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Acoustic Directions is a specialist acoustic engineering consultancy with award winning acoustic engineering design. As a world leader in sound system design for difficult or unusual spaces, Acoustic Directions has created sound systems for parliaments, courts, churches, stadia and nightclubs to performance venues across the Asia Pacific area. Offering high fidelity and accuracy, these allow excellent clarity and aural comfort for listeners.

For all your merchandising needs, with stylish apparel, ACME merchandising is your next one-stop shop website for any and all merchandising purposes.

AJW was established by Andrew Wilson in 2004 and is a leading contractor in commercial, industrial and retail sectors throughout Australia. AJW is based in NSW with a presence in ACT, QLD VIC, SA and WA holding current building licences in all six states.

Since the 1970s ADC has toured nationally and been at the forefront of providing regional Australia with access to cutting edge work and ideas.

Black Stallion Removalists are the premium quality services for every Sydneysider who wants a trusted and reliable team to look after all their moving, relocation, packing and storage needs.

Butchers Brew Bar is a small bar and live performance venue, located in Dulwich Hill, in Sydney’s vibrant inner west. We offer high quality live performance across a wide range of musical genres, including jazz, funk, blues, reggae, soul, indie pop, folk, Cuban, Brazilian and world music. Butchers Brew Bar offers over 20 quality wines by the glass, plus bottled and craft beers and ciders, premium spirits and cocktails, as well as a selection of low and zero-alcohol options.

Sydney’s favourite boutique venue, and home to the world’s finest Singer/Songwriters, World Music, Jazz, Folk, Blues, Cabaret, Comedy and other acts from Australia and beyond. From the folks that brought you QIRKZ…a friendly space where camels roam free – a multi-generational space where young and old are welcome! (under 18’s do need to be accompanied by an adult). And where the music is curated to showcase the most wonderful acts from around the world.

City to Surf air specializes in the servicing, repair and maintenance of air conditioning units. City to Surf have only the best specialists to efficiently help with your air conditioning requirements.

The one stop shop for adult colouring in books. Allow yourself to unwind, relax and strengthen your artistic skills! Embrace your creativity at the Creative Life Studio.

Creative Stuff is a family run business catering for Artist and Galleries. Working with the Artist and gallery for their needs everything is made custom. Manufacture their own Stretcher bars, they make custom stretched canvases- with a choice of Cotton- primed and unprimed. Linens- raw, clear primed and primed, Polycotton- Primed, Polyester- Primed. As well as offering a pick up and delivery service, specializing in working with the Artists for their shows at Galleries and doing custom framing with fast turnarounds.

We are passionate about creating meaningful change. Together we’ll tap into your hidden strengths & abilities, discovering the infinite ways you can. Ask us about; counselling, trauma and couples therapy; Individual or group clinical supervision; business solutions; we believe that the best possible results for our clients derive from our strong values.

Four Pillars is one of the finest Australian Brewed Gin. Starting back in 2013 with three mates and one extraordinary copper still. Six years later, in 2019, Four Pillars Gin was named the world’s leading gin producer by the IWSC in London. We won again in 2020, making Australia’s favourite gin officially the world’s best. In 2022 we became Australia’s first certified carbon neutral gin distillery, and later in the year our sustainability efforts were recognised on a global scale with the IWSC awarded us the inaugural Green Spirits Initiative trophy.

Dr Elizabeth McMahon is a Professor in the School of the Arts and Media. Her research interests are in Australian literature, Island Studies and Gender studies. In Island Studies, she has published ten scholarly works, including one sole-authored monograph (2016) and one co-authored monograph (2023).

For 25 years, The Living Room Theatre has been a space for the courageous — a home for urgent, visceral, and necessary works. We champion the unheard, the unseen, and the stories that challenge how we listen.

Our mission is to confront and shift systemic attitudes towards violence and trauma against women, bringing these difficult conversations into the open. Our work is designed to make you deeply feel, and to encourage you to sit in the uncomfortable so we can create meaningful and lasting change.

Number Works’n’Words programs are designed by experts to deliver the results your child needs (catch-up, extension or exam prep), while also building confidence and increasing love of learning. We teach children aged 5 to 16 and regular reports show how your child is improving. Every student has an individualised

Psychon Fest is a Sydney based independent record label that supports and celebrates local Australian artists and musicians, bringing their music to the world.

Radio Free Alice is all about spreading the joy of food for the soul. If there is a book that you are after, a film that you must see or a record that you want to hear then come on in. 134A Darlinghurst Rd, Darlinghurst. Open Seven days.

Celebrated for its art program and nurturing environment, WWAS is a not-for-profit art school offering courses by practising artists. Students range from beginners to prize-winning artists and together this welcoming community continues to inspire and build lifelong learning in the arts.

For over 80 years, Holdsworth has been connecting people and possibility. Supporting people to maintain their independence and enhance their quality of life is at the heart of what we do. Holdsworth works with older people and their carers, and young families and children to improve access, tailor support and create connections. Our support services include Home Care Packages, nursing, transport, meals, social outings, and shopping assistance, as well as playgroup and parenting support for young families.

Eugene Giesinger is the head chef and owner of Hydeaway in Sydney’s Hyde Park. After working for decades in award winning restaurants in Sydney, London and Melbourne, In mid 2012, Giesinger opened an an outlet in Bronte, Eugene’s cafe. There his passion for locally sourced Australian produce and high quality food at a reasonable price has flourished. Now he has brought that same passion, honed skills and techniques to Sydney’s CBD, at Hydeaway in Hyde Park. Hydeaway is a tranquil oasis in the city, situated behind Museum Railway station, looking out over the park on to the ANZAC memorial. They’ve got delicious coffee, pastries, wines, meals, snacks, and drinks.

Colour, form, tactility and vitality have been the hallmarks of Dinosaur Designs since its foundation in 1985 by Co-Founders and Creative Directors Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy. Their resin pieces are made by hand with special processes and secret recipes developed over the decades as the talented designers created Dinosaur Design’s distinct visual language, piece by piece.

Bay’s small team and it’s associates are dedicated to helping leaders at all levels tackle the issues of running an organization in a dynamic and challenging environment. They work collaboratively with clients to resolve business challenges ranging from clarifying strategic direction to building the leadership capability of executives to successfully implement change as well as running team acceleration workshops to build cohesive teams committed to getting results. They have worked with many of Australia’s leading companies both large and small to clarify their direction, build their capability and resourcefulness, and enhance top management’s – leadership, team focus and collaboration.

Richard George Butlin is a unique artist who is always looking for the special qualities in discarded things. His craft is primarily about looking, disassembling, upcycling, and reassembling. He masterfully discovers where things shine, sees value in the forlorn, and gives broken things a new importance. Humor skillfully finds its way into his incredible projects, and it is ultimately welcome. Richard’s sculptures are a shorthand for a way to speak to people through a visual language.