The generous support of our donors and partners gives Gondwana Choirs the opportunity to lead innovation in the choral community, to blur and cross established genres, and to develop our young singers’ artistic abilities, helping them flourish into world-class musicians and creative advocates for what matters most to them.
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Hooper Shaw Foundation
Light Warrior
Limitless Bama Indigenous Corporation
Packer Family Foundation
Smugglers of Light Foundation
Thyne Reid Foundation
Vicki Olsson
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James N Kirby Foundation
Magnolia Foundation
Lyn Williams AM
Larry Boyd and Barbara Caine AM
Tessa Boyd-Caine & John Chan
Professor Warwick & Dorothy Bruce Foundation
Centenary Foundation – Scott Family Bequest
Alison Deitz
The Donald Family
Clare Herschell
Julianne Maxwell
Andrew Walsh AM
Acumen Accounting & Advisory
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Prue Ashurst
The Hon. JC Campbell & Mrs Campbell
Andrew & Samantha Coates
Rebecca Davies AO
Grimshaw Family
Elisabeth Fidler
Lauren Hannay
Kate Lidbetter & Peter Kerin
Catherine Playoust & Elliott Gyger
Karen Mundine
Mark, Vanessa & Poppy Rohanna
The Australian Giving Foundation
Anna & Mark Yates
Anonymous (5)
APS Foundation
Frankie Braden
Anita Burkart
Alex Cameron-Fraser
Gertraud & Richard Cohen
Janice Dudley
Katy Evans
Terry Fahy
Foundation SA — Better Tomorrow Fund
Simon Halsey
Darryl & Katherine Hodgkinson
Donation in honour of Larry Boyd
Andrew Kains
Michael Kertesz
Barbara & Peter Kozak
Alison Lockhart
James Logie-Smith
Longmuir Family
Bronwyn Macindoe
Greg Massingham
Diana Nicholas
Bonnie Nilsson
Original Works
Louisa O’Toole
Mathisha Panagoda
Anna Reid
Kim Sutherland OAM
Anne & Simon Sweeney
The O’Brien Foundation
Mike & Briony Tyquin
Ying Wang
Alan Watt
Wu Family
Susan Ye
Kangning Zhu Tracy
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Rinalda Aay
Janet Anstee
Alison Armistead
Sophie Attwater
Meagan Baddock
Merilyn Bodinnar
Ursula Boyd
Jan Boydstun
Juliette Bradley
Amanda Brownhill
Heather Carr
Vivienne Chen
Kate Clark
Charlotte Clutterbuck
Ruth Crabb
Rosemary Curtin
Edith Cummings
Kate Dingle
Timothy Dowling
Fiona Fairweather
Ann Freeman
Ben Franklin
Kerith Fowles
Suzanne Gardiner
Ann Gochee
John and Sue Grant
Emily Hapea
Susan Harpley
Ezra Hersch
Marion Hilz
Edith Jones
Annie Kwok
Kim Le
Amy Lee
Ben Lee
David Lewis
Lillian Lie
Ella Lu
Elisabeth McDonald
Jean McPherson
Melinda McLean
Kerry Maza
Jenny Moon
MJ Music
Niamh Murray
Brenda Nielsen
James Nielsen
Jo Oakes
Gerard Patacca
Sally Pierce
Jenny van Proctor
Beth Pratley
Sally, Nic & Samuel Pyke
Ilektra Spandagou
Joanne Stefanovic
Dr KA Stewart
Alexandra Stuart-Watt
Anne Sweeney
Prudence Tan
Jean-Pierre Tatout
Melinda Unmack
Helen Vlachos
Matthew Vaughan
Cissy Wei
Peter Wolfe
Lorna Wood
Major Partners
Aranday Foundation
Canny Quine Foundation
Dara Foundation
The Humanity Foundation
Mamoma Foundation
SALT Catalyst
Yulgilbar Foundation
Wilson Foundation
The Spinifex Gum Creative Development Fund is administered by Gondwana Choirs
Last updated 30 March 2026, representing donations made since 1 January 2025. Please email Katie Miller-Crispe if you have a question about your listing.
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Trusts & Foundations
Supporting Partners
Gondwana Choirs is supported by the
NSW Government through Create NSW
Gondwana Choirs is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts funding and advisory body
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Venue Partner
Gondwana Indigenous Children’s Choir’s long-standing relationship with Cairns State High School is an integral part of the choir’s program. The choir and school proudly recognise the importance both play in each other’s culture.
