Congratulations to Toni Dines from Faultline Chorus, our 2025 Shooting Star Awards winner.
Faultline Chorus say “Toni joined Faultline Chorus at the end of 2023, and it didn't take long for us to see we were lucky to have her find our chorus with her many talents, energy, and dedication.
Joining our baritone section, she quickly became a great asset musically, working hard to accurately learn and qualify on our repertoire, attend extra rehearsals, and be part of chorus performances. The ability to balance hard work with her sense of fun makes her a joy to have on our risers.
Her commitment quickly extended beyond singing and performing as Toni is always one of the first to put her hand up to volunteer and offer to help with any task, do an awesome job of it, and look for ways to do it better next time.
A few months after joining, Toni took up the Publicity and Information role on our Management Team. She’s been fantastic in the role - bringing her creative talent, flair for words and wit to our social media and marketing and growing our reach and engagement. Every week, Toni gathers the information from our Management and Musical leaders to compile and send our Weekly Notes email newsletter (a key internal communication with chorus members).
Toni brings a lot of positive energy to the Management team, contributing fresh ideas and enthusiasm, plus a valued new members perspective, ensuring her fellow Class of 2023 “newbs” group and the other new members who followed, are well represented.
She's a fundraising whirlwind too! Toni has spearheaded initiatives, including handmaking reusable make-up remover sets, Jolly Socks and local bakery treats, plus actively supports the chorus in promoting all our fundraising events and activities.
Toni arrives early to rehearsal every week to help with our riser set up and is there to help pack up and pack in whenever the risers need transporting, and is part of the team working on the logistics for our new riser purchase.
A talented “fabric whisperer” Toni has also supported our Visual Communication team with costume management, assisting with alterations, and even creating beautiful bespoke Faultline-branded items for our director to wear.
Toni embraces every opportunity to contribute to chorus life, uplift and support her fellow singers and chorus leaders. Her passion for chorus and Sweet Adelines NZ, dedication and work ethic has made her an invaluable member of our chorus. She truly deserves the Sweet Adelines New Zealand Shooting Star Award 2025”.
Congratulations Toni!
