their flagship event of the year, the...

Panasonic powers up commercial hydrogen fuel cell presence in Australia

Panasonic will commence commercial sales of Hydrogen Fuel Cells in the Australian market from October 2024, in recognition of the growth in the country’s nascent green hydrogen industry. Panasonic will bolster its commercial capabilities by launching the PH3, the latest version of its H2 KIBOU pure hydrogen fuel cell generator that generates DC power. With […]

Wyndham Volunteer Expo on Saturday, 11th May!

Volunteering is such an important part of our community and this Expo will be a great opportunity to chat to us, as well as other Wyndham groups and organisations who are looking for volunteers. The Wyndham Volunteer Expo is a FREE event. So, come along anytime between 10am and 2pm and discover what’s in your backyard! Find out more: https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/whats-on/wyndham-volunteer-expo   […]

HONEYWELL AND HAWKS ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF ARENA OF THE FUTURE CHALLENGE

Inaugural challenge offers opportunity for students to imagine and design an automated and sustainable sports arena  Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) and the Atlanta Hawks today celebrated students participating in their inaugural Arena of the Future Innovation Challenge at State Farm Arena.    The top three winning teams’ schools were awarded by Honeywell a total of $10,000 in prizes, […]

Xefco secures $10.5M to reduce textile industry emissions

Pictured: Tom Hussey with Xefco’s technology Xefco, the sustainable manufacturing tech company, today announced it has raised AUD$10.5 million in its latest funding round led by Australian deep tech fund Main Sequence, to reduce textile emissions and create a greener supply chain for the fashion industry. The investment from other new backers, Breakthrough Victoria, Virescent Ventures, investing […]

Sensing a solar revolution for underperforming panels

Australia may proudly boast it has the highest per capita deployment of rooftop solar in the world, but underperforming panels are costing consumers. Now an NSW Smart Sensing Network Grand Challenge project has found a way to tackle the blight of solar panel underperformance, which is costing an estimated $US4.6 billion globally in preventable losses. The Smart Energy Asset […]

Infrastructure Sustainability Council Welcomes Federal Government Environmentally Sustainable Procurement (ESP) Policy

The Infrastructure Sustainability Council Welcomes Federal Government Environmentally Sustainable Procurement (ESP) Policy  IS Rating Scheme Endorsed to Facilitate Sustainability Measurement and Assurance The Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) has welcomed the Federal Government’s Environmentally Sustainable Procurement (ESP) Policy, which will help the Government better measure the environmental outcomes from its agreements with suppliers, including through the application […]

Citizen science project goes underwater on Kangaroo Island

Artist’s impression of Reef Lab design (courtesy Alex Goad, Reef Design Lab) Cool new snorkelling reef on Kangaroo Island helps to ‘rewind’ ecosystem loss Native oysters may one day return to the coastline of Kangaroo Island after the installation of new reef structures along the Kingscote foreshore as part of the Flinders University-led Passport to Recovery (‘P2R’) program. […]

Husqvarna Group’s Carbon Emissions Halved

Calle Medin, Head of Sustainability at Husqvarna Group. Husqvarna Group, a global leader in outdoor power products, has successfully halved its absolute CO2 emissions compared to the 2015 baseline year. A significant milestone achieved at the same time as the business’s sales has increased by 47 percent. Carbon is one of Husqvarna Group’s three Sustainability […]