THE OZY YOUTH CHOIR
Honouring Defence Service INC
Inspiring and empowering young leaders through music and legacy.
Latest Official Music Video launch!
Four years. More than 10 locations. Over 1,000 voices. One extraordinary story.
The Anthem of the Desert Pea Official Music Video is live!
A song of remembrance and reconciliation, it honours those who died on Country and ensures their stories are not forgotten. As we walk the Desert Pea and the poppy together, we remember those who died on Country and for Country.
From Central Australia to the Great Hall of Parliament House, Elders, First Nations people, children, schools and communities have helped carry this song and its story.
Now we invite you to become part of what comes next.
Watch the video. Share the story. Add your voice.
We share our stories. We accept our stories. And together, we write a new story.
Join 10,000 Voices for Reconciliation
Last year, we put 1000 Voices for Reconciliation in the Great Hall of Parliament House Canberra. Next year we plan to grow our voices to 10,000 for Reconciliation Week in May 2026 as we honour the past, heal the present, and shape a united future. Through music, we build bridges of understanding and walk together toward reconciliation. Add your voice. Stand for peace. Sing for change. Stay up-to-date with other projects!
About the Choir
The OZY Youth Choir Honouring Defence Service is a Canberra-based youth choir with a national and growing international reach. Through music, we honour those who served and those who died for Country and on Country, bringing together the pathways of remembrance and reconciliation.
Founded in the lead-up to the Centenary of ANZAC, the choir continues to work closely with Defence families and First Nations communities, supporting connection, resilience, and wellbeing through song.
With local choir “mobs” forming across Australia and a national online choir, young people unite to perform at community events, national commemorations, and cultural gatherings.
Our Impact
Music
Where Every Voice Matters
Memory
Singing our shared history
Mentorship
Mentoring youth to lead
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We’re fine-tuning the notes and adding a little extra harmony, so a few links are still waiting for their cue to go live.
Thanks for your patience while we get everything performance-ready — it’ll be worth the encore!
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Honouring Country
We pay our respects to the traditional custodians of the lands on which we gather and all our presiding traditional owners and elders who are walking with us, including our Ngunnawal and Ngambri elders from the ACT region and our custodians from the Central Desert regions.
“As we walk together we need to build a golden generation ,especially for our emerging youth, who through education and learning can understand our full history and be equipped to lead us into a future where respect is for all…those here first and those who came after”
- Pelterre Agnillinga Agmoura - Chris Tomlins Arrentre
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