Dreamy

The listeners are greeted on a coastal headland ‘Ganaygal’. They are led into a guided meditation into deep time, to the ancient world, where the Ancestors harvest the coastal fish traps under the blue moon and the ‘Gurruuja’, the whales, sing of the Ancestral Country now underneath the ocean. Dedicated to the Gumbaynggirr Elders who held onto our Creation stories and have nurtured our abilities t...

Ngayu Kaminji Dungayn Jukaranga is a story capturing the moment Trinity began spending time with her Nannies, asking them to teach her their language. It celebrates their cherished days at the beach - learning about local plants, animals and Country, speaking language, hunting traditional foods, and continuing the rich cultural practices that "ngananga bama" (our people) have carried on for thousa...

Yula, or short-tailed shearwaters as they're called in English, travel one of the world's longest annual migrations. Travelling the Pacific Ocean, even down into the icy Antarctic Southern Ocean, they return home each year to the islands around Lutruwita/Tasmania to rest after their journeys and raise their young. Listen to the story of one yula amongst millions returning home to the islands, in t...

Yula, or short-tailed shearwaters as they're called in English, travel one of the world's longest annual migrations. Travelling the Pacific Ocean, even down into the icy Antarctic Southern Ocean, they return home each year to the islands around Lutruwita/Tasmania to rest after their journeys and raise their young. Listen to the story of one yula amongst millions returning home to the islands, in t...

A guided sensory journey into Wurundjeri Country, where the sounds of the possum drum, rain, river, wind, and ancestral presence invite deep remembrance. Through storytelling, Woiwurrung language, and sound, participants reconnect with Country, spirit, and kinship, experiencing an intimate ceremony of healing, belonging, and the ancient wisdom of Wurundjeri culture. Dedicated to Aunty Vicky Nichol...

Nayuka Gorrie shares a reflective story from interactions between the sun and moon, to stars Ancestors have seen and descendants will see; to sensory observations from the warmth of a fire built by their family, to the sounds of birds chirping, frogs croaking and insects humming. Nayuka Gorrie is a Gunai/Kurnai, Gunditjmara, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta freelance and comedy television writer. Their w...

Scott Wilson shares Gooniyandi thangarndi (language) in a story inspired by Gooniyandi Riwi (Country) and his grandmother Margaret, named after the Margaret River that runs through Gooniyandi Country. She spent most of her life by the ocean and fishing in the sea. It shares a journey of someone living away from Country, but knowing that Country lives within us.   Scott Wilson is a proud Gooniyandi...

Kirli Saunders centres Gundungurra language in this story of rising like the sun, with singing, dancing, dreaming, hunting and speaking in mother tongue, before the sun sets at dawn. Kirili shares gratitude for the teachings of Aunty Velma Mulcahy and Aunty Sharyn Halls.  This story was originally commissioned by Fremantle Biennale and Ngununggula, and has been extended through the Dreamy series. ...

Yessie Mosby tells a story from the Torres Strait about Zagu and the fireflies. The story is as old as the oldest star in the sky and Zagu is a young boy of the sea who loves to play, dance, sing and be free like a dolphin. Yessie Mosby is from Masig (Yorke Island) and belongs to the Kulkalgal people in Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait Islands and surrounding seas). Yessie is one of the #TorresStrait8 cl...

Jazz Money takes you on a reflective journey between bilabang which means pool of water in Wiradjuri, ancient skies full of ancient knowledges, connecting and caring for Country and its eternal heartbeat, and gathering seeds with baskets weaved.  Jazz Money is a Wiradjuri poet and artist producing works that encompass installation, digital, performance, film and print. Their writing and art has be...

Dr Romaine Moreton tells a story of fishing, cooking and eating yugeri from the beach shores of Fingal Heads, Bundjalung Country, a place of cherished childhood memories with family. In eating yugeri, Romaine reflects on the representation it has in the significance of knowledge from ancient lands, Countries and Old People. Dr Romaine Moreton is the CEO of Binung Boorigan Pty Ltd, a First Nations...

Ghenoa Gela shares the story of Tagai – a star warrior in her Torres Strait Islander culture who uses the Milky Way as a canoe, and the Southern Cross as a fishing spear. Connection to sky is equally as important as connection to land and sea, with the sun, moon and stardust taking you to rest, sleep and dreams, in this gentle dreamy journey.  Ghenoa is an award-winning, multi-dimensional storytel...

Dakota Feirer shares a journey of the living echoes of Saltwater Country. From swells and ripples of saltwater to warm kisses of winds and subtle breezes singing through gum leaf canopies. Living Echoes is a gentle, meditative story that connects water and Country.  Dakota is a Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr descendent based in Lenapehoking (New York City). His work consists of poems, stories and mix...

Aurora Liddle-Christie provides a thoughtful space for breathing in, aheye-angkeme , and breathing out, in this journey to their homeland in the red centre of semi-arid desert Country with eucalyptus trees, ghost gums, hills of bouldering rocks and scrubby grasslands. Focusing on breathing and letting go of tension, this Dreamy story will help you feel refreshed and rejuvenated.  Aurora Liddle-Chr...