Thursday 28 November marks Ausmusic T-Shirt Day, with music lovers across Australia celebrating Aussie music and banding together to raise funds for the Australian music industry’s charity, Support Act. 

Funds raised from the campaign will go to Support Act so that it can continue its crucial work helping music workers in need through short term financial relief, mental health and wellbeing support, the Mentally Healthy Workplaces Program, Support Act Wellbeing Helpline and dedicated First Nations support.

Thanks to an anonymous donor, donations made on Thursday, 28 November will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000 giving supporters the opportunity to have their gift doubled!

Get involved today by simply wearing an Aussie music t-shirt and making a donation to Support Act at ausmusictshirtday.org.au.

Participants are also encouraged to share their t-shirt pics on social media using the hashtag #ausmusictshirtday and tagging Support Act, triple j, ARIA, Gildan Brands and AAMI.

Fun activities are taking place throughout the day for people looking to join the celebrations, all featured in the Ausmusic T-Shirt Day Gig Guide, as well as Aussie music trivia games that are free to download and play anywhere.

This year’s campaign saw recent ARIA hall of fame inductee Missy Higgins, Tony Armstrong and Heartbreak High’s Ayesha Madon – along with a raft of famous faces of Australian music, radio and screen – throw their support behind the day.

In a Community Service Announcement, produced by Mushroom Creative House, Higgins, Armstrong and Madon join a cast of ambassadors in a high-energy celebration of Australian music set to undeniably catchy beats of Alice Ivy’s ‘Howlin’ at the New Moon’. 

Support Act CEO Clive Miller says of the day: “Life is better with Australian music, and today is a great day to celebrate all the people who help to create it by wearing and repping our favourite Ausmusic t-shirts, and donating to Support Act, to help music workers who are doing it tough, especially in these difficult economic times.” 

In the last financial year alone, donations have helped the charity support over 230 music workers with short term financial support to the tune of $770,000, and more than 580 received financial support and/or counselling and referrals to other services. They also provided over 2,000 hours of free phone counselling through the Support Act Wellbeing Helpline.