Traditional Ties that Bind

Taking Co-Chairs of the National Congress of Australia’s First People’s-Dr Jackie Huggins & Rod Little, for a tour of the @islamicmuseumaustralia. An absolute delight sharing stories of connections between the First People with Macassans and Cameleers...

Much Aadil About Something 

In some refreshingly good news, I’m pleased to report we had Aadil Abedi in the #islamicmuseumaustralia today, folks??  So fabulous seeing him and his lovely family visit for the first time. An artist from the UK, Aadil’s stunning paintings are a...

FUNction As Anything

Tonight, Lentil As Anything held their annual fundraiser in tandem with the launch of their #PayAsYouFeel function space, ‘Common Ground’.  As Chair of the Lentil franchise, I was thrilled to welcome revellers and thank our amazing fundraising team...

Connecting to Country, through Art and Stories: NAIDOC week

As Senior Curator at the Islamic Museum of Australia , I was delighted to attend the incredibly moving NAIDOC celebration at Ilim College Celebrating the relationship between Indigenous Australians with firstly the Macassan fishermen in the 1600’s and then the...

The Captn. Shindy’s Ship of Cool

Met with Capt. Mona Shindy of the Royal Australian Navy, guest speaking at #CrescentInstitute tonight. Regaling her tomboyish youth, right through to a professional career strewn with impressive academic accolades and awards, Cpt. Shindy shared her thoughts candidly....