Latest from the Road!
John has just returned from playing in Caboolture at the Urban Country Music Festival where the audience was in fine form. The show featured a few of his mates including Kasey (above left), Beccy and Troy, all of whom sing on John's TRIBUTE…
A Top Week in Toowoomba!
John was in Toowoomba for most of the past week appearing for three nights at the 150th anniversary Heritage Toowoomba Royal Show. Titled 'John Williamson's Great Australian Muster', the show involved about 400 people in the community including…
Col Watson – Back On The Road
Col Watson, a legend amongst guitarists, had his first gig with country music when he was hired by Slim Dusty in the early 1970s. After fifteen years off the road, Col agreed to tour again with John on the '40 Years True Blue' Tour. Col is seen…
A Special Word from John…
June 4th, 1970 - "The first song I ever attempted to write was released on the Fable label. It was 'Old Man Emu'. I was out the back of the homestead in North West NSW when I first heard the recording. 2VM Moree received the single before I…
News from the Tour
Over the last few weeks, the 'Hillbilly Road' Tour has travelled several thousand kilometres to Boyup Brook and Perth, Western Australia, to Renmark and Adelaide, South Australia and finally to Toowoomba and Brisbane, Queensland. Phew!
As you…
Hillbilly Road – Taking on the Young Guns
Friday 12th September 2008: Watch out Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus and Coldplay... the latest release from our very own Australian icon and country music legend, 'Hillbilly Road' is holding on tight.
John Williamson is inadvertently taking…
Variety, the Children’s Charity
Variety is dedicated to transforming the lives of children with special needs. This is done a number of ways. Variety provides grants to individuals, organisations and hospitals for a range of items including wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs, speech…
Life Education
Life Education and Healthy Harold are household names for anyone who has had children at school since the late 1970s. Life Education has partnered with schools, teachers and parents to empower Australian children to make safe and healthy choices…
Bush Heritage Australia
Bush Heritage Australia is a national, independent non-profit organisation with long term goals to preserve Australia's bushlands.
Bush Heritage manages 31 reserves throughout Australia covering over 946,276 hectares, safeguarding more than…
Wildlife Warriors Worldwide
Wildlife Warriors Worldwide was established in 2002 by Steve and Terri Irwin. The purpose of the organisation is to protect threatened and endangered wildlife as well as care for injured wildlife.
Wildlife Warriors is concerned with the welfare…
Koala Hospital In Port Macquarie
The Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie, NSW is dedicated to the care and preservation of Koalas exclusively. Their ground breaking hospital has a treatment room, eight intensive care units, a 24 hour rescue and treatment operation and ten recovery…
WIRES – The NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service
The NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Incorporated (WIRES) is the largest wildlife rescue organisation in Australia.
WIRES was established in 1985, when an injured Ibis was found in the heart of Sydney, in Hyde Park.…