Have a question about the 2024 Green Action Program? Read our Frequently Asked Questions below.
When is the Green Action Program running?
GAP 2024 will run over eight weeks from May 14th - July 2nd in New South Wales.
A detailed program breakdown is as follows:
| Week One | In Person Workshop: Tuesday 14th May 2024 - 9.30am to 5pm |
Welcome to the Green Action Program (GAP) - First Nations First - The big picture and the science - Social lunch - Live energy audit of a music venue - Map your organisation ecosystem - Understanding data |
| Week Two |
Online Workshop: Tuesday 21st May 2024 - 10am to 12.30pm |
Inspiration, ideas and accreditation with special guest speakers |
| Week Three |
Online Workshop: Tuesday 28th May 2024 - 10am to 12.30pm |
Visioning and action planning The role of data collection How to make commitments and prioritise |
| Week Four | Online Workshop: Tuesday 4th June 2024 - 10am to 12.30pm |
Understanding your workplace and how to make change Business inputs and outputs Internal and external stakeholders What is a Sustainability Action Plan? Changemaking |
| Week Five | Phone and online one-on-one available with GAP facilitator/s to help write your plans and collect baseline data | At work with your team, creating your Sustainability Action Plan |
| Week Six | Online Workshop: Tuesday 18th June 2024 - 10am to 12.30pm |
Intro to SOUND COUNTRY |
| Week Seven | Phone and online one-on-one available with GAP facilitator/s to help write your plans and collect baseline data | At work with your team, creating your Sustainability Action Plan |
| Week Eight | In Person Workshop: Tuesday 2nd July 2024 - 12pm to 5pm |
Share your Action Plans with the cohort Where to next? Social activity at knock off |
Where will GAP 2024 be held?
The 2024 GAP will be held in New South Wales with a blended delivery including mix of virtual and in-person. Two in-person workshops will be held in a location central to majority of the participants with details to be confirmed at a later date.
How much does GAP cost?
The 2024 Green Action Program offers subsidised rates based on business size, thanks to support from funding and strategic partners.
Please get in touch with the team to discuss current pricing.
Who delivers GAP?
The Green Action Program is delivered by Green Music Australia, the national peak body for music and the environment. The workshops and components will be delivered by a range of sustainability and music experts including:
Emma Bosworth
Matt Wicking
Matt Wicking is a facilitator, artist and activist. A settler living on Gadubanud land and long-time advocate for environmental and social justice causes, Matt works with progressive groups to help them amplify their impact. He currently works as freelance facilitator and environmental consultant with Cloud Catcher and as singer with Melbourne band, The General Assembly. He has a Masters of Environment, plus degrees in Psychology and Commerce. Previous roles include: running the Future Makers Fellowship at the Centre for Sustainability Leadership; Communications Advisor at the Bureau of Meteorology; Greenie-in-Residence at Arts House; facilitating environmental education at Monash Sustainable Development Institute; and many years’ experience as a sustainability consultant.
Nidala Barker
Nidala Barker is a Jabirr-Jabirr and Djugun singer-songwriter, public speaker, and custodianship educator. She is also the co-founder of an alternative education program which centres Indigenous practices and wisdoms in its curriculum and delivery method. Sitting at the intersection of climate justice, Indigenous practise and the music industry, Nidala's work focuses on mobilising people in service of Country and Culture. In 2021, she released a carbon-neutral EP titled ‘Colours of My People’ which led to the planting of over 70,000 native plants. Nidala serves on the boards of Green Music Australia and The Returning Indigenous Corporation.
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