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ACCELERATE Recipients Revealed

This year’s ACCELERATE recipients have been announced, celebrating four talented Indigenous creatives who will now be able to pursue a professional development programme in the UK.

City of Sydney offer Accommodation Grants

The City of Sydney are currently offering Accommodation Grants  in the form of reduced or free rental for a number of City-owned community facilities (buildings and other spaces), to a range of non-profit community and cultural organisations. 5 properties are open for application. Applications close 17 October 2014. Alexandria Town Hall Benledi House Glebe Town

In Hearts Wake to headline 2014 Indent Tour

Off the back of the success of last year’s Indent Tour featuring hip-hop trio Spit Syndicate, our youth project Indent is excited to announce that ARIA-charting hardcore quintet In Hearts Wake will be headlining Indent’s regional drug and alcohol free all-ages tour in 2014 – the only tour of it’s kind in Australia. This year the Indent Tour

AWME Adds New Acts

More acts have been announced for the 7th Australasian Worldwide Music Expo, which is to be held in Melbourne between November 13-16. 500 representatives from global and Australian festivals, record labels, booking agencies and arts organisations will be attending AWME, Asia-Pacific’s largest industry conference and showcase event for roots music. Artists added includ Pete Murray, Declan Kelly, Chelsea

Support Act Launches Crowdfunding Campaign ‘Bandwagon’

A crowdfunding campaign has just started up for Support Act, who are a registered charity established by the music industry to provide a safety net for music professionals facing hardship. Titled Bandwagon, the campaign aims to raise $100,000 for the music industry charity and was launched by Alan Crabbe, co-founder and director of Pozible, and several homegrown friends