James Fallon’s Wiradjuri Dance Troupe
Photo Credit: Manifeasto Photography Attendance: 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2021 We are grateful to the Wiradjuri Dance Troupe, for their contribution of Welcome to Country through dance over the past number of years at the Winter Solstice. The Troupe performs at a number of events throughout the Albury Wodonga region.
Darren Wighton
Photo Credit: Manifeasto Photography Attendance: 2018 – current Darren Wighton has been conducting our Welcome to Country since 2018. From Wiradjeri country, Darren is an established aboriginal artist and cultural performer, who loves to share all things of a cultural nature in his role at Xavier High School in Albury. Darren was formerly the pastor […]
David Astle
Emma Percy & Paul Dyason (Albury High School Choir)
Still taken from the 2013 Winter Solstice event video With beautiful lead vocals by Emma and Paul, we were moved in hearing the Albury High School Choir’s performance of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen.
Albury High School Dramatic Minds
Still taken from the 2013 Winter Solstice event video We were delighted to host the Albury High School’s Dramatic Minds group in their performance of Lanterns by Birds of Tokyo.
Jennifer Watterson
Still taken from the 2013 Winter Solstice event video Jennifer Watterson’s life was forever changed the day that her eldest brother, Carl, made a decision to take his own life. As the next of kin called in to identify her brother’s body, she suffered from PTSD and intense grief for years afterwards.As a practicing Mental […]
Sue Murray
“In 2010, 36 million years of healthy life were lost to suicide across the globe. In that same year, suicide took more lives than war, murder and natural disasters combined.” Sue Murray opened her Winter Solstice address in 2013 with this powerful statistic. From 2012 to 2018, Sue was the CEO of Suicide Prevention Australia […]
DMB Dance Troupe
Still taken from the 2013 Winter Solstice event video DMB Dance & Performing Arts, now known as Evolve Dance Company, has been successfully sharing the passion, fun and freedom of dance with thousands of students in Albury for over 30 years. During this time, they have grown to encompass a huge variety of dance styles […]
Vital Voices Choir
Photo Credit: John Russell // The Border Mail Vital Voices is a women’s community choir who sing for the “health” of it. Choir leader Karen Roben from Yackandandah was diagnosed with cancer in May 2013, and given a short prognosis. The choir was led by Shannon Anderson the night they performed at Winter Solstice 2014 […]
Catherine Britt
