The Push unveils 10-year plan for young Australians and music

The Push's new national plan sets out a decade-long strategy to place Australian music on par with education, sport and public health.
Young people at The Push Stage at St Kilda Festival. 10-year plan for young Australians and music

A new 10-year roadmap to enable all young people to actively participate in live music has been launched by youth music organisation The Push.

The Push has a 40-year history of delivering contemporary all-ages music programs across Victoria. In 2023, it expanded nationally to ensure all young Australians – regardless of postcode or privilege – have equal opportunity to connect meaningfully with Australian music.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts