The Picnic Podcast Sessions

Last August, I was feel burnt out and worn down. My body and soul were craving rest. I reached out to the beautiful Phoebe and Dylan at The Corridor Project and asked if they had any space for me - and they made a way. I was so grateful for that time. They fed and nurtured me and gave me space to sit and be still on Country. Phoebe walked me down to Gilari Bila (Lachlan River is its colonised name...

This episode of the Picnic Podcast Sessions was recorded online with Lusi & Oumi both residing on Wiradjuri/Wiradyuri Country (Lusi in Cowra and Oumi in Griffith). It was recorded a few months prior to this being published but life happened! Although belated in getting this out into the world, it is a joy to listen back to this conversation had with my friend Oumi - Lusi x ABOUT OUMI: Oumi Karenga...

This podcast episode was recorded remotely with Jerikye Williams (in Queanbeyan on Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country, NSW) and Lusi Austin (in Cowra, on Wiradjuri Country). The recording took place in June 2025. Here we chat about Jerikye’s music career, living off Country, about cultural representation and the importance of truth-telling. Jerikye Williams is an incredible entertainer and the front-man of...

This podcast episode was recorded in Bathurst, NSW on Wiradyuri Country in June 2025. Here we chat about the people and places that made her, the key components of her identity, where Lian’s art practice is right now, her sources of inspiration, her dream-nothing-day, and if she’s encountered any controversies in the country. Lian Wong is an accomplished architect who specialises in heritage archi...

I am many things. I am a wife to my best friend (and have been for nearly a quarter of a century). I am mum to our 5 kiddos. Some of the things I am, I have been for a long time - daughter, sister, friend. I am a Creative. Musician. Playwright. Artist. Dreamer of dreams. And I have always been a person of colour. I am bi-racial: I have Fijian and Australian parents. I love both countries and cultu...