Citrine Sun Entertainment

09/08/2024

Citrine Sun Entertainment has been selected as a grant winner for this years Heart Foundation - Active Australia Innovation Challenge for NeuroRhythm - Drumming and Dance for brain injury survivors. We are thrilled to have been selected as of ten amazing projects to receive a grant and this amazing opportunity.

Local Australian organisations are pioneering innovative physical activity projects that encourage active lifestyles and improve heart health in their communities.

14/07/2024

The 9th National Brain Injury Conference is being held in Adelaide this September. The annual Conference has become one of the premier learning and development events on the disability calendar – driving improvements in services and supports for people living with a brain injury, their families and carers. More details in the link below.
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9th National Brain Injury Conference Tuesday 24th – Thursday 26th September 2024 Adelaide Oval, South Australia Brain Injury Australia’s 9th National Brain Injury Conference will be held from Tuesday 24th to Thursday 26th September, 2024 at Adelaide Oval, South Australia – in partnership with ...

01/07/2024

Help us make the biggest beanie you have ever seen to raise awareness for brain injury survivors and the invisible barriers they live with every day.

We have come a long way with incredible work being done by change makers around the globe but we still have a long way to go. How powerful our voices could be if we unite in a shared mission to create a big wave of awareness!

Needlework has long been associated with activism for a cause and there is no greater cause than one that is for people that are still fighting for equity in access to resources due to the invisible nature of brain injury.

We are attempting to make the world's biggest beanie to elevate our mission and amplify our voices.

By contributing one small 20 cm x 20 cm square, knitted or crocheted, we can connect people in a common cause to make a difference.

Our goal is 13,500 by August 25th for Brain Injury Awareness week so we need all the help we can get. At the completion of the campaign, the beanie will pulled apart and the squares donated to Wrap with Love, serving a dual purpose. Please help us if you can.... information on the flyer X

13/02/2024

https://www.hopkinscentre.edu.au/news-view/the-hopkins-centre-ambassador-research-fellow-440?fbclid=IwAR1eOErjW3EzPAEHbodlx_P7gUCpS5tCn3fDSGHIxgtzgHgsVk9Howu4jMo_aem_AaELGxt3t37lDMzwshulAPRXskmH22qd83bTnR6sWGbzoBPuEiFbmNN9dXLGc-t1YNs

On January 26, 2024, Belinda Adams – Carer - Brain Injury Advocate - Hopkins Centre Ambassador and researcher was honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia – General Division for her service to community health.

25/01/2024

Belinda Adams OAM! 😳There’s one for the book! Surprised, delighted, humbled and still in disbelief to be awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to community health. Nobody does community work to receive awards and they also never undertake projects alone. I am grateful for every single person who has helped turned my ideas into a collaborative reality, especially my family and friends who have given endlessly of their time for years. I should also add, the work has just begun! I’m super excited to be part of an amazing team from Griffith University and Metro South Health working on a project - Understanding what self-advocacy means after brain injury: Having a say in your care and rehabilitation, which is expected to result in a new clinical approach that will support individuals to have a greater say in their rehabilitation across the care continuum. And there is that book I've been working on.... Never give up💛

18/10/2023

It's Carers Week and I am proud to be an Ambassador to help raise awareness for the countless Carers who provide support and care for someone they love. Did you know 2.65 million Australians provide 2.2 billion hours of unpaid care that would require $77.9 billion per annum, from the government’s health and community sector, to replace the work carried out by unpaid carers. Carers Week - A million reasons to care ♥️

Belinda's journey as a carer began 11 years ago when her son, Dylan, survived a car accident at the age of 19. His traumatic brain injury was a significant challenge, and his recovery was slow but steady. As a single parent, Belinda faced immense pressure, being forced to sell their family home

03/05/2023

Such an honour to join the Griffith University team in an official capacity to work on their Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability Project.

18/08/2022

Our Ballet for Brain Injury short documentary has been selected to play at the 6pm screening of the Focus on Ability Short Film Festival Brisbane screenings on the 1st of September. RSVP details are below for anyone interested in attending ✨

13/04/2022

Citrine Sun Entertainment’s Ballet for Brain injury documentary is one of the films selected to be a part of the Focus on Ability Short film festival TV Show which airs this Sunday night at 7pm across the country on Foxtel Aurora Ch173. 🎥

08/04/2022

17/03/2022

Excited to announce our short film "Ballet for Brain Injury" has made official selection in 2022's World Health Organisation's Health for All International Film Festival in the Better health and well-being category. The festival invites people to champion their favourite films by sharing or leaving a comment on the video link, if you would like to support Ballet for Brain Injury please click on the link below, select watch videos for category 3 then select Ballet for Brain Injury on the right side panel where the videos are listed individually and comment on our video or share stating why you like this story and hashtag Some comments will be shared at the Awards Ceremony in mid-May. Watch the short films at https://bit.ly/3u5JXof

09/02/2022

The person who asked starts speaking to me slower, like they’re talking to a child. Another person even has the audacity to say, “Do you do anything else?” or something along those lines.

