59 of Australia’s most creative honoured on 2009 / 2010 Yellow and White Pages covers

State

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Summary of cover person achievements

ACT

Canberra

Maryann Mussared

Canberra White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Maryann Mussared, one of the founding organisers of the Belconnen Community Festival in 1998.

NSW

Sydney

Neil Balnaves

Sydney White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Neil Balnaves, the founder of the Balnaves Foundation, a charitable trust which has provided more than $4 million to organisations that assist Sydney’s emerging artists

NSW

Sydney

Beck Ronkson

Sydney White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Beck Ronkson, the Director of Milk Crate Theatre, a company that collaborates with Sydney’s homeless and disadvantaged.

NSW

Tamworth

Tania Hartigan

Tamworth White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Tania Hartigan. Tania is committed to bringing art and culture into the community of Wallabadah through her role as president of the Wallabadah Arts Council.

NSW

Wagga Wagga

Jennifer Roberts

Wagga Wagga White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Jennifer Roberts, active community arts member  and the founder and director of Cootamundra Amateur Dramatic Arts Society Inc Kids since 1975.

NSW

Newcastle

Kristi Street

Newcastle White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Kristi Street, co-founder of The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival in Newcastle.

NSW

Dubbo

Gail Naden

Dubbo White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Gail Naden. Gail provides opportunities for students at varying levels to develop their skills in visual and performing art through her work with Outback Arts.

NSW

Lismore

Scott Trevelyan

Lismore White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Scott Trevelyan, art therapy teacher for people living with an Acquired Brain Injury and President of the Brain Injury Support Service Inc. 

NSW

Wollongong

Gordon Streek

Wollongong White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Gordon Streek. Gordon was the driving force behind the growth of performing arts in Illawarra through his community theatre group, The Roo Theatre Company .

NSW

Central Coast

Pat de Carle

Central Coast White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Pat de Carle, the Director of Hospital Art, a volunteer organisation that provides visual therapy to patients and brightens up the décor of hospitals and nursing homes throughout the Central Coast.

NSW

Port Macquarie/Kempsey

Maureen Cooke

Port Macquarie/Kempsey White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Maureen Cooke, coordinator of the weekly Art Society Markets on the grounds of the historic Manor House in Port Macquarie, for almost 40 years.

NSW

Broken Hill

Julie Hart

Broken Hill White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Julie Hart. Julie has donated a substantial number of artworks to charities to help with their fundraising efforts, she also established the Joseph Willoughby Foundation to promote awareness of SIDS.  

NSW

Muswellbrook

Max Watters

Muswellbrook White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Max Watters. Max volunteers his time teaching weekly art classes at the Scone Youth Centre and the Scone Senior Citizens Centre for interested locals residing across the Upper Hunter region.

NSW

Bathurst

Barbara O'Leary

Bathurst White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Barbara O'Leary. Barbara has been bringing the arts into the lives of the elderly visitors at the Bathurst Seymour Centre for over four years with her popular art therapy classes.

NSW

Penrith

Leslie Hunter-Webb

Penrith White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Leslie Hunter-Webb, CEO of the Blue Mountains Artists Company, supervising art programmes and exhibitions for artist members throughout the region.

NSW

Albury

Pam Fredericks

Albury White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Pam Fredericks. Pam makes the arts accessible to youth in regional areas by facilitating art programs for the community and schools, often in a voluntary capacity.

NSW

Goulburn

Suzie Bleach

Goulburn White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Suzie Bleach, founder of the metal arts program for Mulwarree High School which assists students with numeracy and literacy skills through their participation in visual learning.

NSW

Nowra

Tina Broad

Nowra White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Tina Broad, founder of The Glorious MUDSingers, a community choir for people of all ages and skill levels from the Milton Ulladulla region.

NSW

Windsor

Dorothy Phipps

Windsor White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Dorothy Phipps, enthusiastic volunteer with the Richmond Players, the longest continually operating amateur drama group in New South Wales.

NSW

Campbelltown

Patricia Johnston

Campbelltown White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Patricia Johnston,the founding Chairman of the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (ADFAS) in Camden.

NSW

Cooma

Jan Owens

Cooma White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Jan Owens. Jan has been instrumental in the organisation of the Lake Light Sculpture Exhibition, held every year over Easter.

NSW

Bega

Gabrielle Powell

Bega White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Gabrielle Powell, volunteer at the Spiral Gallery in Bega, helping initiate opportunities and projects for young people and their families to participate in the arts.

NT

Northern Territory

Tom E Lewis

Northern Territory White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Tom E Lewis, founding member and Artistic Director of Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation.

Qld

Brisbane

Sue Rider

Brisbane White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Sue Rider, Chair of Backbone Youth Arts, an initiative which provides Brisbane’s youth with culturally rich arts experiences.

Qld

Cairns

Ludij Peden

Cairns White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Ludij Peden. Ludij has volunteered her time to a number of community arts projects, in roles including President, Secretary, Exhibition Coordinator and Vice President of the Cairns Arts Society.

Qld

Rockhampton

Beryl Wood

Rockhampton White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Beryl Wood, Beryl has been a volunteer at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum for over 15 years

Qld

Maryborough

Kerrie Marshall

Maryborough White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Kerrie Marshall, President of the Hervey Bay Council for the arts and organiser of the inaugural Hervey Bay Jazz and Blues Festival.

Qld

Toowoomba

Damien Kamholtz & Rachel Price

Toowoomba White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australians Damien Kamholtz & Rachel Price. Damien and Rachel have run a community creative collective called Play on Play for over nine years.

Qld

Gold Coast

Mariam Arcilla

Gold Coast White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Mariam Arcilla, founder of tinygold, a non profit artist-run initiative encouraging community engagement between artists and the public.

