NAIDOC Family Day

Uncle Boots is a strong Yorta Yorta man. Born in Shepparton and a descendant of the river clans. He’s passionate about supporting his community and does this through advisory roles with Brimbank Council and other organisations, as well as working in the community. Uncle Boots and his wife, Aunty Joyce, a proud Yorta Yorta woman, were awarded Brimbank Citizens of the Year in 2021 for their love of community and care in fostering. They have fostered 89 children over 27 years through the formal system, and many more outside of this. 

Lillian Hull is a Maiawali visual artist and costume maker whose practice spans several mediums including textile art, digital illustration and polaroid photography. Lillian has a focus on sustainability, reimagining second-hand and waste objects into new work, often inspired by nature and the rhythmic motion of pattern making.

Lillian grew up on Ngunnawal Country in Canberra, undertook her studies at Charles Sturt University on Wiradjuri Country, and is currently living in Flemington on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country.

In 2022 Lillian designed the costumes for Ella Havelka’s ballet adaptation of a Wiradjuri dreaming story, The Story Of Pomi And Gobba. During 2025 Lillian was a grant recipient of Creative Victoria’s Creative Project Fund, and completed a residency at Footscray Library’s Artsbox.

Elijah Augustine is a proud Nyul Nyul, Jabirr Jabbir, Ngumbarl and Jukun singer songwriter from North of Broome Western Australia based in Naarm 

Na Djinang Circus envisions a bold future for Blak circus on unceded Indigenous lands, deeply informed by Indigenous Cultural knowledges and ways of being. Our purpose is to elevate Blak Australian circus nationally and internationally, fostering new practices, works, and futures through research, articulation, and agitation.

From the western suburbs of Naarm we create contemporary circus that works to share unique insights with the next generation's Hands & Feet. Our ambition goes beyond creating work—we strive to create holistic culturalprocesses that shape the future of our work and the circus form.

Taylah Eid is a First Nations Koorie woman, who has a BA in Textile Design and a Masters of Teaching. Taylah is a multiple-disciplinary artist with a special interest in traditional weaving, natural dyeing, watercolour, ink and drawing. Taylah's culture is naturally embedded in her artistry, it is something that comes naturally and with ease.

Yarning Up is hosted by the ever-inspiring Caroline Kell - Mbarbrum woman, visionary behind Blak Wattle Coaching and Consulting, and TedX Speaker. This show is helping to redefine the way listeners engage with First Nations people, stories, experiences and perspectives, offering a refreshing alternative to the mainstream narrative. Through candid and heartfelt conversations, this platform opens doors to authentic learning and connection with First Nations people, issues, causes, and stories. Its purpose is truth-telling and to help all Australians learn and unlearn Australia’s past, to work towards a better future.  

Jacinta Keefe Photography is an Aboriginal-owned business run by Jacinta Keefe, A proud Wiradjuri woman with blood ties from the Galari Bila (Lachlan River) in New South Wales. She is currently living and working in Naarm (Melbourne). She is a visual artist with a background in photography and a love of live music.