Thanks Helen for pointing out Chris Kempster's valuable contribution to Australia's music education - I certainly wasn't aware of this.

One interesting bit of parochialism though, as I understand it each Australian State had its own musical ed curriculum with different songs being broadcast over the ABC Schools programme. To that end the ABC was forced to install separate radio transmitters to serve Regional towns that were scattered along both sides of the Murray River - which separates New South Wales and Victoria. It would never have done to have New South Welsh kids listening to Victorian music.

Regards
John