Meme McDonald was a friend and colleague who I admired deeply. We sadly farewelled her on the weekend, in what could only be described as a moving, uplifting and inspiring final tribute journey that she herself had planned and curated during her final months. Meme was renowned nationally and internationally for her extraordinary work [...]
Danny Gilbert, the Managing Partner at Gilbert + Tobin and Co-Chair of the Cape York Partnership Group has delivered a compelling speech that I wholeheartedly agree with. Speaking at the Sydney Institute he renews calls to grant Indigenous Australians recognition and a voice in our nation’s primary instrument of governance. Danny urged all Australians [...]
Music, Education, Indigenous Australians - Three Areas That I Enjoy Supporting It was a pleasure to recently supporting the Tura Travellers Rise to the Challenge fundraising event. This was a clever concept, with two events held concurrently, linked via a live video connection, across different regions of Australia. It turned into somewhat of a State [...]
Recently in Sydney, I attended the truly beautiful performance of Bennelong, by the Bangarra Dance Theatre. Bangarra is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation and one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies, widely acclaimed nationally and around the world for its powerful dancing, distinctive theatrical voice, and utterly unique soundscapes, music, and design. [...]
