Longline - 8CCC Community Stories Project

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down with our series co-producer and intro/outro narrator Damien Williams to hear more about life on the road with the William’s family band.  Damien speaks about a childhood spent on the road and the yearly pilgrimage from Ntaria to Tamworth Country Music Festival in a beloved coaster bus, packed to the brim with family, instruments and sound equipment. The conversation touches on struggles with ...

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down again with Yolngu man and artist Graham Wilfred Junior to hear about his miraculous journey with Spina bifida. At birth, Graham’s family was told he would never walk unassisted. However, Graham had other ideas! In this episode, Graham talks about the long process of learning to walk, becoming independent, and some of the struggles that led him to live independently in Alice Springs.

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In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down again with the multitalented Jonathan Hermawan – musician, podcaster, schoolteacher, motor mechanic, and Indigenous youth advocate – to hear his advice around balancing the demands of cultural expectations and everyday life - while avoiding conflict and burnout. This discussion touches on the struggles of staying connected to Indigenous cultural responsibilities in a post-colonial world. And ...

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down again with Alice Spring’s based language worker Vanessa Farrelly from the Pertame Language Project. Christabel Swan and Geraldine Stewart also join in parts of the conversations. In this episode we hear about the threat to Indigenous languages posed by rising temperature and climate change. From reduced access to country created by extreme heat to the extinction of native flora and fauna, the...

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down again with Alice Spring’s based care worker and South Sudanese popstar, Nyapal Lul. In this episode we hear more about the terrifying ordeal of fleeing South Sudan and the horrific realities of civil war.

Lister discretion is advised. This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and first-hand accounts of war. The content contained in this episode might be triggering for some audi...

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down with Anna, the founder of The Itinerant Art Project, an Alice Springs-based art initiative looking to empower people with lived experiences of homelessness. Anna talks about the project's origins and the aim to explore the issues faced by our itinerant population and combat stereotypes through art installations, videos and weekly art meet-ups.

A number of the participants of the project too...

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down with the multitalented Jonathan Hermawan – musician, podcaster, schoolteacher, motor mechanic, and Indigenous youth advocate – to hear his take on the positive and negative aspects of life in Alice Springs. This conversation ranges from Jonathan’s background as a teacher and podcaster, to praising the motor enthusiast clubs of Alice Springs, describing the racial conflicts of our complicated ...

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down with our series co-producer and intro/outro narrator Damien Williams to hear about life in a family of country music royalty. Damien shares his experience on the road touring with the William’s family band and the influence his elders have had on his life. Damien shares his pride in his amazing family and the unique embarrassment of inadvertently ‘name-dropping’ his own father during introduc...

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down with Tom Boyle, former Muay Thai Kickboxing champion and owner of Boyles Striking Academy. In this conversation, we hear a small part of Tom’s introduction to Muay Thai, the national sport of Thailand, and the incredible journey the sport took him on during his career as a fighter. Tom talks philosophically about the transformation the sport has had on his life and his belief that conquering ...

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down with Yolngu man and artist Graham Wilfred Junior to hear about his involvement in the IndigEMOJI Project. Graham discusses his role in bringing a series of meaningful Indigenous digital symbols to the world in the form of emojis and the process of consulting with elders to seek approval along the way. During the conversation, Graham talks about his pride in bringing to life a piece of history...

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down with Alice Spring’s based care worker and South Sudanese popstar, Nyapal Lul. Nyapal’s remarkable story involves fleeing South Sudan at the height of her music carer after one of her songs, critical of the South Sudanese Government and the civil war, puts her life in danger. Fearing for her life, Nyapal seeks asylum in Australia and is forced to leave her children behind in South Sudan. Grant...

In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down with Alice Spring’s based language worker Vanessa Farrelly from the Pertame Language Project. Christabel Swan and Geraldine Stewart also join in parts of the conversations to discuss the efforts being made to revive the at-risk Pertame language. The Pertame language, sometimes known as Eastern Arrernte, faces the very real threat of extinction. However, the Pertame Language Project aims to ra...