Telling the story differently

or rather, the way it has always been told

Bits of sound get stuck in my head and bounce around in there until I use them. This is what happened when I first heard local Traditional Owner, Uncle Rick Nelson, give a speech and Welcome to Country - it was at a community meeting about the climate emergency in 2019. [more]

Seeing unstoppable loss through brick walls
Sounding out the role of art in responsing to climate change

Visual artist Kelly Hartland has one of those voices that draws you in… a voice like a well - full of stillness, depth and darkness. Her work, ‘Seeing through brick walls’ challenges us to ask if we have the insight to save ourselves. [more]

The joy stretch
Listening-in to the different ways we see our relationship to wild places

The other day I went down to the creek to record some frog sounds with my kids, who are 11 and 6. And I discovered (not just the eastern common froglet) but a crack in the fabric of the universe that my children have been visiting for some time. [more]

Castlemaine is the home of the school strike movement in Australia. Seeing our kids give voice to climate was a proud moment for local parents. But two and a half years on the strike continues, with seemingly ever younger children carrying the baton. [more]

Uncle Paul Gilralido Chapman is a Wakka Wakka First Nations elder who plays and teaches the didjeridoo. For him the art of circular breathing is a way for young people to learn about themselves and to listen deeply to the world and sounds around them. [more]

As the First season of Endgame draws to a close, Rob and I are feeling the pressure to give it an uplifting, if not a happy ending - so I put on some coffee and searched online for options - and came up with this piece about hope. [more]