Qld

Townsville

Aicey Zaro

Townsville White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Aicey Zaro. Aicey has been a catalyst for community involvement in the arts in the Burdekin District through a series of public murals and community art workshops.

Qld

Beaudesert

Winifred Davson

Beaudesert White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Winifred Davson, founder of the Gatton Mercury Theatre in 1951, she was the theatre’s first Honorary Director and has remained so ever since.

Qld

Roma

Susan Klein

Roma White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Susan Klein. Susan wrote the program ‘Art for Relaxation’ for local abused women to help build their self confidence and socialisation skills.

Qld

Sunshine Coast

Kendall Perkins-Brakels

Sunshine Coast White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Kendall Perkins-Brakels, internationally renowned artist, fundraiser and creator of a number of public murals throughout the Sunshine Coast.

Qld

Mackay

Steve Mayer-Miller

Mackay White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Steve Mayer-Miller, director, writer and CEO of Crossroad Arts.

SA

Adelaide

Anthony Steel

Adelaide White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Anthony Steel AM, the first General Manager of the Adelaide Festival.

SA

Barossa Valley

Pam Young

Barossa Valley White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Pam Young, coordinator of the community development program for people with disability, Leisure Options.

SA

Port Augusta

Ethel Anderson OAM

Port Augusta White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Ethel Anderson OAM, co-creator of the Anderson Dancers Theatre Promoters and co-founder of the Lea Theatre.

SA

South East

Narelle Probert

South East White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Narelle Probert, artist and voluntary teacher of the after school arts program Bray Art Army.

SA

Yorke Peninsula

Len Munchenberg

Yorke Peninsula White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Len Munchenberg, volunteer writer and director for the Kernewek Players Youth Group.

Tas

Hobart

Jenny Chapman

Hobart White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Jenny Chapman, founding Musical Director of the Choir of High Hopes Hobart.

Tas

Launceston

Elizabeth Bennett

Launceston White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Elizabeth Bennett, volunteer with the Interweave Arts Association.

Tas

Burnie

Michelle Walker

Burnie White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Michelle Walker, founder of Wynyard’s first and only community arts space, Artscape.comm.

Vic

Melbourne

Jonathon Welch

Melbourne White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Jonathon Welch, founder and director some of Australia's finest community choirs, including the Sydney Street Choir and Melbourne’s own Choir of Hard Knocks.

Vic

Melbourne

Nicky Bomba

Melbourne White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Nicky Bomba. Nicky works with a range of refugee musicians, helping to provide them with opportunities to develop their music skills in their new home country.

Vic

Bairnsdale

Deirdre Jack & Valerie McCann

Bairnsdale White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australians Deirdre Jack and Valerie McCann, this duo play a pivotal role for the arts in the region through their work with not-for-profit organisation Great Alpine Gallery.

Vic

Geelong

Belinda McArdle

Geelong White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Belinda McArdle, has coordinated a number of weekly choral groups and conducted singing workshops for an extensive list of local organisations, charity events and festivals for over five years.

Vic

Ballarat

Emma Barrance

Ballarat White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Emma Barrance. Emma works on a number of community art projects facilitating artists with a disability to engage with the mainstream arts sector and with the ’Futures’ program at BRACE – Education Training and Employment.

Vic

Bendigo

Judy Lorraine

Bendigo White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Judy Lorraine. Judy established Loddon Arts Inc. and voluntarily teaches ceramics at the Wedderburn Community Centre.

Vic

Warrnambool

Janet Ferguson

Warrnambool White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Janet Ferguson, founding artist of the Loft Art Gallery, responsible for creating a space where local artists can display their artworks for free. 

Vic

Warragul

Renae Carmody

Warragul White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Renae Carmody. Renae is an active member of the arts community in Warragul district, she has successfully raised the profile of the region through her various arts initiatives.

Vic

Wangaratta

Steve Wolfe

Wangaratta White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Steve Wolfe. Steve mentors students from Seymour Technical High School, St Mary’s College Seymour, Seymour Special School and clients from Seymour Mental Illness Fellowship to create public artworks for the Mitchell Shire.

Vic

Shepparton

John Head

Shepparton White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian John Head. John has been helping to raise the profile of the arts in the community for over 10 years as Artistic Director of the voluntarily run SheppARTon Festival Committee as the .

Vic

Mornington

Tammie Johnstone

Mornington White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Tammie Johnstone. Tammie is the President of the Western Port Festival, one of the largest community events on the Mornington Peninsula.

Vic

Mildura

Ross Lake

Mildura White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Ross Lake. Ross chairs several committees for a number of festivals throughout the year, aimed to not just entertain locals, but introduce a broad range of arts to the remote community.

WA

Perth

David Doyle

Perth White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian David Doyle, Executive Director of Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts, Australia (DADAA), a not-for-profit, Fremantle based organisation.

WA

Perth

Bernard Carney

Perth White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Bernard Carney. Bernard is an internationally renowned songwriter and musician who shares his musical talents with the people of Perth as a community choir director, teacher and performer.

WA

Great Northern

Vicki Thompson

Great Northern White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Vicki Thompson. For 15 years, Vicki has taught dance and drama for Catholic Education and is passionate about encouraging youth to achieve a healthy and active lifestyle through the performing arts.

WA

Central & Eastern

Kathryn Cousins

Central & Eastern White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Kathryn Cousins has made a huge impact on the arts community as the Chairperson of the Ballidu Contemporary Art Society.

WA

South Western

Diana Oliver

South Western White Pages 2009/10 Creative Australian Diana Oliver. Diana is the coordinator of the Stretch Festival Moving Arts Parade, a project that assists people with disabilities to become actively involved in a community arts event.