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Thank you to our g-oz Donors for a Decade!
- by Girls from Oz

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…

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2024 Travel Program to Sydney
- by Girls from Oz

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…

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Celebrating 17 years of g-oz!
- by Girls from 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…

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AGC voices raising awareness for g-oz across Australia
- by Girls from Oz

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…

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Captivated by Carnarvon: Reverse Travel Program Reflections with Elin Schulz
- by Girls from Oz

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…

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Supporter Story: AGC Parent, Melanie Hirst, gives the gift of performing arts education!
- by Girls from Oz

Girls from Oz is extremely fortunate and grateful to have the ongoing support of numerous Australian Girls Choir (AGC) families, many of whom continue to surpass our expectations in their commitment to raising awareness for the g-oz cause. We would like to thank one such AGC Parent and g-oz supporter, Melanie Hirst, for her remarkable fundraising efforts during the 2024 ‘100,000 reasons why’ Giving Circle Campaign. Melanie…

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Generations of singers and supporters: The McMullin Family
- by Girls from Oz

‘Anna and I believe that Lesley would be very happy to know that the foundation we created in her name continues to support the Australian Girls Choir in their Girls from Oz program’ – Jean McMullin The Lesley McMullin Foundation was established in memory of Lesley McMullin by her daughter, Jean, and…

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2024 Giving Circle Campaign target achieved!
- by Girls from Oz

g-oz is thrilled to announce that the fundraising goal of $100,000 for the tenth Giving Circle Campaign has been reached for a second year in a row! Thanks to the generosity of many new and long-time 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 $105,230. Every single dollar raised…

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2024 Giving Circles Campaign: Frequently Asked Questions
- by Girls from Oz

In 2024 we will run our 10th Giving Circles fundraising campaign. Our first Giving Circles campaign was run in 2015, and with the input of 23 Giving Circle Coordinators we raised $35,836. Skip ahead to the 2023 campaign and 45 different circles worked together to raise a total of…

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Back Home in Bidyadanga: Term 1 Highlights
- by Girls from Oz

Our first trip to Bidyadanga for 2024 was fantastic! The energy from the La Grange Remote Community School students was infectious, and the highlight for our…