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.
Jedda Atkinson-Costa is a Wemba Wemba, Yorta Yorta, Mutti Mutti and Barapa Barapa woman from Narrm whose career is grounded in storytelling, representation, and community voice.
She holds a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) and began her media journey as a cross-platform news reporter with the ABC. During her time at the national broadcaster, Jedda’s impactful reporting earned her the Victorian Rural Press Club’s Young Journalist of the Year Award in 2021.
Since then, she has channelled her expertise into training grassroots campaigners and community advocates to amplify their messages effectively in the media. Known for her engaging presence as a presenter and MC, Jedda continues to create spaces where diverse voices are celebrated and heard.
She currently works as a Media and Communications Advisor and is standing as a Metro candidate in the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria 2026 elections.
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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