Stories from the Land
Every story is rooted in place. Explore the voices and experiences of communities across Australia — from the red centre to tropical coastlines.
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Henry Doyle, a young Aboriginal man born and raised on Palm Island, works in youth services helping kids who've fallen through the cracks. From organising footy teams to converting a bakery into a you...
Brodie Germaine, a young Pita Pita Wayaka man from Mount Isa, reflects on taking young people out to the Junction on Kalkadoon country through his BG Fit program....
Henry Bloomfield, a 67-year-old Elder, shares the multi-generational story of the Bloomfield family's deep connection to Love's Creek station in Central Australia....
Kylie Bloomfield speaks powerfully about creating new history on ancestral land. Welcoming school groups, building intergenerational enterprise, and watching her father see the family homestead restor...
In a raw men's group session on Palm Island, an Elder facilitator challenges the men to examine what gets them out of bed each morning. confronting the cycle of addiction, dependency, and self-punishm...
Uncle George Leon, a Kalkadoon Elder in Mount Isa, spent decades as a Police Liaison Officer engaging four to five hundred kids a week in schools, building trust through tough love....
Dianne Stokes, a traditional owner in Tennant Creek, has spent twenty-four years transforming bare country into a home, starting with nothing but her car for shelter....
Iris, a sixty-five-year-old Elder on Palm Island, tells the story of her father building a small boat called the Ivy May to row to Possum Island and feed the family on turtle, fish, and damper....
When a brand-new washing machine arrives at Alba Camp in Tennant Creek, Dianne Stokes can't contain her joy. This is the story of beds, washing machines, and what happens when a community decides that...
Barry Rodgerig grew up in the Sunshine Coast hinterland when timber was king. His mother made it to ninety-one and chose her own exit. This is the story of a man shaped by sawmills, sovereignty, and t...
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