From the heart of the Kimberley to central Sydney: Ooen-s’tae’s inspiring journey
At Girls from Oz, we believe that opportunity is a catalyst for transformation. For Halls Creek g-oz alumni Ooen-s’tae, her experience with the g-oz Travel Program ignited a passion and purpose that continues to shape her remarkable journey in the performing arts. Now in her second year at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Ooen-s’tae reflects on how her involvement with g-oz opened her mind…
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…
Happy International Women’s Day!
This year’s IWD theme, Accelerate Action, calls for heightened urgency and transformative change to accelerate the pace of progress for women’s rights and empowerment. Today we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political strides and strength of women worldwide while also reinforcing our commitment to gender equality for a more safe, inclusive and equitable world. Did you know that, at the current rate of progress, it will…
Thank you to our g-oz Donors for a Decade!
As 2024 draws to a close we would like to take a moment to thank our g-oz ‘Donors for a Decade’: a small, committed group of donors who have provided ten years of unwavering support throughout our annual Giving Circle fundraising campaigns. Since its inaugural year in 2015, each g-oz Giving Circle Campaign has been an impressive success. Every year we have surpassed each campaign’s fundraising target thanks to an incredibly dedicated and rapidly growing group of supporters with these…
2024 Travel Program to Sydney
This October Girls from Oz participants from across Australia engaged in a cross-cultural and educational exchange to Sydney as part of the 2024 g-oz Travel Program. Girls from Oz (g-oz) undertook its 21st Travel Program which saw 31 participants from Halls Creek and Bidyadanga in Western Australia and Lockhart River and Kowanyama in Queensland embark on a week-long visit to the heart of Sydney. This year’s cohort enjoyed a dynamic program of high-quality performing arts education, mentoring activities, workshops and…
Celebrating 17 years of g-oz!
October 12th 2024 marks 17 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! In 17 years we have so far successfully delivered: 184 Community Programs 20 Travel Programs 3 Reverse Travel Programs Our positive, impactful work has seen over 4000 girls provided with the opportunity to engage in performing arts…
AGC voices raising awareness for g-oz across Australia
There are many ways to support g-oz with one of them being the simple act of raising awareness for the positive, impactful work that we do in the communities that we collaborate with. With g-oz existing as the philanthropic arm of the Australian Girls Choir, the AGC community is our strongest, largest and most vocal group of supporters. Thanks to this committed and dedicated group of AGC…
Captivated by Carnarvon: Reverse Travel Program Reflections with Elin Schulz
In March 2024 Girls from Oz (g-oz) concluded its programming after thirteen years in Carnarvon, WA. Hear from Elin Schulz, AGC chorister and g-oz Ambassador selected to attend the 2023 Reverse Travel Program in Carnarvon, as she tells g-oz of her unforgettable experience on Yinggarda Country. g-oz: Hi Elin, we’re excited to hear about your experience on the 2023 ‘Captivating Carnarvon’ Reverse Travel Program! Could you briefly…