“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.”
- Mary Lou Cook

When you participate in acabellas activities you will be recognised as a unique creative being. You will be provided with a variety of opportunities to develop that creativity from joining in group songs to writing your own.
Past projects we are proud of:
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		2012 Projects:-
		acabellas fellas performed at the Festival of Sails
		Previous Projects:-
		Performances at BMW Edge at Federation Square
		Performance at Pako Festa by acabellas and viva
		Singing in Languages other than English workshop at Matthew Flinders SC and Highton PS
		Multicultural Singing workshop at Torquay Froth and Bubble Festival (500 children)
		Performance at Bellbrae Spring Fair
		Live Radio Performances on The Pulse 94.7FM radio, Belinda McArdle, ocean grove acabellas and VIVA
		Performances at Airey’s Inlet Festival, Ocean Grove Open Mike Festival
		Performances at Hobart Festival of Voices
		Recording on Whatem Too project via the Bluebird Festival
		Workshops and Performance at the Barwon Health Carer’s Carnival Oct 2011
		Writing music and performing for the Making Waves Short Play Performances Nov ‘11
		Pako Festa performances 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006; Celtic Festival performances 2007, 2008
		Belinda McArdle assisted Geelong women and students from Clonard College to write three songs for 100 voice Reclaim the Night choir.
		Lisa Singline wrote ‘Who We Are’ for the Whittington Primary School Choir, it was recorded and performed at Whittington Flamefest 2010.
		‘Music. Count Us In.’ – involved Whittington PS , Corio West PS and Newcomb Park PS in this nationwide singing project.
		58 singers from the acabellas groups contributed ideas for songs on the theme ‘In this Place’. These songs have become part of our repertoire & have allowed for much personal and group growth as we share stories and value our local creativity.
		2009/10 acabellas’ leader Belinda McArdle is awarded the title of Creative Artist– Inspiring Australians on the cover of the Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula’s White and Yellow Pages.
		2007- Singers from the groups created songs on the theme ‘The Good Life.’ A CD The Good Life was recorded and produced.