Music team

Music Director - Linda Wareham

Linda’s passion for continuing education ensured NBC increased in size, quality and reputation and became a consistent Top 5 medallist in the annual Sweet Adelines regional chorus contest.. She took a brief break in 2023 and is back Associate Music Director.

She's been a member of the Sweet Adelines Australia regional team in various positions including Education Coordinator and is currently responsible for managing the Regional Education Faculty which provides education workshops around Australia.

She is also a Music Director for Discovered, a vocal competition open to 7-24 year-olds on the Central Coast aimed at providing opportunities for young people to engage with the music industry.

Music Director - Kylie Shanley

Kylie has a musical backhground which included singing with the Australian Girls Choir and the Sydney University City of Sydney Singers.

She has a BSc Mteach (Hons) and a passion for barbershop singing.

Kylie sings tenor in Treble Makers quartet who represented Australia at the 2022 Sweet Adelines International Quartet Contest in Phoenix, Arizona USA.

Assistant Music Director 

Trish Tuffin studied piano and music theory through the Trinity College of Music, London, and loves to encourage singers to be their best. She is an enthusiastic baritone ukulele player and singer, and was Music Director of Aurora Australis for a year before the travel time made it difficult to continue..

Music Section leaders

Each voice part is led by a Section leader and Assistant Section leader.

Lead – Fiona Guilfoyle, Assistant: Jo Graffitti
Bass – Barbara Venables
Baritone – Ruth Smallwood, Assistant: Gill Lawrence, Janet Black
Tenor – Mary-Jo Rennick

Management team

Team Co-ordinator - Michela Zanata
Membership - Krys Sam, assistant Juliette Ellis
Events - Linda Watt-Smith
Marketing - Katinga Schroeder, assistant Nicky Page
Finance - Gill Lawrence
Secretary - Barbara Venables.