Singing in Beautiful Places – Central Highlands, Tasmania with Jane Christie-Johnston

Sing Your Heart Out in Tasmania’s Stunning Central Highlands!

Escape to the beauty of Tasmania’s Central Highlands for three unforgettable days of singing, friendship, amazing food, and fun.

Based at the historic and luxurious Ratho Farm, you’ll spend three inspiring days being led by our fabulous choir leader, Jane Christie-Johnston. We’ll learn a collection of songs and then take our voices out into the spectacular Tasmanian landscape to sing in beautiful places.

No singing experience is necessary! All you need is a willingness to have a go. You’ll be amazed at what you, and the group, can achieve in just three days.

Come along, make new friends, discover your voice, and create memories that will stay with you long after you leave.

Jane Christie-Johnston

Jane is a singer, choir director, event producer and our fabulous choir leader for this next Singing Adventure.

One of Jane’s greatest joys is to lead her choir ‘Sing For Your Life!’, which has grown from humble beginnings with 12 members in 2005, to well over 100 singers today. Jane’s teaching style is relaxed, informal, supportive and welcoming. “We don’t strive for perfection, and we don’t sweat the small stuff. We aim to make a fantastic sound and to just ENJOY it, soak up the harmonies and finish feeling rewarded,” she says. Jane teaches without the use of sheet music or instruments. Everything is taught by ear so no ‘technical’ skills are required.

But wait, there’s more – in addition, Jane is Director of Ho-Ho-Hobart Christmas Choir and Up She Rises. She also sings with award-winning a cappella ensemble ThylaSing and recently formed a new dance music collaboration with Queensland-based artist Dellandra.  She is also the current Chairperson of the Young Voices of Hobart Board.

In recent years, Jane’s three choirs have performed at many events including Hobart’s local Festival of Voices with the ‘Sing For Your Life’ choir having travelled to Ireland three times to sing in the Cork International Choral Festival.  In 2026, the choir was awarded the PEACE Award, for the choir that best embraced the spirit of the festival.

“These trips are such a highlight of my choral directing – travelling to another country to share our songs, meeting and singing for the locals and bursting into song in beautiful places was a dream come true. Now I get to do it all again and capture that same sense of joy and fulfillment on this latest Singing Adventure with Sharon and Pauline and the lovely group that will join us on this experience.”

• Deposit required on booking, with final payment due in January 2027 (see terms and conditions for changes and cancellations)
• Twin share cost is $1950 pp; single room $2450 pp.