Founded: 1977
Location: Australia
Goanna is an Australian rock band which formed in 1977 in Geelong as The Goanna Band with mainstay Shane Howard as singer-songwriter and guitarist. The group integrated social protest with popular music and reached the Top 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart with "Solid Rock" (1982) and "Let the Franklin Flow" (released under the name Gordon Franklin & the Wilderness Ensemble in 1983). Their debut album, Spirit of Place, peaked at No. 2 on the related albums chart. They disbanded in 1987 and briefly reformed in 1998.
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"At this point in history, I can’t be proud of my nation and feel honour bound to return my Order of Australia medal."
"It’s hard to believe that these places, that were the absolute beating heart of Melbourne and Australia’s vital music industry, are now just relegated to fading memories."
Shane Howard described takayna as “A hymn to the natural world, to takayna/Tarkine and the palawa peoples long custodianship of that country.”
"I wrote Solid Rock because I dreamt of a better country where we could all be proud together."
'Solid Rock, Sacred Ground' features Emma Donovan and William Barton.
The Goanna supergroup will join Katie Noonan, The Temper Trap, Budjerah, Ngaiire, Mike Brady, G Flip and Robbie Williams in providing the musical entertainment for the big game.
"To honour the Australian sounds that changed history, or defined our evolving cultural identity".
Marcia Howard is now on Team Delta