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He is the self confessed "Pop Prince of Heartbreak". Texan born Trevor Daniel broke onto the music scene with "Falling", which hit the charts in more than twenty countries, including Australia, after going Tik Tok viral in 2019. Now he's teamed up with Selena Gomez for his latest single "Past Life". Trevor Zoom'd into the Departure Lounge with Stampsy and Josh, from his car. He wasn't alone! Hear...

Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs and The Petbarn Foundation have partnered again, for the seventh year, to encourage Australians to lend a helping paw and raise much needed funds to assist people who are blind or have low vision. As part of this fundraising promotion, four Seeing Eye Dogs puppies will go head-to-head (and tail-to- tail) with the inaugural Seeing Eye Dogs Puppy Games to see who wil...

This is a SHARKnado we can get behind! Amy Shark ’s back with ‘ Everybody Rise ’.  It's her first offering of new music since the overwhelming success of her #1 ARIA album (‘ LOVE MONSTER ’). The single is Amy at her most meticulous storytelling, with adventurous melodies and experimenting with her voice and emotive lyrics; in the case, taking "the feeling of unrequited love and turning it on its...

In a few short years, Eves Karydas has established herself as one of the country’s brightest pop prospects. In 2018, she shared her debut album, summerskin , which featured a string of impressive singles including Gold record ‘ Further Than The Planes Fly ’, as well as ‘ Couch ’, ‘ Damn Loyal ’ and the ethereal ‘ Wildest Ones ’. Having collected over 42 million streams and support from internation...

The Mission of the Type 1 Foundation is to create a community that would support, connect and empower all people living with Type 1 Diabetes and their families.  The Type1 Foundation was established in Geelong in 2015 and was founded by CEO Ange Liston-McCaughley after the sudden diagnosis of her daughter Lila at age 9.  Friend of the Show Ange checked into the Departure Lounge with the aim of get...

Adelaide-born and Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Mike Waters has just dropped his new tune on the world ‘ I’m Doing Fine ’ The song deals with mental health, and the importance of openly and honestly addressing it; it is commentary on toxic masculinity from the male perspective “ It came from me telling my own story story of when I was hit by a really intense bout of deep, dark depression, that...

With an incredible back-catalogue and countless resulting accolades under his belt, including a #1 ARIA Album and #1 ARIA single, Australian icon and ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Daryl Braithwaite is back with ‘Love Songs’ out now! Frontman and vocalist for 1970’s band Sherbet, Braithwaite rode a wave of local and international success with songs such as ‘Howzat’ , and ‘Summer Love’ In 2020 Daryl Br...

Stellar's passion for music started with her writing songs at eight years old. Over the years, Stellar tried her best to break into the industry but it never ended in success. Instead Stellar found success in owning her own cleaning business, where she likes to sing and dance on the job. Now 36 and settled, Stellar is ready to give fame one more crack and has come to The Voice more confident and r...

Luke Biscan's father was a founding member of the folk-rock band, Goanna. Before Luke was born, his father joined a religion which has since been branded a cult. Luke was raised in the cult but was kicked out and excommunicated from his family for disobeying the rules. A friend of his father's encouraged him to start gigging around Geelong and Luke's world opened up. His Blind Audition song 'Reviv...

Josh Spence is a former professional baseball pitcher.   He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. And he's one of our own, from Geelong! Josh is the son of Tony and Debbie Spence (Prestige Jayco) and has had a great baseball career both here and in the states where he's spent the last 13 years in Arizona.  His little brother Liam is currently playing baseball for the Uni...

River’s Gift evolved from a simple pledge following the death of River Waddell to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in November 2011.  This pledge was to Stamp Out SIDS and ensure that no other parent would endure the pain and suffering of the unexpected and unexplained loss of their precious child. River’s Gift... * Funds world leading SIDS research with $70,000 recently dedicated to a genetic...

Season 12 of Masterchef will begin to look different again. Nope, not NEW new hosts... We can't confirm a futuristic  Masterchef will look very different on our TV screens from now as the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing rules started to apply to the series. Judge Jock Zonfrillo checked into the Departure Lounge with Stampsy and Josh to talk about the changes and his bromance with fellow...

Michaela Pascoe is a researcher who specialises in mental health. She studies the impact of stress on the brain and mood outcomes. Her current research focuses on how mindfulness and physical activity can modulate stress and improve mental health. Michaela checked into the Departure Lounge to answer if we need human contact now more than ever because we can't have it. What can we do if we aren't i...

Due to COVID-19 there are a lot of people who have become recently unemployed and who are concerned about how this will impact on their current housing situation. The system can be really confusing and it is really important to know what your rights are, what payments you might be eligible for and that if you run into trouble it can be a good idea to speak to a lawyer.  Barwon Community Legal Serv...

Australia’s entertainment sensation, The Voice , returns for its biggest, boldest and most controversial season yet this Sunday (May 24, at 7.00pm) on Nine. For the very first time, all four superstar Coaches from the previous season – Delta Goodrem, Boy George, Kelly Rowland and Guy Sebastian – are back by popular demand, more competitive than ever, and eager to turn one highly talented artist in...