HENKELL BROTHERS supports the German-Australian community in Melbourne with a focus on the operatic and Lied art. As well as many sponsorships in the cultural sphere, our company also supports institutions with charitable and community-based purposes as well as hardship relief.
HENKELL BROTHERS supports young Australian opera talent by organising the annual German-Australian Opera Grant. For this purpose we have formed a Business-Arts Partnership with the opera company More Than Opera Ltd.
The Grantee receives the opportunity to be a member of the professional ensemble at the Hessian State Theatre in Wiesbaden. This is the gateway to an international career for a talented young Australian opera singer and a very rare opportunity.
Through regular events the perception and reputation of the traditional art form of opera is increased and German-Australian ties in the community are strengthened.
Other Artistic Groups
HENKELL BROTHERS also supports the following artistic groups:
- Abbotsford Convent
- Australian Bach Society
- Australian International Opera Awards
- Australian National Academy Of Music
- Australian Youth Orchestra
- Citiopera
- Co-Opera
- Creative Partnerships Australia
- Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust
- German-Australian Opera Grant
- Lieder Society Of Victoria
- Lyric Opera
- Melbourne Bach Choir
- Melbourne Opera Company
- Melbourne Recital Centre
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Mietta Song Award
- More Than Opera Ltd
- Opera Australia
- Opera Foundation Australia
- Opera Scholars Australia
- Opera Society
- Opera Studio Melbourne
- Orchestra Victoria
- Royal Melbourne Philharmonic
- Team of Pianists
- The Arts Centre
- The Wagner Society
- Victorian Opera
- 3MBS (Classic Radio)
- 3ZZZ (Ethnic Radio)
Charities & Sponsorships
German-Australian Welfare Society
An organisation which assists German-speaking migrants in Victoria who find themselves in difficult circumstances or an emergency resulting directly or indirectly from migration or other causes and also relieves poverty, sickness, grief or misfortune.
Scholarships for Australian-German Student Exchange (SAGSE)
This organisation awards annual scholarships to Australian high-school students to participate in an exchange of students with Germany. The program allows the students an insight into a different culture and supports friendships and networks.
German Lutheran Trinity Church
The German Lutheran Trinity Church in Melbourne originated in the 19th century. The church provides spiritual care and guidance for the German-Australian community in Melbourne. HENKELL BROTHERS has been supporting this church for more than 20 years.
Deutsche Schule Melbourne (DSM)
The German International School is a bilingual (German-English) school in with the vision “to live and learn two cultures”, preparing the children to become involved citizens of an increasingly global world. The school caters for families with German language connections, as well as those who are interested in providing their children with the opportunity to learn a second language as a “mother tongue”.
Relief of Hardship
- CanTeen (Supporting Young People Living with Cancer)
- Martin Luther Homes (Aged Care)
- Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
- Tabulam & Templer Homes (Aged Care)
- The Lost Dogs' Home
- Very Special Kids
