Powered by our team of incredible youth associates
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Emma Kelly
Musician, actor, theatre maker, from Swan Hill and currently studying education at Latrobe University Bendigo
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Meg Richardson
Singer, actor, dancer, theatre maker & musician, recent graduate from the Ballarat Arts Academy at Federation University, originally from Gol Gol in the Sunraysia District
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Bayden Clayton
Creative Producer of the Marruk Project. A young and creative First Nations leader and a long-term associate of the Fairfax Youth Festival
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Toni Mia Scalora
Vice Chair of Swan Hill Theatre Company, passionate about promoting performing arts in Swan Hill and studying education.
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Claudia Cox
Fom Sealake, Claudia is a social media and communications whiz, has led the social media and communications for Rural Inspire and is a former Rural Youth Ambassador and ABC Heywire participant.
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Deniz Karakaya
Deniz is from Red Cliffs, is a creative young leader with experience in performance and dance. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Pharmacy at the University of South Australia.
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Sammy Mullan
Sammy is 19, and from Lalbert. A young leader passionate about creative expression and an alumni of the Fairfax program. A key driver of the Fairfax Film Project.
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Deaken Fawcett
Musician, songwriter, and creative leader. Gannawarra Shire Council Young Citizen of the Year. Deaken is 19 from Kerang.
Engaging and connecting over 100 young people
from rural Australia
A gathering like no other.
A life changing creative jamboree
The festival's centrepiece is a transformative camp from October 1 to 8, where over 100 young participants from rural Australia will collaborate with 20 world-class professional artists.
Trinity Sutton, Fairfax Youth Associate
I learned so many things from Fairfax like how to be creative, how theatre/drama became my passion and interest in life, how to be strong and brave and not care about what others think, and how to act and be funny on stage.
Claudia Cox, Fairfax Youth Associate
I grew up in the Mallee. My family owns a cereal farm about 45 minutes from Swan Hill. Moving to Melbourne for University made me realise how special rural Australia is and how great it is. I love the people and I think it has so much awesome potential.
Toni-Mia Scalora, Fairfax Youth Associate
Growing up I fell in love with dance and started lessons as a toddler. I later went onto playing the guitar and singing. These skills led me to be able to do lots of work alongside Youth Inc and the Youth Arts Festival, where I would do lots of performing and busking for them.