Support Act has launched a new First Nations newsletter as its national review of the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in contemporary music continues across the country.

The Australian music industry charity provides crisis relief, mental health and wellbeing support to music workers, alongside First Nations-led programs focused on culturally safe support, education and industry change.

Its new Mob.Mind.Music newsletter brings together updates from those programs, including the First Nations Music Industry Review, Yarning Strong sessions, cultural competency training and crisis relief services.

Pertame and Mirning woman and Support Act Head of First Nations Programming, Catherine Satour, recently told National Indigenous Times the organisation helped music workers experiencing financial hardship while also providing access to wellbeing and mental health support.

Ms Satour outlined the support available through the organisation.

"Support Act is the Australian music industry's charity providing crisis relief and mental health supports to Australian music workers and creative industries," Ms Satour said.

"If there are people in the music industry and people in creative industries who are experiencing financial hardship they can come to Support Act and apply for a grant and seek financial support to carry you through that hardship and through that challenging time to be able to maintain and sustain a career in music and in the creative industries."

The newsletter also provides an update on the First Nations Music Industry Review, led by Support Act with independent First Nations-led social change agency Cox Inall Ridgeway and a First Nations Steering Committee.

The national project builds on recommendations from the 2022 Raising Their Voices report and is seeking experiences from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, producers, crew, managers, programmers and others working across contemporary music.

The first phase has now been completed, with Support Act connecting with communities in NSW through yarning sessions and workshops.

People can continue to take part through in-person yarns, an online survey, or written, audio and video submissions.

The review is examining cultural safety, representation, leadership, wellbeing, sustainable careers and industry accountability.

Ms Satour said the project was seeking experiences from people across roles and stages of their careers.

"It's really a research project that's not ever been done before, it's the first time of this level of just music data," she said.

"We're also just looking forward to ensuring that so many people in our community who have been in the music industry for a long time, who have just entered the music industry, really share their story because that's what makes that data really rich and strong.

"We can then get to the end of it and have a report that speaks right back to the industry."

Support Act has also continued its Yarning Strong program, including sessions at BIGSOUND, the National Indigenous Music Awards and the Wamarra Music Lab.

The sessions create spaces for conversations about social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, self-care and pressures that can sit alongside careers in music.

Other First Nations programming includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid and Voices Amplified, a cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion training program developed and delivered by First Nations people for the music industry.

Ms Satour said collecting experiences through the review would help identify themes across metropolitan, regional and remote communities.

The evidence would then be used to advocate for changes in the sector.

"What evidence does is it confirms that there's an issue and we need to change it," Ms Satour said.

"We want to get as much evidence as we possibly can and get lots of themes because I don't know what people are going to say across the country in remote areas and regional areas and metropolitan areas.

"I want people to tell us so we can get the themes and then advocate for change within the music industry."

Support Act can be reached on 1300 731 303, with information about its services and donations able to be made through the organisation's website.