Royal South Street Society Eisteddfod

And that’s a wrap!

We were delighted to be proud champion supporters of the Royal South Street Society Eisteddfod this year – an organisation promoting and encouraging participation, enjoyment and enrichment through the performing arts.

The community at the Royal South Street Society is Australia’s oldest and longest running Eisteddfod, first established in 1891. Since then, over one million aspiring performing artists have had the opportunity to shine on the Royal South Street Society Ballarat Eisteddfod stage.

Untold thousands of performing artists have left a little piece of their heart in Ballarat. They have shared a moment of history with the likes of James Scullin, Alfred Deakin, Mary Grant Bruce, Amy Castles, Joan Kirner, Denise Drysdale, Betty Pounder, David Atkins, Robert Lemke, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Anthony Callea and more.

The Society was granted ‘Royal’ status by the Queen in 1962 for services to the community and has since been honoured with many community service awards. The Royal South Street Society also helped develop national copyright protocols for eisteddfods and established the Australian Eisteddfod Association.

The eisteddfod currently runs throughout June to October each year. The Eisteddfod includes 11 theatrical disciplines of voice, music, and movements, providing some 40,000+ on-stage performance opportunities for artists from all over Australia and is conducted in quality venues throughout the Ballarat region, including the stunning historical Her Majesty’s Theatre, The Ballarat Mechanics Institute, ACU Connors Hall and many more.

The Royal South Street Society is overseen by a volunteer Board, a small office team organise and promote the annual Eisteddfod, assisted by up to 200 volunteers as discipline chairs, committee members, ushers, security, writers, timers, back-stage crew, stage managers, and MCs.

It was fantastic to champion and sponsor the following categories across all age groups and watch competitors take to the stage sharing their talents and stories in the following categories.

Contemporary Stage and Screen Upbeat Character Solo

Contemporary Stage and Screen Ballad Solo

Pre 1960’s Classic Stage and Screen Solo

Congratulations to all who participated and those who were awarded as winners of their competition categories – Well Done!

BIG shout out to everyone involved in the Royal South Street Society Eisteddfod from the team running the competition through to all the volunteers who join every year to make the eisteddfod one of the best opportunities to support young stars in the making through to performing arts students giving it their all and their teachers who are beside them all the way!

Special mention to the fabulous Carolyn Bennett, Eisteddfod Development and Volunteer Coordinator who leads with passion, kindness and is exceptional at keeping us all focused to deliver an amazing program – thank you!