Pulse Deniliquin Dance students rehearsing at the Deniliquin Town Hall.
Pulse Deniliquin returned to the region this week to deliver on its 2025 promise to be “bigger and better”.
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More than 830 students from across 15 regional schools participated in workshops and rehearsals over three days, culmination in the public performances yesterday after the Pastoral Times went to print.
The NSW Department of Education Arts Unit showcase allows a range of local public school students to shine in equal opportunity performing arts shows.
The program included two days of music, dance and drama workshops for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, delivered by Sydney-based Arts Unit staff, tutors, choreographers and selected statewide student leads.
Students took part in rehearsals at various locations around Deniliquin such as the Deniliquin Town Hall, Deniliquin High School, South West Music Regional Conservatorium and Deniliquin Baptist Church.
The event concluded in two performances at Deniliquin Basketball Stadium yesterday.
The venue was chosen over last year’s Town Hall location to meet demand, with the stadium able to accommodate double the 400-strong crowd from 2025.
Pulse Deniliquin was created to support the ongoing delivery of high-quality arts resources, workshops and performance opportunities for public school students across far west NSW.
The 15 participating schools this year were Barham, Barooga, Blighty, Conargo, Deniliquin North, Deniliquin South, Edward, Finley, Jerilderie, Mathoura, Mayrung and Mulwala Public Schools as well as Oaklands Central School and Deniliquin and Finley High Schools.
The Arts Unit’s student access and engagement advisor Simon Kermode said Pulse Deniliquin promotes equity and inclusion, which is at the heart of this event.
“The goal of regional and remote performing arts initiatives like Pulse is to provide the community with access to opportunities they wouldn’t normally have,” he said.
“The program provides schools with input into workshop and performance content, ensuring programs reflect local needs and interests and prioritises student experience and engagement throughout the workshop process, with performance as a culminating outcome.
“All workshops are facilitated by industry professionals and tutors from the department and provide a great opportunity for students to step into opportunities within the annual Schools Spectacular show and beyond.”
The program continues to grow in both scale and reach, with more than 100 more students participating in 2026 than in 2025.
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The Pulse Deniliquin instrumental and vocal music students rehearse at Deniliquin Baptist Church.
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