lifelong love of music inspired by her late grandparents Micko and Aileen Donovan. Her father has been her biggest influence in music since a young age, encouraging her to sing and play the guitar. As long as she can remember, Shalina has performed alongside her musical family at various events. At the age of 15 Shalina was accepted into Campbelltown Performing Arts high school, where performing as a soloist at school and community events became second nature. Whilst performing in many talent quests over the years, Shalina’s biggest achievement was becoming the Overall Junior Winner of the Tamworth Country Music Aboriginal showcase in 2002. In 2003 Shalina graduated year 12 and continued her music performing at such events as Survival Day, the Woodford festival QLD, Sydney Dreaming and the Tamworth Country Music Aboriginal showcase where she performed with many Indigenous artists. In 2005 Shalina became a permanent member of The Donovan Band and has been performing with them as an acoustic guitarist at many locations doing a variety of cultural and community events, balls and conferences. Shalina is still currently performing as a part of The Donovan Band whilst working full time within education, supporting Aboriginal students whilst also juggling being a mother of four beautiful children whom she hopes will also continue the family musical legacy. Jaleesa Godson Jaleesa Godson was born in Bankstown, NSW and grew up in the South Western Sydney. Country Music has been a major influence on Jaleesa growing up. At the young age of four, Jaleesa joined her father Michael Donovan on stage continuing the musical legacy of her Grandparents Micko and Aileen Donovan. It wasn’t long before Jaleesa’s mother Louise and her late Aunty Agnes would enter her into Country Music Talent Quests all across NSW including busking on the streets of Tamworth during the annual Country Music Festival. Jaleesa was able to fulfil her genuine love for performing after being accepted into Campbelltown Performing Arts High School in 2003. Since then, Jaleesa has performed across a wide range of community events alongside her family and independently including the Aboriginal Country Music Showcase in Tamworth, Fairfield’s Annual Bring It On Festival, 2010 Villawood NAIDOC Day, Campbelltown Citizenship Ceremony, Redfern’s ANZAC Day Commemoration and a number of family gatherings. With strong ties to her Aboriginal Culture Jaleesa was the MC for a number of years at the Bankstown NAIDOC Day event, participated in the