Following the release of a 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of their seminal album "Odyssey Number Five", Powderfinger have released their highly anticipated new single and video ‘Day By Day’, their first new music in a decade. 

Local businessman and father, Levi Turner will run the length of the Great Ocean Road raising money for Geelong Mums.Running from Barwon Heads to Warrnambool, Levi will raise much needed funds to support Geelong Mums from 19 - 23 October over a gruelling 300km course.Aiming to raise $10,000, the driving force behind this extraordinary marathon - his own children.“It’s not until you have children of your own that you want to give them everything you possibly can. But what if that wasn’t much at all? What if you couldn’t provide the bare essentials? Geelong Mums help provide this and much more to parents, babies and children in the greater Geelong region and with 2020 being such a difficult year for many, it's really important to get behind those vulnerable in our community.”Thanks to the generosity of the community, Geelong Mums were able to help over 6,200 babies and children from vulnerable families across Geelong in the past year.“Babies don’t stop being born in a pandemic and children all need warm clothes. Throughout both lockdown periods without our volunteers and in person goods donations, we have continued distributing essential items to relieve some of the pressure these families experience”, says General Manager of Geelong Mums, Julia Roache. “We are also expecting a sharp increase in requests for our service as the economic situation takes a toll on Geelong families. Levi’s fundraising efforts couldn’t come at a better time to help us support those that need it most”.Donations to support Levi Turner’s efforts can be made at https://run-for-geelong-mums.raisely.com/leviturner

"The COVID-19 pandemic is the first time I can remember where a particular challenge or tragedy has been global. This is something the whole world is facing at much the same time. This gives us a shared experience across the globe that I think is quite rare. We have been exposed to constant media stories about COVID-19, but I’m interested in the real human stories about how people are coping with this situation behind what are quite literally closed doors (due to lockdowns, quarantine, and isolation).
This project asks people to submit monologues on the theme of COVID-19. I’m an actor, and the performing arts industry has been hit particularly hard with the lockdowns associated with COVID. I created this project as a way for our community of artists around the globe to do what the arts do best, express and reflect on our situation, and help us feel and digest what we are going through, with an understanding of our shared humanity and vulnerability. "
Ali checked into the Departure Lounge with Stampsy and Josh to talk about the project and how we can be involved.

Genre-defying Illy delivers yet another incredible collaboration with Loose Ends ft G Flip.The evolution of Illy as an artist has seen him performing across all spectrums of pop, hip hop, electro, and indie. 
He has been at the forefront of changing the narrative in Aussie Hip-Hop; always on the cutting edge of merging progressive musicality with his passion for social justice to cement his place as one of Australia’s most innovative and respected artists.
Illy checked in with Stampsy to talk about staying positive throughout stage 4 restrictions, the family event he missed and the new exercise routine he's created while bunking down in Melbourne. 

Antonio Gambale is an Italian and Australian composer based in Paris, France. He most recently scored Netflix’s international hit limited series, Unorthodox, which earned Antonio two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music and Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series. Film Music Magazine also praised the music as a “breakthrough score.” 

Antonio’s career in film and TV spans decades, including a long and fruitful collaboration working with colleague and mentor Parisian composer Nathaniel Méchaly. Antonio has contributed to projects of international renown such as the Taken  film franchise (as programmer, additional music composer and score producer), Colombiana  and director Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster. In collaboration with Nathaniel, Antonio co-scored the Season 3 of the popular French political satire comedy series, Kaboul Kitchen.

Antonio is graduate of the inaugural year of the Screen Composition course at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.

He checked into the Departure Lounge with Stampsy and Josh, from his home in Paris.

HEAR the chat below.