We acknowledge & pay our respects to First Nations peoples & recognise the role of intergenerational song practitioners in establishing rich & diverse music practices that exist today.

Kathy O’Hara – “Get this old Rock Chook Back on her feet!”

In ’83, the active live music scene in Sydney provided an opportunity for a keen young audiophile to worm her way into the biz – unloading trucks, and learning to rig, patch and tune PA systems. There was a fair few detractors (“I tell ya, there’s no room for a chick on the road…unless she’s […]

SUPPORT ACT SERIES ASKS MUSIC COMMUNITY TO TUNE UP, NOT OUT

Music industry charity Support Act today announced a second release of Tune Ups, a high impact, intimate and revealing video series on mental health with Australian music heroes, premiering 4 March 2021. The seven-part series, released over seven weeks, features Brendon Love, member of ARIA Award winning and Grammy nominated The Teskey Brothers; ARIA and Golden Guitar Award winning country artist Fanny […]

Support Act responds to industry calls for greater mental health support

Friday, 5 February 2021: With funding support from the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts, Support Act is now providing free and tailored Mental Health First Aid training to musicians around Australia, at a time of real need and heightened distress for anyone who makes a career out of music. Support Act CEO, Clive Miller, said that the training […]