Swayneville State School submitted a grant application to Sarina Community Bendigo Bank during 2015 and thanks to their generosity we were sponsored $11 700 to purchase marimbas for our school. Marimbas are not widely known or used in this locality (they are well known in the southern part of the state), so we have been given a very unique opportunity.Our 8 marimbas – one bass and seven standard marimbas were custom made for the school and were delivered in time for pupil free days this January. The school organised for Donna Miller from Marimbas on the Move to come to the school, where Donna provided professional development sessions – one for staff and one for music instructors around the district.The intention is to use the marimbas as part of classroom instruction, but also to form a school marimba band. With luck and sufficient interest there is real potential to also form a community band so that our local community may also enjoy the marimba.