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Support Act
Australia's music-industry charity: crisis relief grants plus the free 24/7 Wellbeing Helpline for anyone working in Australian music, no referral needed. The AU counterpart to MusiCares and Help Musicians.
- Best for
- Australian music workers in financial or personal crisis. Australian music workers needing confidential counselling, practical crisis support or help covering essential expenses when illness, injury or another crisis prevents them from working.
- Skip if
- Outside Australia — see MusiCares (US) or Help Musicians (UK). You are not based in Australia or want funding for recording, touring, marketing or business development, or need union representation and contract advice. Crisis grants generally require five years of professional Australian music-industry work, although the helpline welcomes emerging artists and students.
- First move
- Save the helpline number if you work in Australian music. Save the helpline number. For financial relief, check eligibility and gather recent crisis evidence, income and expense records, career proof and two professional referees before applying.
- Watch out
- Grants are means-tested and paid directly toward approved bills rather than issued as cash. Applications can take up to 21 days for initial contact, and the helpline is not a substitute for emergency services.
- Reach
- Focused
- When
- Useful from day one.
- Based in
- Australia