In conjunction with Manly-based music marketing company Perfect Pitch, Stella Maris College is transforming its state of the art Star of the Sea Theatre into the Northern Beaches latest and greatest all-age live music venue. This unique theatre, adjacent to Queenscliff Beach, with acoustics purportedly equivalent to the Opera House Concert Hall, will showcase both

Streetradio.net is an internet radio station based in Surry Hills. The station is currently seeking new music and content from young local bands. The station covers a variety of styles and programs to suit all tastes. For more info go to www.streetradio.net

Thanks to our in-house tech guru here at MusicNSW, Indent’s zine is now available online! To check out the latest issue click here. If you would like a hardcopy sent to you please email max@musicnsw.com with your full-name and postal address.

Pete Wells of Rose Tattoo sadly passed last week after a long battle with cancer. MusicNSW would like to offer our condolences to Pete’s family and friends.

From April 4-8, Australias non-profit youth portal Vibewire.net is holding an e-Festival – five days of online panels, short films, images, podcasts, guest columnists, published papers, opportunities and resources. e-Festival of Ideas is a conference taken online and democratised. It is the only forum of its kind – using the latest in online technologies to

Arts Law Centre has recently published a new edition of “A Practical Guide for Artists and Arts Organisations. This is a user-friendly guide explaining insurance for artists and non-profit arts organisations. Info:www.artslaw.com.au/Publications/Books/

Voting for the 2006 APRA Music Awards Song of the Year is now open. Simply visit www.apra.com.au and click on Awards Central. Once in Awards Central click on VOTE NOW and follow the steps provided.

Each year Nescafé Big Break gives away cash grants to people aged between 16 and 24, who have a dream or idea and need some financial support to make it a reality. It is not an achievement award and anyone can win the grants. There are no categories and winners can be from any field

Freedom Writers is a competition run by Amnesty International Australia, NSW Human Rights and Security Network and is designed to give amateur, unpublished, and recreational writers an outlet to express their individual concepts in a creative context whilst drawing attention to human rights abuses and humanitarian polemics. The competition is open to all ages: Writers

Congrats to all APRA PDA winners especially Sarah Kelly from NSW, who receieved the Big Day Out Contemporary Music Endowment. With the endowment Sarah plans to write more material for theredsunband and expand her skills through cowriting with other Australian songwriters. – Good luck with the writing Sarah.