The Dame is the beautiful Grand Concert Street Organ called 'Australia Fair’. Since 1993, Damon O'Donoghue has been introducing this person made musical wonder to major towns and cities along the Australian East Coast. ‘Australia Fair’ has something for everyone to admire. With 442 pipes, 24-note glockenspiel, drums and cymbals, ‘Australia Fair’ produces concert quality music far superior to its counterparts of the day. The perfect operation of its valves, levers, springs, wires and cogs will leave you in awe, and its fine ornate wood carved features, delicately hand painted, gives ‘Australia Fair’ a beauty of its own. Not content to just restrict this Grand Lady to major towns, Damon and Noni wished for all of Australia to see and enjoy her and so began….

Driving around Australia may sound like fun. Take with you a 2.5 tonne Lady and the journey becomes a whole new story! For seven months Damon and Noni have been planning such a trip. Encompassing over 40 000km and twelve months of travel, Damon and Noni plan to visit as many towns and cities around Australia as possible, bringing with them their much loved Grand Dame. For many small towns this may be a once in a lifetime occasion and for some folks it could be the only time in their lives to see, hear and enjoy such a fantastic mechanical musical instrument. For Damon and Noni however, sharing ‘Australia Fair’ with the rest of Australia was not the complete dream. It also came with….

We all have dreams but no more so than children. For over 100 years Barnardos Australia has devoted itself to the caring of needy, neglected, abused or unwanted children, a task that is becoming evermore demanding. Damon and Noni saw an opportunity in their dream to help Australia through Barnardos Australia, and so was born the Barnardos’ Bandwagon. Their mission is to raise $500,000 for Barnardos Australia. This is to be achieved by donations and by the sale of specific merchandise with 100% of the proceeds going to Barnardos. It is through such efforts that Barnardos Australia are able to continue their work and so make it possible for deprived or abused children to also have their dreams. As Barnardos Bandwagon takes to the road, Damon and Noni have fulfilled the start of their dream and mission. What follows now is…

When Damon and Noni bring Barnardos’ Bandwagon to you (an experience not to be missed!), their hope is now that you will support their mission, and its worthy cause. Donations and merchandise purchases can be made when the Barnardos Bandwagon hits your town or at any time, directly to Barnardos via their freecall 1800 061 000 or by post to

Barnardos Australia
Locked Bag 1 Million
Broadway NSW 2000

Registered Charity No CFN 13840

alternatively the following link will take you directly to Barnardos Australia web page

Donate to Barnardos....

Remember to mark your donation ‘Barnardos’ Bandwagon’