Ryde Shine Ability Talent Competition

What is Ryde Shine Ability?

Ryde Shine Ability is a Talent Quest Competition for people with disability who live, work or study in the City of Ryde area.

First held in 2024, the event celebrates talent and creativity, offering a supportive platform for participants to express themselves, follow their dreams, and shine.

Whether you love singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument, telling jokes, acting, or performing a magic trick — we want to hear from you!

2025 Update

Key Dates

Applications OPEN on Monday 8 September 2025.
Applications CLOSE on Sunday 19 October 2025.
Finalists notified by Friday 7 November 2025.
Final event - Tuesday 2 December 2025.

🏆 Prizes

Top 3 Winners will receive the following:

🎥 Professional video production voucher
🎟 Sydney Opera House Tour & Dine experience
🎤 Opportunities to perform at Council events in 2026
📻 Interview with 2RRR radio station

🥇 1st Place Bonus Prize: A voucher for music lessons or a one-year MasterClass membership.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria

Applicants must live with disability.
Groups can include People with Disability and one support person per performer.
Applicants must live, work, or study in the Ryde Local Government Area.
Applicants must not be professional artists represented by record labels, publishers, talent agencies, or similar.
City of Ryde staff and Councillors are eligible to apply and be selected for competition but are not eligible to win any of the Prizes.
Performances may include musical instruments, singing, dancing, acting and comedy.
Performances need to be suitable for all ages.
Finalists will be chosen from their video link submitted with the application.
Up to eight performers will be selected.
The video must not exceed 3 minutes.
Video can be YouTube, social media, or cloud file link.

Read the full competition Terms & Conditions(PDF, 547KB).

2024 Winners

The winners of the 2024 Ryde Shine Ability Talent Competition were:

First Place: DJ Ha
Second Place: Abby Jayasuriya with guide dog Duke
Third Place: Patricia Hay

Contact Us

For all enquiries, please contact Community Services Team via email community@ryde.nsw.gov.au or call 9952 8222.