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Help for independent musicians in NSW

Money, mental health, legal help, grants and where to start

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I need money for rent, bills or foodGet help today, and help to sort out debt.I need someone to talk toContact 1800 959 500. It’s free, day or night.Police treated me badlyGet free legal help and find out how to complain.I don’t feel safe at a gigFind out who to contact and how to report it.

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First songs, rehearsals and first gigs
Rehearsal Rooms · Buying and Selling Gear · Busking · …
Make ItRehearsal RoomsListBuying and Selling GearListPlay ItBuskingListJams and Open MicsListGet It HeardRadioListCommunityList
Recording, putting on shows, getting heard
Recording Studios · Repairs · Put On Your Own Show · …
Make ItRecording StudiosListRepairsListPlay ItJams and Open MicsListPut On Your Own ShowGuideSupport SlotsBoardFestivalsDatesGet It HeardMusic PressListRecord ShopsListFund ItMoneyGuide
Funding, releases, touring and a team
Residencies · Touring · Booking Agents · …
Make ItResidenciesDatesPlay ItTouringGuideTake It FurtherBooking AgentsGuideManagers and PublicistsGuideLabelsListThe Industry RouteGuideJobs and Paid WorkListWorking Across DisciplinesListFund ItGrants and DeadlinesDatesMentoringDatesMusic CharitiesList
Culturally diverse, blind or low vision, youth, women and gender-diverse
Culturally Diverse Artists · Blind, Low Vision and Learning Disability · All Ages and Youth · …
Get SupportCulturally Diverse ArtistsDatesBlind, Low Vision and Learning DisabilityListAll Ages and YouthListWomen and Gender-Diverse MusiciansListProblems with PoliceGuidePrograms by CommunityDatesSafetyGuideMoney TroubleList
Grants and money for every kind of artist, first-timers included
Grants and Deadlines · Money · Mentoring · …
ApplyGrants and DeadlinesDatesResidenciesDatesMentoringDatesFunding made for youCulturally Diverse ArtistsDatesBlind, Low Vision and Learning DisabilityListAll Ages and YouthListWomen and Gender-Diverse MusiciansListMoney basicsMoneyGuideMusic CharitiesList

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waratah, Dharug warada  ·  flannel flower, D’harawal talara’tingi  ·  gymea lily, from the D’harawal story of Kai’mia  ·  geebung, a Dharug word  ·  banksia, Gadigal wiriyagan  ·  native bee, D’harawal naga  ·  butterfly, D’harawal bullabulla  ·  bogong moth, Dhudhuroa bugung, a visitor from the Alps

Sources: William Dawes’s Sydney language notebooks, 1790–91 (williamdawes.org) · Frances Bodkin and Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, D’harawal Dreaming Stories · Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, PlantNET · Australian National Botanic Gardens, Aboriginal Plant Use · Vicnames, Mount Bogong (Victorian Government)

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