{"id":61,"date":"2021-10-18T13:12:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T13:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenbushesacoustic.club\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:40:19","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swacousticcircle.au\/?page_id=61","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;%22default%22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;%22{}%22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;%22default%22&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;%22{}%22&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;%22default%22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;%22{}%22&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;About Us&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/swacousticcircle.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/August21-Cafe-small.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;%22acoustic&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;none&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;%22default%22&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; image_max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;%22{}%22&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>South West Acoustic Circle is a recently incorporated, not for profit organisation <a href=\"https:\/\/connectgroups.org.au\/directory\/listing\/greenbushes-acoustic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>with an acoustic music focus and mental health focus in the South West of Western Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Our main aim is to bring people together for good mental health, to play, recite, sing and listen to live acoustic music and bush poetry. We want to build relationships and community, as well as skills.<\/p>\n<p>Our inclusive group is open to people of all ages, skills, and abilities. We provide a creative and mutual learning space to foster mental health maintenance and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The group meets at various times\u00a0 and locations in the South West of Western Australia. Find out about our next event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/southwestacousticcircle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every quarter we organise camp-over weekend meetings in Greenbushes to bring people together, share, learn, challenge and support each other. <span>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/swacousticcircle.au\/resources\/acoustic-jam-etiquette\/\">Acoustic Jam Etiquette<\/a> to find out more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/swacousticcircle.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/250705-SWAC-Founding-meeting.jpeg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;250705 SWAC Founding meeting&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;%22default%22&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;500ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Management Committee members jamming at the Inaugural SWAC Meeting<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Chairperson: Karen Williams<\/li>\n<li>Vice-Chairperson: John Matthews<\/li>\n<li>Treasurer: Andy Hardy<\/li>\n<li>Secretary: Irma Lachmund<\/li>\n<li>Geeral Committee Members: Eckhard Wessling, John Williams, Lee Goodall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol>Check out our objectives:<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>To foster and encourage the performing arts,<\/li>\n<li>To bring people together around acoustic music, poetry and related artforms, to overcome isolation and build social skills, creativity and musicality,<\/li>\n<li>To facilitate cross-cultural exchanges and interchange between members of Australia\u2019s various communities and cultures, between groups of different ages and abilities; and between city and country communities,<\/li>\n<li>To organise and conduct such gatherings, festivals, concerts, displays, or other functions as the Club may from time to time determine,<\/li>\n<li>To affiliate with and assist other bodies throughout Australia with similar objectives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South West Acoustic Circle is a recently incorporated, not for profit organisation with an acoustic music focus and mental health focus in the South West of Western Australia. 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