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Sing Australia Camberwell have got a firm date from the St. John's Anglian Church to present their Annual Concert. There will be chairs for every singer, those who are unable to stand long will be seated for the entire concert. Keyboard cables will be taped to the floor. The entrance for the Audience is flat, without stairs. St John's is a large enough space with at least a 5 meter distance between Audience and singers. Sanitiser is available at entry…

About 30 of us will be singing at the Cenotaph, St Kilda Rd. we think this is one of the most important gigs on our yearly Calendar. We will be accompanied by the Army band. It is a solemn service of Remembrance for the families remembering their loved ones fallen in war.

As per usual we will have our Annual Christmas Lunch at George's Restaurant in Burke Rd Camberwell. This is our favourite Italian Restaurant and we will have a delicious meal and perfect service. Wendy usually prepares a musical quiz, I hardly know any of the artists but it is a lot of fun. We also manage to get a few Carols in, usually accompanied by the rest of the clientele in the Restaurant.

This concert is a regular gig in Camberwell's gig Calendar. We will travel into Town to sing on the stage of the Melbourne Town Hall. The gig requires about 80 singers and a number of the singers in other groups in Melbourne are going to assist us reaching this target. We thoroughly enjoy this gig because of the audience and love singing the traditional and more modern Christmas Carols.

This is the first time since Covid that we have been asked to give a Christmas Recital at Lauriston. We have been there many times in the past and enjoyed seeing the residents appreciating our singing. We will be about 4mtrs from the audience and no other perceived risks in space we are performing.

The Camberwell Group has been invited to 'The Highbury Nursing Home' to give a Christmas Recital. We are travelling to Glen Waverley, a little out of our area. We enjoy singing there as the audience is always very enthusiastic and wants to participate in the singing, especially at Christmas. Generally we have 15-20 singers participating in the Recital. We sing in the Dining room, those of us who cannot stand long will have chairs, about a 3mtr distance from the…

Camberwell group has been invited to give a Christmas Recital at Arcare Lauriston in Carnegie. We have been there many times and not only at Christmas. However, the Christmas Recitals are always special. We sing in the big lounge and it is amazing how people that are not so cognisant will wake up upon hearing the wonderful Carols. There is no perceived risk at Arcare, we are a little way from the audience and there are no obstacles. There will…

We have some favourites amongst our Nursing Home visits and one of those is Hedley Sutton. It helps that 2 of our Choir members live there in independent units. We are invited to their lounge room and we sing from a balcony whilst Residents have their lunch in the garden. The balcony is very safe and keyboard and cables are out of reach in the lounge. Afterwards we usually get a lovely afternoon tea and that is rather special

Camberwell group has been invited for the second time to perform a Christmas Recital. We will be in the Independent Living area and the audience there is terrific. They interact with the Choir very well and will break out in song with us which is great. The Keyboard that Brian Copple always plays is coming along and Wendy Dwyer will weave her magic conducting us. No perceived risks for the singers, we all have a chair placed for us and…

Camberwell group is going to get together on Saturday 27-1-2024, from 6 to 9pm, for a Social Evening. There will be some music (What Would I do Without my Music), and singing and generally a pleasant re-kindling of the group before we start a new year of singing. The event will be held in the Alchohol-free Church Hall of the Uniting Church where we normally have our rehearsals. The Hall is spacious and has a Stage where the Sound Equipment…

This is a new gig for the Camberwell Group, at Ardency Kennedy, an Independent Retirement Facility in Richmond, Melbourne. We will be singing for 3/4 of an hour and will be treated to a very pleasant morning tea. There are no perceived risks for the singers.

Camberwell Uniting Church is unavailable to us on the 5th of March and we will decamp to the Baptist Church at 460 Riversdale Rd. We do this about 3 times per year and there are no perceived risks for the members.

The Camberwell Uniting Church is not available to us on the 5th of March, we will be rehearsing at the Camberwell Baptist Church. All singers are seated in the pews and there are no steps in the space, There are no perceived risks for the members to be there.

Camberwell group will give a Recital at Highbury Calvary Nursing Home. We will be singing in the spacious dining room, some 4 meters away from the Residents. All singers will be provided with a chair. The Keyboard and cables are off to the side of the room against the wall. So there is minimal risk in this event.

We will be singing at the Open Day for Evergreen Club. Chairs are provided for all members. There is a Piano so no Keyboard or cables required. There are no stairs so it is concluded that there is no perceived risk for this Gig.

Camberwell group has been asked to sing at the Dawn Service on Anzac Day 2024. The service will begin at 6am. We will be singing outdoor in the dark but no other perceived risks.

On Tuesday the 14th of May our normal venue at Camberwell Uniting Church is not available to us. We will be rehearsing at the Camberwell Baptist Church. We will be sitting in pews, there is a piano so no keyboard or cables required, there are no stairs, there are no perceived risks for this rehearsal.

Camberwell group will be giving a recital at Rylands Retirement Village on May 24th 2024, from 4pm to 5pm. Chairs will be provided for all members. There is a Piano so no Keyboard or cables required. There are no stairs and it is concluded that there is no perceived risk for this gig