In May 2009, I went to a Public Gathering at the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, which was called to discuss the 200th Anniversary of the Crossing of the Blue Mountains in 2013. Kerrin O'Grady and Tom Colless had organised the gathering and Kerrin had stressed that this was to be an Anniversary of the Crossing, not a celebration of European man's achievements. Kerrin spoke about reading about the journey of Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson and how they did not seek out the local Aboriginal people,… Continue

The theme for this year's NAIDOC Week annual celebration of Aboriginal culture is Unsung Heroes - Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way. Blue Mountains NAIDOC celebrations kicked off this morning with the Official NAIDOC launch, announcement of the Blue Mountains NAIDOC Award winners, and flag raising, followed by the traditional march down… Continue

It's exciting to see that since launching, you & me stories already has 13 members - some local and some further afield. I am looking forward to seeing how the site develops as more people join and begin to post their own thoughts, stories, pictures, videos, music or sound. So please tell and invite your friends and colleagues, and start posting!



Aunty Carol and Virginia and I are planning to add some small video stories/conversations over… Continue

After much planning and trial and error in the safe space of my computer, the you & me stories online community is launched into the world today!



It has been created in consultation with Aunty Carol Cooper and Virginia Field, fellow collaborating filmmakers on the documentary you & me.



This is just the beginning, a starting place from which to… Continue