The Ulumbarra Theatre is - literally - a place where dreams come true, according to Foundation board member and internationally-renowned movement director, Alice Topp: ‘Having spent my life in theatres, I am so proud that my hometown has a world-class performing arts venue right on its...
Thanks to your generous support, the Ulumbarra Foundation’s Performing Arts Power-up program has funded more projects which help local and regional arts organisations realise their potential. Bendigo Theatre Company received a grant to produce its most ambitious musical since the pandemic — the Bendigo premiere of Priscilla:...
Thank you to everyone who joined our recent bequest event during Include a Charity Week. Our supporters heard from Hon. Howard Nathan AM KC and expert guests who were crystal clear: a charitable bequest is one of the most personal and powerful ways to shape...
Thanks to a Performing Arts Power-Up grant, Bendigo’s Uncertain Curtain Productions staged WYRD SISTERS at The Engine Room on 4–6 July, 2025—delivering a theatre experience designed by and for neurodivergent artists and audiences. Founded in 2019, Uncertain Curtain exists so neurodivergent artists can “unmask” safely by...
Bendigo Fine Music’s inaugural Keys of Gold Festival was staged in Bendigo and the surrounding goldfields region in July 2025. The festival performed 16 concerts in 11 stunning venues and featured 27 incredible instruments, from spectacular pipe organs to a superb Steinway grand piano, and 45...
Thanks to your generous support, the Ulumbarra Foundation was delighted to again assist with the New Generation concert at Lauriston Chapel, Langley Estate on 17th August 2025. Bendigo Senior Secondary College VCE Music performance students included vocalists Ella Honey and Eva Scott, clarinettist Will Patterson, and...
Following the success of the popular Quartzopolis concert in June, and performing the Nabucco Ouverture with the Bendigo Symphony Orchestra to a packed Ulumabarra Theatre, the Resonance Strings Orchestra is playing two concerts on Saturday 22nd November at the Castlemaine Town Hall. Concert One -...
Are you aspiring to a professional career as a dancer, actor, singer, musician, composer, techician or arts manager or any combination of those categories? Well, the Ulumbarra Foundation has secured its biggest ever line-up of mentors to help you. From internationally-renowned choreographer and Ulumbarra Foundation board...
With the support of an Ulumbarra Foundation Power-up grant, Resonance String Orchestra’s inaugural Big String Day brought together 47 budding musicians from across the Macedon Ranges, Mount Alexander, and surrounding shires for an inspiring and intensive day of music-making on March 29, 2025. From five-year-olds to...
Photo: Carolyn Stanford, Mayor Andrea Metcalf and guest Michael McKern On the 17th April, the Ulumbarra Foundation marked the 10th anniversary of the iconic Ulumbarra Theatre with a gathering of local performing arts leaders, community supporters, and dignitaries to celebrate a decade of creativity, inclusion and...