Support Act Unveils First Nations, Ausmusic T-Shirt Day Appointments

Support Act’s Rachel Campbell and Catherine Satour

Support Act is bolstering its ranks, and dressing up for Ausmusic T-Shirt Day.

Rachel Campbell, ex-Head of Partnerships at the City of Sydney for QMS, joins Support Act where she’ll lead the annual fundraising campaign as Campaign Director.

At the same time, the music industry charity welcomes into its ranks Catherine Satour, appointed as First Nations Programs Manager.

With Campbell on board, Support Act anticipates its fundraising drive will be bigger than ever.

Boasting 15 years’ experience in commercial media, Campbell’s creativity and strategic nous should elevate Support Act’s fundraising and partnerships work.

“Support Act is such a vital lifeline for our industry,” says Campbell, who will spearhead the next phase of Ausmusic T-Shirt Day. “So much of what I do is about building relationships — with brands, with supporters, with people who genuinely care about the wellbeing of our music community.”

Ausmusic T-Shirt Day is unique fundraising mission in which, by slapping on an Aussie band t-shirt, music fans become walking billboards for their favourite acts.

Individuals and organisations can extend the love by donating to the cause. The 2024 edition, on November 28th, raised a record-setting $981,000, funds that help music workers in need.

At Support Act, Satour, as First Nations Programs Manager, will guide initiatives that place social emotional care, culture and community at the centre.

Satour is a proud Pertame, Arrernte and Mirning woman from Mparntwe (Alice Springs), and an experienced Australian music professional.

“Support Act has helped more than 500 First Nations music and creative industries workers through crisis relief, mental health support and wellbeing programs, but there’s still so much more to do,” she remarks in a statement.

“I want to help create spaces where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and crew are empowered within the industry.”

The seed of Support Act was planted in 1980 as an idea, as a concept with Stevie Wright, singer of the Easybeats, and music publisher John Bromell.

Over the following years, the late Bromell encouraged the music industry to participate. And with financial support from founding members ARIA PPCA and APRA AMCOS, the organisation was incorporated as a public company limited by guarantee on Aug. 7, 1997, and formally launched the following day. Support Act was granted charity status in 2000.

Visit supportact.org.au for more.