Facebook Cause

There is a FACEBOOK page called 'Make Music Mandatory in the New Australian Curriculum' for those interested...

http://www.causes.com/causes/344500-make-music-mandatory-in-the-national-curriculum?recruiter_id=15699571

Celebrity Apprentice Supports Music Ed again!

2012 Children's music wins Celebrity Apprentice again! http://acmf.com.au/watch-dicko-on-celebrity-apprentice-on-channel-9-as-he-battles-it-out-in-support-of-acmf/ Shows how everyone believes that every Australian child should have equal access to a music education - GO DICKO!!!


2011 Jason and Julia have just provided a $50,000 check to The Songroom with the view of getting a Music teacher into every classroom in Australia!!!

http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/video

Click on the image with Julia holding her fist in a victorious position, with the video titled Celebrity Apprentice : Final Boardroom …And the Winner is …

Federal Opporutnities NOW!

I am sure this open letter regarding Music education would be of high interest to you.

http://www.musicplayforlife.org/images/stories/documents/music_education_argument_nov_2011.pdf

Peter Garrett will have an open Q and A via an online forum where we are all encouraged to ask questions about education – Music of course is our focus.

http://ministers.deewr.gov.au/garrett/peter-garrett-live-qa-14-november-2011

The forum will be Monday Nov 14.

Times can be found by following the link.

http://www.deewr.gov.au/Department/Theatre/Pages/UpComingEvents.aspx

I believe it is 1.30 pm and Twitter is the main online tool.

Hope you are available on Nov 14th.

Please pass to all interested parties.

Letter from MCA to Simon Crean

http://www.mca.org.au/advocacy/2011-papers/18104-proposals-for-a-national-cultural-policy

MCA letter to Peter Garrett Nov 1, 2011 http://www.mca.org.au/images/pdf/Advocacy2011/mcaAD11educationNCP.pdf