Tim is the director of Centre Stage Event Company who facilitate events that manage live theatrical performance, sporting and charity events through to large scale community events and festivals. Tim has worked with some of Australia’s biggest artists including Jimmy Barnes, Diesel, and Missy Higgins. Theatrical highlights have included directing and producing We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Jesus Christ Superstar. This is the second year for Tim judging On Key 4 Kids and we are so glad to see him back.

Johns’ first gig out of a Melbourne drama school was in Albury with the Murray River Performing Group. That was in 1981. Since then, John has worked as an actor, director, writer,corporate entertainer, producer and Master of Ceremonies all over Australia, Canada, Singapore and Indonesia.

In Albury/Wodonga, he has worked with The Flying Fruit Fly Circus, HotHouse Theatre, Albury-Wodoonga Theatre Company, 2AY and ABC Radio, as well as over a hundred Corporate Conferences and presentations.

He has just completed filming on a new series of television commercials for the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce.

Sussan is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Women, Industry Skills and Training, and Small and Family Business - having previously served in Cabinet as Minister for Health and Minister for the Environment.

Born in Nigeria to British parents, Sussan Ley spent her early childhood in the United Arab Emirates, before migrating to Australia at the age of 13. Before entering federal Parliament in 2001, her career path was wonderfully varied, studying three finance degrees and gaining a variety of ‘real life’ experiences as a commercial pilot, air traffic controller, aerial stock musterer and shearer’s cook!

She is pleased to support Country Hope and thanks all involved for their outstanding commitment and initiative in helping local children battling cancer, and their families.