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.
Kellie Baxter is a proud Indigenous female creative based in QLD Australia, living with autism and fibromyalgia has its challenges but she continues to break ground in the industry with passion commitment and resilience.
She is a member of the LGBTQ+ community which adds to the intersections of identity, culture, and justice. Her short film The Boys of Blackrock and TV series Jarjums locked up currently in preproduction will offer insight into the world of our kids in the justice system.
She is also known for her work as an attached director in Sunshine coast showdown short film Smiley and Gold Coast Film Sons of Summer. Baxter studied at the New York Film Academy and has completed professional labs including She Directs with Bec Cole, Garuwa Impact Lab with Genevieve Grieves, Gold Coast City Council Development Initiative and Screen QLD/Channel 10's QLD Mob Rising.
With a voice rooted in lived experience and culture, she continues to advocate for First Nations storytelling through film, fashion, impact driven media and speaking at events such as the recent Bus Stop Films Disability Summit.
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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