09/11/2021

Last Friday night I was honoured to be presented as a finalist for this years Australia Pacific LNG Community Hero Award at the QLD Community Awards Gala. I would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone who voted for me and has supported my work, ALL of which has been a team effort! I hope my work honours the true heroes, the countless individuals who battle silently with invisible barriers every day and keep moving forward! 💛

26/09/2021

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-29/inclusive-ballet-as-recovery-option-after-brain-injury/100396620

For people with brain injury, rehabilitation options can be limited. But now Queensland Ballet has created a 10-week program to help patients get back on their feet.

25/08/2021

http://www.hopkinscentre.edu.au/news-view/ambassador-belinda-adams-talks-about-ballet-for-313

In April of this year, Ballet for Brain Injury pilot program began at Queensland Ballet’s West End studios. After a successful ten-week trial with ten brain injury survivors and their carer/support worker, classes are now running every Saturday with plans to undertake a clinical trial nex

04/08/2021

Our short documentary has been accepted into this years Focus on Ability Film Festival. 🎥💕

16/07/2021

Ballet for Brain Injury
Developed in partnership with Queensland Ballet, Hopkins Centre, Griffith University, QCRC & Citrine Sun Entertainment 🌟
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r3qAhfkSi_M&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3s26yPow5L9xTLz17rgFXekkbMEhoe_eQWLPQWygEeWrUFG6bzv4ho-9o

Citrine Sun Entertainment (C) QB Ballet for Brain Injury is a tailored dance program designed to engage people living with a brain injury, and their carers/f...

29/06/2021

The graduating class of our Ballet for Brain Injury pilot program, created by Citrine Sun Entertainment, Queensland Ballet and Griffith University and facilitated by the amazing team at Queensland Ballet. Big congratulations to all the participants on their wonderful performance and all their hard work the past ten weeks. A formal evaluation is underway of the pilot program and we are happy to announce the program is going to continue at QB and with further research, hopefully expand. Documentary coming soon...

22/03/2021

Citrine Sun Entertainment in partnership with Queensland Ballet and Griffith University’s Ballet for Brain Injury pilot program is beginning next month and currently calling for expressions of interest. Please click on the link below for more information.
https://www.queenslandballet.com.au/community/dance-health/qb-ballet-for-brains?fbclid=IwAR1bu0hhU-PrPRe3XVkP1PYYDErgEqncPk56Dws5rmbKfLeOASvbHbAou4o

Program Overview QB Ballet for Brain Injury will launch in Term 2, as an initial 10-week pilot program to develop a new evidence-informed approach to engage people living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and their carers, in ballet. In partnership with Hopkins Centre, Griffith University, this p...

21/11/2020

Our short film "See Me for Who I Am" was recently a finalist for the Nova Choice Award in The Focus On Ability Short Film Festival. Check out the empowering story of Olivia Hargroder, actress, advocate and co-producer of our short film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1ql1YyM_I

Olivia Hargroder shares her empowering story as an advocate for people with down syndrome in "See Me for Who I Am". The short documentary was a finalist in t...

05/11/2020

Thrilled to announce that our film “See Me For Who I Am” made the top 5 for the Focus On Ability Film Festival Nova Choice Award. Congratulations to all entrants! 🎬

14/09/2020

2020 Australian Open Documentary - Focus on Ability Short Film Festival. Full details at www.focusonability.com.au

19/08/2020

As a Hopkins Centre Ambassador I was honoured to part of this short video for Brain Injury Awareness week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8srvSH9TUo&feature=youtu.be

View the second Ambassador film featuring Belinda Adams and Stephen Dale sharing their stories of brain injury, awareness of an 'invisible' injury and vision...

08/07/2020

Music/performed by: Joel Spence
Lyrics: Belinda Adams
Studio/mix/drums: Phil Gaudion
Bass/Audio: Chris Downer.
Music Video by Citrine Sun Entertainment

Here’s a little song available to add to your collection 🙂 “This Is Home To Me” available online on all platforms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VghtqMxjRvY

Vocals: Joel SpenceMusic - Melody – Arrangement: Joel Spence Lyrics: Belinda Adams Guitar: Phil Gaudion & Joel SpenceBass: Chris DownerDrums: Phil GaudionMix...

05/07/2020

This is Home to Me is now up on streaming platforms!

https://open.spotify.com/track/2qOEYXTHy9ETpCaBh4O7XB?si=OY06ShQwS9Spy_T8-1MxyQ

Joel Spence · Song · 2020

30/06/2020

Lottie Mills reflects on the representation of disability in film.

28/06/2020

As the late and great Stella Young said: “‘Special’ means a bit ‘sh*t’”.

29/05/2020

Our website is up and running :)
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29/05/2020