Extraordinary lives
We have grown up in a world filled with diversity. We hope you enjoy meeting the extraordinary people who have helped mould and shae our lives and thinking, we are proud to call them our friends and family.
Roy Mundine - 3/2/2015
Bundjalung (Northern NSW)
Retired Warrant Officer Class One, Australian Army, Vietnam War Veteran
Norm Newlin - 3/2/2015
Worimi Man
Australian Army
Korean War Veteran
John Kinsela - 3/2/2015
Wiradjuri and Jawoyn
Retired Gunner, Royal Australian Artillery 1970 - 71
Retired Corporal Army Reserve Commando Unit 1978 - 84
Vietnam War Veteran
Lorna Munro - 20/4/2014
Lorna Munro is a dynamic 24 year old proud Wiradjuri/ Gamilaroi woman and multi- disciplinary emerging artist.
Working with visual arts, poetry, performance, language and writing, Lorna is strongly influenced and nurtured by her activist parents and mentored by many other members of the 1970’s Black Power Movement.
Lorna is also a wonderful friend...
Outing Disability - 1/3/2014
This project was exhibited as part of Mardi Gra 2014 in conjunction with Famility Palnning NSW.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people with disability are often excluded from both disability and LGBTIQ communities. They face multiple discriminations that can inhibit their ability to experience sexuality, sex and gender as positive aspects of their lives.
Anoush's Story - 25/2/2014
We met Anoush at the Yngling National Championships, she is an extraordinary sailor who challenges what disability and ability really mean. Its just a perception from those making the observation rather than those experiencing it.
InSide - Women in Sport - 25/1/2011
"Are the sterotypes and misconceptions of sporting ability across racial and cultural backgrounds still ever present? Should the achievements of a sportsperson with a disability be recognized outside the parameters of their disability? Does a woman have to be masculinized to be acceptable as a sportswoman? What about sport for fun and recreation, not competition? Is there an age when people have to stop playing sport? Parents supporting their children's dreams but whose dream it is? These women answer these questions and more
Rachel's Story - 1/7/2011
This is our first interview with Rachel in 20010. This is my first interview with here. You can hear our interview with her on FBi Radio. Rachel is many things to many people, she's a friend, lover, daughter and also.... a Sex worker. As a Sex worker, rachel specialises in the needs of people with disabilities.
July 2011
Grandma's Story - 12/1/2011
She is a beautiful person, who has take care of us as long as we can remember. She had made us dinners for us, made blankets, costumes and much more. We are the luckiest boys in the world. She is a fith generation Australian, and our wonderful Grandma.
Margherita's Story - 26/10/2010
Margherita is a powerful speaker educating Australian companies about diversity since 1993. She was the host of the international Women's Trade Summit and competed in the 2010 Dwarf games in Irland. Her proudest moment was being invited to speak at the Global diversity conference in 2003.
Paula's Story - 18/2/2010
Paula was born with Gender Dysphoria, which means she was born with a women's brain in a man's body. She underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2004 and married her soul mate, Alex in 2007. This for everyone who feels afraid to show thier true colours to the world.
Sister Helen's Story - 8/12/2010
Sister Helen became a nun in 1984 when she was in her mid 30's. She is a person who give, loves, shares, cares, and most of all helps people regardless their race or religion. She is a person that does not expect a "thank you". In our eyes, she is a true Christian.
Denise's Story - 25/1/2011
I met Denise when I was three, she taught me, to see the same about people before you look at what's different. To relise what we have in common and try to understand and learn about what is different. To me Denise doesn't have a disability; peoples negative perception of her is what disables her. Her positive perception is what enables them. To me Denise is not disabled, to me the worse disability is ignorance.
Febuary 2011
Barry's Story - 27/1/2011
Barry was part of the team that gave birth to television to Australia in 1959. He was a producer for the ABC and BBC amd worked with some of the greats like Sir David Attenbourgh, Robyn Williams and George Negus. He is proud to be their careers and have able to help them bloom.
He produced Jazz at the Opera House for the ABC featuring James Morrison and Don Burrows.
Barry said "don't confuse kindness with weakness" Barry is the kindness man we know. He has been there for our family when we need it the most. Barry died 11 November 2011. We will miss him.
Ulf's Story - 26/11/2010
Ulf's Story help us build our first website. His familly was one of the families that were trapped in commnist East Berlin. He was born in 1970 and was 19 when the wall came down in 1989. He had never see the West. You can hear his story of the night the walll came down in 1989
Djammarr's Story - 20/9/2010
Djammarr's father was a great friend of our mother. The story continues as we grow up with Djammarr. He told us, "Your world changes and our's doesn't. Your sorry day means nothing..."
Our Ya Ya's Story - 8/12/2010
Every one who has come to Australia, has been a refugee from somewhere. No matter who you are, where you have come from, what religion or care you are, having this creates a blend of diversity in this wonderful country of ours.
Alex's Story - 2/3/2010
Alex has been a screen printer, baker and anti nuclear protester. Watch his wonderful story of his very colourful life.
Dakota Weber
When you were a child, did you ever dream of running away from home and joining the circus? I certainly did Well, our friend, Dakota Weber has done one better than this, she was born into a family that owns a circus! Dakota comes from a long line of circus preformers, six generations of her family have been world into the extraordinary world of the Circus.
Uncle Ray's Story - 25/8/2011
In 1962 to 1975 Australia was involved in the Vietnam War. Four hundred Australian soldiers were killed and 23488 wounded. My Uncle was one of the men who fought in Vietnam. He was a German boy who came to Australia when he was 4. He went to the Vietnam war when he was 19 and fought as an Australian Soldier. Uncle Ray's ship was bombed and was under heavy fire, but he lived to tell the tale.
Omeima's Story - 8/1/2011
We met Omeima at an Art Exhibition in Alburn nearly seven years ago. She was exhibiting her moving artwork about grief. Through her we have learnt about about Muslim Culture. We thank her for showing us her world and allowing us to be a part of it. We are also very grateful that The Auburn Gallipoli Mosque alloed us to film there. We thank them for their generous for their genrous co-operation.
Aunty Betty - 4/12/2010
She is not a real Aunty, but she might as well be. She took care of us until we went to school. In our eyes, she is a part of our family. She came from humble beginnings to build a life rich in love and kindness.
Christine's Story - 30/12/2010
She is a person with manu wonderful stories. From when she left Africa 1985 wit her two kids and husband until today, her life has been filled with exciting adventures. This is Dieter's turn being the journalist and Liam's first turn at being the camera man. We learnt it was like to do each others jobs, and we now know we are happy doing our own jobs.