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Tim Stokes, Kim Banffy, Milo Green, Jimmy Dowling and Guy Kachel play Songs for Fred. Photo Eve Jeffery
Tim Stokes, Kim Banffy, Milo Green, Jimmy Dowling and Guy Kachel play Songs for Fred. Photo Eve Jeffery

Songs for Fred was a fundraiser held over the weekend to aid the wonderful work of the Fred Hollows Foundation, which changes the lives of individuals in indigenous communities who are going blind.

The Fred Hollows Foundation has been about the business of drastically changing the lives of individuals in indigenous communities who are literally going blind. With a simple operation blindness is reversed and quality of life is restored.

Musicians Tim Stokes, Kim Banffy, Milo Green, Jimmy Dowling and Guy Kachel pictured, and Kyle Lionhart, thrilled the Byron Theatre audience who treated to solo performances from all of the artists, and some wonderful collaborations between them.

For more visit www.hollows.org.au. 

 

 

 

 



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