voicesofwomen's podcast Lliane Clarke

'Once upon a time in North Wagga, there was a dog. He wasn't a very big dog but he didn't know that. What was this place before? It's twin rode in on a beast made of time.'
A sound story created on Wiradjuri Country in North Wagga Wagga
Presented by Voices of Women 
Artistic Director: Lliane Clarke
Sound: Elizabeth Jigalin 
Facilitators: Saasha McMillan and Haya Arzidin
Thank you to Aunty Cheryl Penrith and North Wagga Community Hall. Supported by NSW Government Office for Regional Youth/Create NSW, Eastern Riverina Arts and Oddball Theatre.

Read by actor Hasitha Adhikariarachchi and recorded for Embellishment at KXT Broadway. Written by Madhavi Ashok from Chennai, India, who lives in Melbourne with her partner. Her interest in women’s issues steered her into international development and humanitarian work with UNICEF in India, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Kenya, Namibia, and New York. Her non-fiction piece titled The Crossing was published in SBS Voices. Two short stories were published in ‘The Bombay Review’. She also released a short story collection titled ‘Demon on Fire and Other Stories’ in 2021.

Read by actor Hasitha Adhikariarachchi and recorded for Embellishment at KXT Broadway. Written by Suzi Mezei, a Sri Lankan born Australian writer who lives on lands traditionally owned by the people of the Kulin Nations. Suzi's work is published in Australia and overseas in journals and anthologies and she is the recipient of writing prizes.

"Me and my dad used to go down the beach before the sun rose. It was still dark. We’d walk down and start a fire." Artist and proud Gumbaynggirr woman Yaara Straede tells a story of two important people in her family. Read by Lucy Heffernan, Actor in Residence Storytelling Workshop Program, in collaboration with Shopfront Arts Coop. Music by Elizabeth Jigalin, Composer in Residence. Recorded at Macksville CWA in a workshop series supported by Shoretrack, Jaanymili Bawrungga, Multicultural NSW and Holiday Break Program Office of Regional Youth in partnership with Create NSW.

"I look out the window and see the light coming in. It gives me strength and hope - of a new day." Written by Gumbaynggirr Elder Penny Stadhams. Read by Di Bird. Music by Elizabeth Jigalin, Composer in Residence. Recorded at Macksville CWA in a workshop series supported by Shoretrack, Jaanymili Bawrungga, Multicultural NSW and Holiday Break Program Office of Regional Youth in partnership with Create NSW.

"These days people don’t know how to enjoy themselves!" Written by Gumbaynggirr Elder Rebecca Stadhams. Read by Lucy Heffernan, Actor in Residence Storytelling Workshop Program, in collaboration with Shopfront Arts Coop. Recorded at Macksville CWA in a workshop series supported by Shoretrack, Jaanymili Bawrungga, Multicultural NSW and Holiday Break Program Office of Regional Youth in partnership with Create NSW.