Giselle Newbury
Giselle Newbury She/Her
Outreach and Communication Manager
Giselle grew up surrounded by folk music and festivals building a love of storytelling and a passion for music. Giselle has worked in the community cultural development sector for 15 years. She has worked creating and implementing cultural events, community programs as well as website development and communications. Giselle has implemented programs at Hume Conservatorium including Deadly Music and the Hume Songwriting Camp. Giselle is a keen Festival supporter and attends festivals all over Australia as both a volunteer and employee. Giselle enjoys working with young people and finding opportunities and grants to develop projects and programs that help develop voice, confidence and ability for young musicians in the region. She studied poetry and art at the University of Wollongong and continues to have a passion for words and song lyrics.Â
Giselle is a vocal supporter of the LGBTQI+ Community and an advocate for people living with disabilities. On the weekend you will find Giselle camping at a music festival or at home listening to Taylor Swift with her cats.Â
What brought you to Hume Conservatorium
I started at the Conservatorium in February of 2022 after 10+ years with Southern Tablelands Arts to help develop community relations and programs. I am passionate about young people and finding opportunities for them to develop skills and create safe spaces and programs for them.Â
Please share particular career highlight and why it's special to you
During my time at Southern Tablelands Arts i was instrumental in receiving funding for several major project including Paint the Town in 2022, the Great Southern Line Anzac project, and the formation of Maisie’s Choir in Yass.Â
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We acknowledge the traditional Custodians of this Land, where the Aboriginal People have performed age-old ceremonies of storytelling, music, dance and celebration. As a traditional meeting place, many first nations peoples came to this region. Underneath our buildings and roads this Land always will be traditional Aboriginal Land. in the same way, all music making genres and practices come from our musical elders, so we acknowledge those on whose skills and wisdom we draw.
   
  