GenerationOne Blog - Competitions




And the winners are...

Yirara and Living Waters Colleges in Alice Springs  and Collarenenbri Central School were today announced as the winners of GenerationOne’s groundbreaking Hands Across Australia School Competition for 2011, a unique national competition giving schools the opportunity to showcase their performing arts skills. Partnering with the Australian School of Performing Arts, the competition encourages teachers and students to actively engage with the issues of Indigenous education, employment and training and ending the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in one generation – this generation. Both entries into the competition have been awarded a GenerationOne – Hands Across Australia Education Award valued at $15,000. ... More...

21 October @ 09:22Add your comment

And the winner is...

The winners of the 2011 Hands Across Australia School Song Competition will be announced at 1:30pm (AEDST) Thursday October 20th 2011. This broadcast will be shown on Foxtel and Austar (Channel 648) as well as being streamed live on the Generation One and APAC websites at www.generationone.org.au and www.a-pac.tv After a long deliberation, Maddy Madden and Tania Major combined with industry expert judges have decided on the winners of the 2011 School Song Competition. The winners announcement will be hosted by Maddy Madden and Tania Major. Thousands of school students who have reformed and performed the Generation One theme song with their peers, partnering schools and communities will be watching - and you can too. Videos included ... More...

20 October @ 09:07Add your comment

Girl.com.au - Madeleine Madden's GenerationOne Interview

Madeleine Madden's GenerationOne Interview GenerationOne is launching its nationwide Hands Across Australia School Competition 2011 to coincide with National Reconciliation Week and to highlight their goal of bringing Australians together in one generation. The GenerationOne theme song Hands Across Australia, recorded by Aussie legends Christine Anu, Ernie Dingo, Jack Thompson, Paul Kelly, Melinda Schneider along with the Australian Girls Choir, will be sung in schools across Australia to break down barriers and create opportunities for Indigenous Australians.  ... More...

21 June @ 10:18Add your comment

Centralian Advocate - Reach out to pick up $15k

Centralian Advocate  Friday 3/6/2011 Page: 18 Section: General News Region: Alice Springs NT Circulation: 6,991 CENTRAL Austral- ian schools are urged to enter a nat- ional competition which aims to raise awareness of indi- genous disparity. Generation One and The Performing Arts wants schools to perform and film the theme song Hands Across Aust- ralia or create their own song or rap which addresses their response to in- digenous disparity. Winners of each category will win $15,000 for their school. GenerationOne's core goal of working together. Every school in Australia will re- ceive a competition pack, which includes a DVD on e Hands Last year's Territ- ory winner was Centralian Senior College which util- ised different de- Across Australia partments to cre... More...

21 June @ 10:15Add your comment

Melton Leader - One song wanted

Melton Leader  Tuesday 7/6/2011 Page: 9 Section: General News Region: Melbourne Circulation: 18,22 GENERATIONONE and the Australian School of Performing Arts is inviting all Australian schools to get involved in the Hands Across Australia School Competition. The national competition aims to raise awareness and get young Australians actively involved in the initiative to end indigenous disparity in one generation this generation. Schools are encouraged to perform and film their own version of the GenerationOne theme song Hands Across Australia, or create their own song or rap which addresses their response to indigenous disparity. Winners in each category will receive $15,000 for their school. For more details visit generationone.org.au. Entries close on September 23. &nb... More...

21 June @ 10:13Add your comment

Sunday Times - Schools close gap

Sunday Times  Sunday 05/06/2011 Page: 24 Section: General News Region: Perth Circulation: 293,244 SCHOOLS across WA will sing out loud to help "close the gap" between indigenous and non-indigenous people around the nation and be in the running to win $15,000. GenerationOne is calling for entries to its Hands Across Australia School Competition for 2011, urging every school to record its own version of the song aimed at breaking down barriers and creating op- portunities for indigenous Australians. Now in its second year, the competition gives schools the opportunity to showcase their talents by filming a performance of Hands Across Australia or recording a new song. Visit www.generationone.org.au for information.  ... More...

21 June @ 10:11Add your comment

Sound Telegraph - Students to join hands

Sound Telegraph  Wednesday 1/6/2011 Page: 29 Section: General News Region: Rockingham WA Circulation: 43,317 Rockingham and Kwinana schools are being urged to get ROCKinvIoNlvGedHinAthMe Hands Across Australia School Competition. The national competition aims to raise awareness and get young Australians to join the initiative to end indigenous disparity in one generation. Schools can perform and film their own version of the GenerationOne theme song Hands Across Australia or create their own song or rap on indigenous disparity. Winners of each category will receive $15,000 for their school. This year's competition is encouraging schools to partner with others to create their entry and reflect GenerationOne' s core goal of working together. To promote the competit... More...

21 June @ 10:09Add your comment

Townsville Bulletin - Indigenous program

Townsville Bulletin  Friday 3/6/2011 Page: 7 Section: General News Region: Townsville QLD Circulation: 26,563 TOWNSVILLE Enterprise has joined with mining magnate Andrew Forrest to promote a program which aims to secure 50,000 sustainable jobs for indigenous Australians. Chairman John Bearne said yesterday Mr Forrest would be guest speaker at next month's Townsville Enterprise-Ergon Energy Business Leaders' Forum and would use the visit to promote the program. The campaign began last year and has commitments for more than 30,000 positions across Australia. Mr Forrest said Townsville, with a large indigenous community, "has the opportunity to be a key partner in the battle to end indigenous disadvantage and to reap the economic and social benefits". Martin Rasini  ... More...

21 June @ 10:07Add your comment

Bayside Star - Schools get involved in 'Hands across Australia'

Bayside Star  Wednesday 1/6/2011 Page: 17 Section: General News Region: Brisbane Circulation: 36,945 GENERATIONONE and the Australian School of Performing Arts once again invite all northside schools to get involved in the Hands Across Australia School Competition. The national competition aims to raise awareness and get young Australians actively involved in the initiative to end Indigenous disparity in one generation - this generation. The Hands Across Australia School Competition encourages schools to perform and film their own version of the GenerationOne theme song 'Hands Across Australia', or create their own song or rap which addresses their response to Indigenous disparity. Winners of each cate- gory will receive $15,000 for their school. Last year's competition rec... More...

21 June @ 10:06Add your comment

ADDRESSING DISPARITY - Cairns Sun

Cairns Sun  Wednesday 1/6/2011 Page: 11 Section: General News Region: Cairns QLD Circulation: 54,584 GENERATION ONE and the Australian School of Performing Arts are inviting all Australian schools to get involved in the Hands Across Australia School Competition. The national competition aims to raise awareness and get young Australians actively involved in the initiative to end indigenous disparity in one generation this generation. The Hands Across Australia School Competition encourages schools to perform and film their own version of the GenerationOne theme song Hands Across Australia. or create their own song or rap which addresses their response to indigenous disparity. Winners of each category will receive $15,000 for their school. Every school in Aus... More...

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