SUNSHINE COAST MUSIC INDUSTRY COLLECTIVE •

The Sunshine Coast has long been a place where the universal language of music fills the landscape, telling stories of love, loss, challenge, and resilience. For tens of thousands of years, the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara peoples have sung, danced, created, and shared their deep cultural knowledge. As experts in biomimicry, their songs and dances reflect the rhythms, sounds, and stories of the environment around them.

The Kabi Kabi and Jinibara peoples welcomed many visiting nations to regional gatherings such as the Great Bunya Festival at Baroon Pocket and the Oyster Festival on the Noosa River. In turn, they travelled to major cultural celebrations across Quandamooka Country, Bundjalung Country, and Wakka Wakka Country, sharing their finest storytellers, dancers, and song people.

The Sunshine Coast music industry recognises this enduring legacy and the resilience of Country and its custodians. Today, although our community represents cultures from across the world, our commitment to honouring and uplifting our First Nations peoples remains strong.

We offer our thanks to the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the Sunshine Coast region.