2025 Term 4 g-oz Community Program News
2025 Term 4 g-oz Community Program News What a fantastic way to wrap up our 2025 programming! Congratulations to all g-oz participants for your enthusiastic participation and exceptional effort this term. A huge thank you to our 12 incredible g-oz Instructors who delivered our Term 4 g-oz classes from October 20 to November 7. Lockhart River Lots of singing and dancing from the very first day at…
Vale Judith Curphey OAM
Vale Judith Curphey OAM It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Judith Curphey OAM, Co-Founder of Girls from Oz and Founder of the Australian Girls Choir. For 18 years, Judith’s dedication to Girls from Oz, as both Co-Founder and Board Member, has helped the organisation reach over 3,000 girls living in remote communities across Australia. Through her vision and commitment, these girls have…
Giving Tuesday: 5 ways to make a difference!
Giving Tuesday: 5 ways to make a difference! Tuesday, 2 December 2025 marks the global generosity movement ‘Giving Tuesday’, a campaign recognising not-for-profits, like Girls from Oz, that give back to community. “GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into…
Celebrating 18 years of g-oz!
Celebrating 18 years of g-oz! October 12, 2025 marks 18 years of g-oz supporting and advocating for the education, empowerment and success of girls and young women in remote Australia. Happy Birthday, Girls from Oz! By the end of our 18th year, we will have successfully delivered: 178 Community Programs 22 Travel Programs 4 Reverse Travel Programs Our positive, impactful work has reached over 3000 girls across…
2025 Term 3 g-oz Community Program News
2025 Term 3 g-oz Community Program News From the far north of Cape York to the heart of the Kimberley, we are so excited to share what we’ve been up to in this second half of the year! Lockhart River We started Term 3 at Lockhart State School where we were thrilled to see so many students enthusiastically join in on activities throughout the program. Lots of…
g-oz Travel Program: AGC Host Families
g-oz Travel Program: AGC Host Families What is the g-oz Travel Program? The g-oz Travel Program offers selected girls from the remote communities of Halls Creek, Lockhart River, Kowanyama and Bidyadanga the chance to connect with peer-aged Australian Girls Choir members through a unique cultural exchange in a major Australian city. A key element of making these programs come to life is the incredible generosity of AGC…
2025 Giving Circles Campaign target achieved!
g-oz is thrilled to announce that the fundraising goal of $100,000 for our 11th Giving Circles Campaign has been reached for a third year in a row! Thanks to the generosity of many new and long-standing g-oz donors, the unwavering support of our philanthropic and corporate partners and the Australian Girls Choir community, g-oz has surpassed its $100,000 target raising a total of $102,725. All funds go…
2025 Term 2 Community Program News
2025 Term 2 g-oz Community Program News From the far north of Cape York to the heart of the Kimberley, we are so excited to share what we’ve been up to lately! Halls Creek Term 2 saw us start in Halls Creek for the delivery of our fourth Reverse Travel Program alongside our g-oz Community Program. From May 19 – May 23, 12 selected Australian Girls Choir…
2025 Term 1 Community Program News
2025 Term 1 Community Program News What a fantastic start to the year it has been! Enjoy some of our favourite moments from the month… Lockhart River Excitement filled the air as g-oz returned to Lockhart River for a 10th year of collaborating with Lockhart State School. Term 1 g-oz Instructor, Piper, reflects: “The kids from Lockhart State School greeted us with the most incredible warmth and excitement despite me never having met most of them. They simply saw the…
2025 g-oz Giving Circles Campaign FAQs
Girls from Oz will run its 11th annual Giving Circles Campaign from May 26 – June 30. This year’s campaign, ‘Voices for the Future’, will ambitiously aim to raise $100,000 in support of our 22nd g-oz Travel Program to Sydney. In November, 30 g-oz participants from Halls Creek (WA), Bidyadanga (WA), Lockhart River (QLD) and Kowanyama (QLD) will embark on a week-long visit to the heart of Sydney. The 2025 cohort will enjoy a unique, dynamic and inspiring program of…