Tim Shiel, Lisa Smith Appointed at Green Music Australia

Former Double J host Tim Shiel resurfaces at Green Music Australia, Australia’s peak body for music and the environment.

Shiel, who most recently hosted Double J Arvo, and boasts a 15-year career behind the mic across various roles with 3RRR, triple j, and other brands, joins Support Act’s Lisa Smith at GMA.

In his new role,  Shiel will lead the organisation’s “No Music On A Dead Planet” campaign, which aims to activate climate action through the voices of artists, making climate a central issue in the upcoming federal election.

“Musicians are storytellers, community-builders, dreamers & truth-tellers – and these are all skills that the global climate movement desperately requires,” comments Shiel in a statement.

“It’s such a hard time to be an artist right now. But with our communities crying out for leadership on climate, now is the time to empower artists to speak up for the planet when others won’t.” He continues, “as a longtime admirer of Green Music Australia, I can’t wait to work with artists and their teams, to help them inspire their communities towards better futures.”

As previously reported, Midnight Oil and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are leading a t-shirt fundraising initiative for “No Music On A Dead Planet,” which launched in 2022 to mobilise the music community for urgent climate action.

At the same time, Smith is named as the incoming treasurer at GMA, replacing outgoing treasurer Jen Rowe.

Smith currently serves as chief financial officer for music industry charity Support Act, and is a passionate supporter of environmental causes and a lifelong music fan.

“I am thrilled to be joining Green Music Australia as treasurer and can’t wait to start contributing my skills and experience to an organisation that’s striving to improve our industry’s environmental performance while creating deep cultural change,” she comments.

“Environmental causes have long been close to my heart and I’m honoured to have this opportunity to work with an inspiring group of like-minded people.”

Green Music Australia board chair, Tracee Hutchison, confirmed the treasurer appointment at the organisation’s most recent annual general meeting, held in late November.