Country Music Association of Australia Inc Academy of Country Music Graduate to Nashville 2026

Through Maton Australia's wonderful generosity, we will again be offering an opportunity to win one of their new Troubadour Dreadnought acoustic guitars valued at $3,599. The proceeds of the raffle will be used to send our next (and fourth) Senior Academy graduate on a three-week songwriting, performing and networking trip to Nashville - 'Music City USA'.  While they're there, they'll be hosted by Sister Cities Nashville - our partner in this unique cultural exchange. Our three previous graduates - Gretta Ziller, Jenny Mitchell and Nathan Lamont, described the exchange as "life-changing" and "inspirational". We're sure it will equally impact our next graduate.

Your generosity will ensure that we can continue to offer this unique career development opportunity to one of our rising stars from the Academy of Country Music. Thanks to Raffletix unique system, all tickets sold online will be printed with a unique ticket number and combined with physical tickets sold during the 2026 Tamworth Country Music Festival, for the final draw.

Thank you for your support.

Dobe Newton - President/Chair, Country Music Association of Australia.