NSW Community Bands Program 2026-27

The NSW Community Bands Program provides support for community bands located across NSW to support youth participation and engagement in community music.

Through on-demand, quick response funding, the program will address challenges in sustaining community bands in NSW due to limited access to funding, dispersed populations from which to draw membership and travel required for members to participate.

The intended outcomes of the Program are:

• Increased access to music activities and education in NSW communities
• A stable or increased number of active community bands across NSW
• Increased community connections in NSW communities
• Increased youth engagement and participation in NSW community bands.