Wednesday, 25 January 2023 07:22
HELP FOR TRADIES WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS
TRADESPEOPLE in Blacktown are facing a devastating epidemic of suicide, with rates among young tradesmen more than double that of other men.
CEO of TIACS (This Is A Conversation Starter), Keri Stephenson, said that those who work in trades and construction have some of the highest suicide rates in Australia amongst men.
TIACS is a free and confidential chat, text, and call-back service that provides early-intervention mental health support for Australia’s truckies, tradies, blue-collar workers, and those who care about them.
Through the support of partnerships with businesses such as TradeMutt, TIACS has supported over 12,000 clients and delivered over $2.15M worth of market services to the Australian blue-collar community free of charge.
TradeMutt, founded by Daniel Allen and Edward Ross, is a national social impact workwear brand that supports the health and well-being of tradies and other blue-collar workers across the country.
The company was founded after Daniel lost a close friend to suicide in 2015. TradeMutt creates eye-catching, colorful shirt designs that start conversations about mental health.
The company also created the concept of "Funky Shirt Friday" to give tradies a reason to wear their TradeMutt shirts to work, similar to what office workers do on casual Fridays. 50% of TradeMutt’s profits are donated directly to TIACS.
Visit: www.trademutt.com
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Saturday, 21 January 2023 17:13
Hitori leveraged COVID to release his album called Limbo
STAYING at home for extended periods of time during Covid proved to be a blessing in disguise for Hitori Dake, a musician and a Blacktown resident, who released his album, Limbo, in December to major streaming platforms.
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Saturday, 21 January 2023 16:00
LABOR ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR COUNTRY MUSIC
LABOR has launched its plan for Country Music in NSW, with a commitment to complete the state’s first Regional Music Census, mapping music venues, performances and music infrastructure across regional NSW for the first time.
An analysis of the latest data from Liquor and Gaming shows that NSW has slipped dramatically behind Victoria when it comes to regional music venues, with just 48 specific music venues in regional NSW compared to 308 music venues in regional Victoria - less than a sixth as many.
Based on Victorian research, the economic gain to NSW of closing that gap would be nearly $450 million in extra economic activity each year.
The Regional Music Census would be completed alongside a music census for Sydney venues, with both to be completed by the end of 2023.
Other elements of Labor’s plan to support country music over four years include:
• Guaranteed funding for five Country Music Association of Australia Academy of Country Music Senior Scholarships per year, $40,000 to support the Academy to deliver their country music education and professional development programs, and $7,500 per year to send the leading graduate to Nashville.
• Working as a priority to set up a Special Entertainment Precinct in Tamworth, along with local live music venues and Tamworth Regional Council to guarantee the long term future of the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
• A commitment to country music representation on the Contemporary Music Artform board.
Making this announcement at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, John Graham, Shadow Minister for the Arts, Music and the Night Time Economy said: “Country music in NSW has huge potential given our talented artists, the importance of the Tamworth festival and the grip country music has on the heartstrings of the biggest music market in the world.”
“We want to see that potential grow, especially after a hard couple of years for the industry. We need to back our regional venues to make that possible and rebuild the regional touring circuit that is so important to the country music scene.”
“The first step is this stocktake on the regional venues we have, which allows us to build from there.”
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