“It’s the access to experiences that make most people take for granted nowadays – that’s what makes Gondwana so special. I really don’t think people understand how much our young Indigenous students gain from being part of the program.
I also don’t think people understand how expert and technical the choirs are. They are truly impressive artists.”
Christopher Zilm
Executive Principal
Cairns State High School
Supporting Partner
Samantha Coates is an Australian pianist and teacher with over three decades of experience in both private and group piano tuition. She is also the author and publisher of BlitzBooks, a music education series that has brought fun and laughter to the areas of music theory, instrumental technique and sight reading.
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Supporting Partner
Combined Management Consultants (CMC) has been in business since 1980. We specialise in providing expert and insightful guidance to help our clients assess and implement the most effective information systems and technology strategies to support their business.
CMC has specific expertise in the areas of Software Evaluation and Selection, IT Strategic Reviews, Project Management, Project Governance & QA Review and Change Management.
CMC have a substantial team of highly qualified and experienced consultants who are completely committed to delivering results and to completing projects on time and on budget. The consistent achievement of this objective has made us a valued partner to our clients.
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Supporting Partner
Pro bono is a fundamental part of Clayton Utz.Our pro bono practice has always been about access to justice. We act for low-income and disadvantaged people who cannot obtain Legal Aid, and for the not-for-profit organisations which support them, no matter where they are in Australia.
Clayton Utz is serious about pro bono best practice. We were the first large Australian law firm to establish an in-house pro bono practice; the first to appoint a full-time pro bono partner; and the first to sign the National Pro Bono Target. Since 1997, our commitment to pro bono has helped to shape what it means to be a leading Australian law firm.
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Trusts and Foundations
Crown Resorts Foundation and the Packer Family Foundation provide support for Gondwana Choirs activities in Western Sydney, including:
the Western Sydney Gondwana Indigenous Children’s Choir (2015-2018), providing world-class training and performance opportunities to Indigenous children in Western Sydneyy, and
the newly formed Sydney Children’s Choir program at Fairfield Public School, where strong interest from schools and a significant supportive relationship with STAARTS, we have commenced engaging schools with a high percentage of refugee children.
Trusts and Foundations
Crown Resorts Foundation and the Packer Family Foundation provide support for Gondwana Choirs activities in Western Sydney, including:
Trusts and Foundations
Gondwana Choirs is most grateful to the Magnolia Foundation for its ongoing support of Gondwana Indigenous Children’s Choir, enabling talented young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the opportunity to participate in one of the country’s most exciting performing and choral training groups.
Trusts and Foundations
One of the most important core values of Gondwana Choirs is that of Accessibility. We believe that all our young people deserve the opportunity to participate in our programs and to perform at a professional level with the finest ensembles in the country.
The conduit for these affected choristers and their families is Gondwana Choirs Bursary Fund which is supported by personal giving and trusts and foundations. Each year, 100% of the Bursary Fund is distributed to successful applicants. Applications are considered by a Board-appointed panel consisting of Executive Director Bernie Heard, Board Member Karen Mundine (CEO, Reconciliation Australia) and the relevant program managers.
Gondwana Choirs is most grateful for the major contribution to the Bursary Fund from the Marian & E.H Flack Trust, enabling choristers to participate in Sydney Children’s Choir and National Choral School.
Major Partner | Venue Sponsor
The University of Notre Dame is Gondwana Choir’s newest Education Partner, hosting weekday and Saturday rehearsals of Sydney Children’s Choir at the University’s Broadway Campus.
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Major Partner | Venue Sponsor
Gondwana Choirs is excited to be major partners with UNSW for National Choral School since 2017. This two-week intensive camp makes the most of the University’s extensive rehearsal venues and residential accommodation. Additionally, the University’s primary performance space, the John Clancy Auditorium, is at the heart of the annual Festival of Summer Voices, the performances that are the culmination of the national ensembles during the residency.
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Government Partner
The Indigenous Languages and Arts program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to revive and maintain languages, and to develop and present art.
Support from ILA is enabling Gondwana Choirs to commission new works in language and collect local Indigenous stories to be told in music and books illustrated by choristers.
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Government Partner
Gondwana Choirs is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Create NSW is the NSW Government’s new arts and cultural driver, which brings together arts, screen and culture functions in a new integrated entity. Create NSW was established on 1 April 2017 and has responsibility for many of the functions previously undertaken by Arts NSW and Screen NSW.
The new entity forms part of the Arts & Culture Division within the Department of Planning and Environment and is responsible for furthering Government’s vision for NSW to be known for its bold and exciting arts and culture that engages the community and reflects the state’s rich diversity.
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