FESTIVAL FOUNDER


CAROLINE NEELING
Caroline was awarded a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from the University of Western Australia in 1984, in Piano Performance. She was the Director of the WA Music Academy from 1987-2000. During that period she organised numerous events each year, including children’s operettas, recitals, concerts and fundraising events, and wrote a 12 book music education curriculum, Music in Colour.
Caroline has extensive event management experience in Melbourne, including arranging a black tie concert and silent art auction to benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, which was held at the National Gallery of Victoria (2005).
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Caroline was event manager for the prestigious Victoria Prize (2011)
and the Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research (2012). Caroline was the Vice-President of the Brunswick Beethoven Festival (2017-2018) and has been the Manager of Business and Operations at the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, since 2015.
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