Kirjahaku

I am writing this book to help young adults get through college without gaining the "freshman 15" (now probably the freshman 30) and without over stressing themselves over grades and money by providing life tips and cost effective recipes that will get them through each week of their college life. All meals will last for about 4-5 days or a full week if you conserve your portion sizes.

Six Indigenous women gather on country for what seems like a fun camping trip by the river, a chance to get away from the daily grind, a time to natter and laugh. A photographer, a museum curator, a community leader, a young and troubled niece, a besieged mother and a park ranger - these strikingly different contemporary Aboriginal women joke and bicker, rile each other one minute and comfort each other the next. And when the peace of the campsite is upended, they band together to make it right. Winyanboga Yurringa weaves through questions about place and trauma, blackness and community, responsibility and ownership. Inspired by the iconic TV show Women of the Sun, Andrea James's moving and gently provocative play celebrates the power of kinship and acceptance, and what it really means to be connected to country. Winyanboga Yurringa is a work of great feeling, fraught with tension, leavened with laughter and racked with gut-felt anger. - Keith Gallasch, RealTime

A grimy old ball, a racquet made from a wooden fruit box, a pair of borrowed shoes... then the world at her feet. This is the heart-warming story of how Evonne Goolagong Cawley - Our Evonne - rose from humble beginnings in an outback farming town to become a world-champion tennis player by the age of just 19. With a tin wall for a court and a steely determination, little Evonne hits and hits and hits her way out of rural New South Wales and onto the world stage. On the way she must battle prejudice and homesickness and test herself to the very limits. Sunshine Super Girl, by Yorta Yorta/Gunaikurnai writer Andrea James, is a funny and poignant take on the life of a talented sportswoman with a big dream. Infused with a wry Australian sensibility and a proud sense of belonging, it's a story that will inspire and delight. 'Sunshine Super Girl explores connection to country and community, while taking an unflinching look at poverty, adversity, and racism in Australia. The story is told with plenty of heart, humour, charm and skill. This is] captivating theatre that beats with a grounded, organic heart.' - Bryan Andy, Witness Performance

Munarra is a black woman, thrown from the skies into the Dreaming so that she may heal her land, the mighty river Dhungula and her people. In the present day, the Yorta Yorta people are in court, fighting for a right to their land. Yanagai Yanagai is a war cry, the first recorded Yorta Yorta words spoken to the white men who went onto their land uninvited. Since its premiere in Melbourne in 2003, Yanagai Yanagai has been performed in France, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Philippines. Now in a revised edition Yanagai Yanagai is a celebration of Yorta Yorta stories and song. Some of the stories are told so that they may be remembered; others are told in the hope that they never occur again.