10,000 Voices for Reconciliation 2026
Sing for Country. Sing for Healing.
In 2025, history echoed through the Great Hall of Parliament House as 1,000 voices from across the country came together in song for Reconciliation in an historic moment of truth, healing, and unity.
It was powerful. It was moving. And it was just the beginning.
Watch the ABC story that captured this unforgettable day.
Now, we’re calling on 10,000 voices—from every corner of Australia—to rise together in 2026 and create the largest choir ever to sing for Reconciliation.
Whether you’re a school, a choir, a community group, or a solo voice with a heart for change—you’re invited.
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Voices for Reconciliation: The Poppy and the Pea
At the heart of The OZY Youth Choir Honouring Defence Service is a shared commitment to truth-telling, reconciliation, and unity.
In partnership with Making Peasce, we honour both the red poppy, a symbol of those who died for country,
and the red desert pea, representing those who died on country. Lest we forget.
Together, OJ Rushton and Hazel Davies have been walking this journey of reconciliation alongside Aunty Beverly O’Callaghan, whose storybook
The Legend of the Desert Pea has helped us listen deeply and learn respectfully. From this powerful partnership grew 1,000 Voices for Reconciliation
—a national initiative for remembrance, led by young people and guided by Elders, where we share our stories, accept our stories, and write a new story together.
This initiative is growing. In 2026, we are calling for 10,000 voices to rise in harmony and healing across the country.
Images: Left to Right OJ and Hazel in a field of Desert Peas Photography by Janette Dunn,
Our Poppy and Pea Representatives after at the end of filming in Alice Springs. Photography by Kaz Page. Images used by permission
