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  • Corscadden Park interpretive signage

    Corscadden Park interpretive signage

    Delighted to be working with Moreton Bay Regional Council (again) and SLR Consulting (for the first time) on interpretive signage for Corscadden Park in Redcliffe.  Exploring the local history, First Nations cultural heritage and natural environment of this very interesting, very special place.  Previously worked with Moreton Bay Regional Council on the Bongaree Trail interpretive…

  • Bongaree Trail interpretive signage

    Bongaree Trail interpretive signage

    A series of 12 interpretive signs along the Bongaree foreshore on Bribie Island. From Bribie’s first people to Australia’s first opera, the signs explore some of the rich histories, colourful characters and remarkable stories making Bribie the amazing place it is today. The signs also invite the reader to share their own Bribie story and…

  • Sparking engagement

    Sparking engagement

    A booklet documenting and celebrating creative engagement programs at Lutheran Services. Have a read …

  • Gladstone’s Police Creek interpretive signage

    Police Creek is an important part of Gladstone’s natural environment, local history and cultural heritage. This series of interpretive signs along a popular walking trail in Gladstone explains the historical, environmental and cultural significance of the local watercourse. The signage details the life and history of the creek, including some rather confronting and previously undocumented…

  • South Bank sustainable urban design feature

    There was always a lot riding on South BankFeature article for Place Leaders Association publication, Place Making for the Future: 14 case studies in sustainable urban design. Have a read …Publisher: Place Leaders Association | Client: South Bank Corp

  • Birdsville’s Thutirla Pula Story Place interpretive signage

      One of the most important Dreamtime stories from Central Australia is that of Thutirla Pula—the “Two Boys”.     This series of interpretive signs at a significant Aboriginal ceremonial site in the Queensland Outback town of Birdsville presents a local telling of the story.     Working with designer Adrienne Williams from See-Saw, we travelled to the…

  • South Bank Creations magazine

      Made in South Bank   Written and edited a few of these over the years. Newsletters with potential.    Always thought a mag by, for and about all that is South Bank could be a wonderful thing. We started to scratch the surface with Creations.   Have a read.   Client: South Bank Corp |…

  • Hermannsburg Life

      Hermannsburg Life Artworks ABC Radio National Executive Producer: Debra McCoy The former Aboriginal mission town of Hermannsburg, 130 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, has a long history of contemporary art practice—from the evocative watercolours of Albert Namatjira in the 1930s, to the quirky, colourful ceramics of the Aranda women’s pottery group today. Brisbane’s Artisan…

  • Making “Lotte’s Gift”

      Making “Lotte’s Gift” Exhibit A ABC Radio National Executive Producer: Julie Copeland Commissioned by ABC Regional Production Fund Lotte’s Gift is a new work by Australian playwright David Williamson. It is the product of a collaboration with German-Australian classical guitarist Karin Schaupp. This “drama with music” tells the story of Karin’s little-known but extraordinary…

  • Gold or Sunshine: which is the coast with the most?

      Gold or Sunshine: which is the coast with the most? ABC Coast FM (Gold & Sunshine Coasts) Five x 5ish minute episodes Executive Producer: Anthony Frangi Commissioned by ABC Regional Production Fund AFL or rugby? Melbourne or Sydney? Holden or Ford? Big smoke or small town? The beach or the bush? Long board or…

  • Mary River Sans Frontières

    Mary River Sans Frontières The Deep End ABC Radio National Executive Producer: Debra McCoy In 2005, French-Australian environmental artist Francois Davin—a resident of the Mary Valley’s Kandanga—lured a number of like-minded artists from a symposium in Noosa to something of an artist-in-residence/farmstay on his home turf. In the process, he inspired local farmers to look…

  • Dig, dig, dig! Yowah 4490 ½

      Dig, dig, dig! Yowah 4490 ½ Street Stories, ABC Radio National Executive Producer: Claudia Taranto ABC Regional Production Fund   Man needs space to feel free. You can be desperately lonesome in a crowd, but in the outback you can be alone without ever feeling lonely. Johnny Kovac in “White Man in a Hole” by…

  • Wivenhoe Dam interpretive signage

      Like most dams, Wivenhoe serves several functions   A series of 10 interpretive signs about the dam, river, local Aboriginal culture, native flora and fauna, and recreational activities. Interesting stuff.   Oh and there’s a lovely story about a little forest that a local school built and named—see the Ferncassy Forest sign.    …

  • Monumental Queensland

      These signposts on Queensland’s cultural landscape provide a guide to our unique stories and histories—a vivid portrayal of what make us “us”.   Title concept and cover blurb for Lisanne Gibson and Jo Besley’s book on Queensland’s distinctive public monuments and big things.       Publisher: UQP | Client: Public Art Agency, Arts Queensland | Design: Designfront      …

  • Cairns Indigenous heritage display

      The colonists never left, but the free food and blankets didn’t last.   A series of six interpretive display panels on Cairns Esplanade exploring the region’s Indigenous history and cultural heritage.   The copy was researched and written in consultation with Yidinji and Yirriganydji elders.   Client: Cairns City Council | Design: Dot Dash