Lake Macquarie country music enthusiast Steve Pandel has generously donated a massive collection of music memorabilia to the Slim Dusty Centre in Slim’s hometown of Kempsey, NSW. A removal truck, whose services were donated by Mr Kingsley Mundey of International Art Services, arrived at the Centre...
Slim Dusty held integral values in life and epitomised Mateship. Who in your community aspires to uphold such values? Nominations have opened for the 2012 Dick Smith Slim Dusty Community Mateship and Youth Awards. The Slim Dusty Foundation is now calling for people from all around Australia...
What’s your favourite memory of Slim Dusty? Do you have a photo that was taken with him? Where were you when you first heard Slim singing on the radio or saw him perform live? The 13th of June is Slim’s birthday, and in 2012 the Slim...
A $30,000 grant from the Federal Government has taken the fundraising for the Slim and Joy Statue Appeal over halfway. Chairman of the Slim and Joy Statue Appeal Committee John Sommerlad said the committee had approached Member for New England Tony Windsor some time ago to...
Friday 18th November was a proud day for The Slim Dusty Foundation as it took yet another major step closer to the highly anticipated opening of The Slim Dusty Centre. The Hon. Simon Crean MP, Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government; Minister for...
Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC) has welcomed the announcement of the projects proceeding to full application stage for the $200 million Round Two of the Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF). The projects selected to proceed to full application are: The Slim Dusty Centre, Kempsey –...