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
Ken & Elizabeth Nielsen
Light Warrior
Lyn Williams AM
Vicki Olsson
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Robyn Martin-Weber
Vicki Olsson
Magnolia Foundation
Alison Deitz
Andrew Walsh AM
Canny Quine Foundation
Clare Ainsworth Herschell
Igniting Change Foundation
Julianne Maxwell
Prue Ashurst
Rebecca Davies AO
O’Brien Foundation
Larry Boyd and Barbara Caine AM
Tessa Boyd-Caine & John Chan
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Anna and Mark Yates
America Family
Catherine Playoust & Elliott Gyger
Catriona Morgan-Hunn
Christine Bishop
Elisabeth Fidler
Grimshaw Family
Helen Williams
Hon J C Campbell & Mrs Campbell
Kains Family
Karen Mundine
Kate Lidbetter & Peter Kerin
Kate, Lucy, and James Sheller
Kaylene Ferguson
Keith Miller
Mathisha Panagoda
Purdue University
Rebecca Davies AO
Surveying Solutions PL
Sydney Community Foundation
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Alan Watt
Alexandra Cameron-Fraser
Anita Burkart
Anthony Anderson
Barbara and Peter Kozak
Belinda Lacey
Ben Lee
Bernie Heard & Matthew Costello
Briony & Mike Tyquin
Bronwyn & Ian Cleworth
Darryl & Katherine Hodgkinson
David Hannay
Diana Nicholas
Dr Carolyn Lowry OAM & Peter Lowry AM
Dr Donna M O’Sullivan
Dr Jean McPherson
Elisabeth McDonald
Evans-Green Family
Geoff Jessup
Gertraud & Richard Cohen
Greg Massingham
Heidi & Mike Trusler
Hugh & Frances Dixson
Jan Northam
Kate Gillingham
Kate Lidbetter & Peter Kerin
Kim Sutherland
Lee Family
Longmuir Family
Mark & Anna Yates
Michael Kertesz
Nicole Graham
Oliver Lu
Penny and Imogen Sturrock
Ralf Ilchef and Helen Proskurin
Ray H Wilson
Ray Wilson OAM in memory of James Agapitos OAM
R McCallum & G Morrison
Rob Rowland
Roberta Fairbairn
Rosemary Curtin & Alexander Wonhas
Simon and Anne Sweeney
Steve Burns & Louisa O’Toole
Tatyana Tychshenko
The Sydney Harmony Public Fund
van Proctor Family
WGCDR Michael Stuart-Watt
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Amanda Lymburner
Annie Kwok
Chung Ming Wong
Dr Erica Smith
Edith Cummings
Ella Lu
Felicity Chappel
Fiona Fairweather
Gemma Black
Genevieve Lang
Gerard Patacca
In memory of Alice Petersen
James Nielsen
Jamie Veitch
Jan Boydsun
Jayne Bye
Jeannie Marsh
Jean-Pierre Tatout
Jenny Knapman
Juliette Bradley
Justina Caterall
K A Stewart
Kate Dingle
Kerin Brown
Kerith Fowles
Leah Liu
Lillian Lie
Lou Perez
Louise Hughes
Marion Hilz
Maroleen Carpenter
Mark & Sally Pierce
Meagan Baddock
Michael Walpole
Norman Long
Oliver Lu
Paul Greenfield
Peter Wolfe
Qihua Luo
Robyn Jones
Roxanne Lambie
Sarah Chisolm
Sarah Sandstad
Tracy Zhao
James Nielsen
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books
Virginia Claire Watt
William Yates
Yunqi Gu
Ying Wang
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 2 April 2025, representing donations made since 1 July 2023. Please email Katie Miller-Crispe if you have a question about your listing.
Major Government Partners
Government Project Partners
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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