We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Brooke Collard is a Ballardong/Whadjuk Noongar film producer and multidisciplinary artist driven to supporting First Nations stories across screen, VR, podcasting and games. Based in Broome, Western Australia, Brooke is a Noongar practitioner and using contemporary screen practices, builds platforms for community voices to be heard both locally and internationally.
She is the founder of Goguljar Yok, a First Nations-led production company, and has produced award-winning short films including Marlu Man and Anangu Way. With a slate spanning web series, documentary, and VR projects, Brooke champions First Nations creatives and advocates for alternative pathways into the media industry. Their work reflects a commitment to truth-telling, cultural preservation, and decolonising the industry’s statu quo through a lens of genuine care, accountability, and technological innovation.
Brooke has participated in national and international development labs, including Netflix’s Broad Horizons, SPA Ones To Watch 2021, and Docs By The Sea, and is actively forging relationships with global partners. Their work is not just about representation, it's about creating understanding, First Nations story agency, and transforming the screen landscape from the inside out.
Rona is a proud Kaytetye woman from Central Australia who works with high impact organisations to create systems that centre First Nations people, knowledge and solutions.
Rona is the founder of Common Ground and brings 7 years
of professional experience working across First Nations organisations and not for profits. Rona was previously the Director of First Nations at YLab, a social enterprise that puts young people with diverse lived experiences at the centre of designing and developing innovative and impactful solutions
to complex social issues. Over her career, Rona has worked in policy at the Central Land Council, the Research Unit for Indigenous Languages at the University of Melbourne, Reconciliation Victoria, and the Foundation for Young Australians.In 2020, Rona was a finalist for the Victorian Young Achiever awards, was awarded a Westpac Social Change Fellowship. In 2019 Rona won a Diana Award and was named a 'Woman of the Future' by Women's Weekly.Through her work with First Nations communities across Australia, Rona aims to create future systems that centre First Nations people, knowledge and cultures.Rona currently resides in Mpartnwe on Arrernte Country.
We are a First Nations not-for-profit that exists to centre First Nations people, Country and truth-telling. We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
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