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1 1 y separately published work icon Kwobidak Balladong Boodja Cyndy Moody , Deborah Moody , Donna Moody , Duana Nickels , Gladys Spratt , Julie Boundary , Julie Wynne , Leonie Dick , Liani Dalgetty , Phil Bartlett , Rebecca Spratt , Sammy Mae Jones , Sean Lillico , Sharee Boundry , Wonka , Northam : Community Arts Network WA , 2022 25227345 2022 selected work lyric/song

'Kwobidak Balladong Boodja is a compilation of original lullabies that capture the koort, moort and kalyakool (heart, family and legacy) of Noongar families in Northam, in the Avon Valley of Western Australia.

'Under the gentle guidance of award-winning artists Phil Bartlett and Cyndy Moody, Noongar community members came together to share Noongar language and learn songwriting techniques.

'Once everyone had crafted their songs, participants recorded their lullabies in a pop-up studio at Northam Primary School, with additional musical production by the Lullabies team - Cyndy, Phil and Sean Lillico.

'Lullabies is produced by Community Arts Network in collaboration with Noongar families and is supported through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Languages and Arts program.' (Publication summary) 
1 1 y separately published work icon Djinda, Djinda. Kanangoor Gina Williams , Guy Ghouse , Perth : Community Arts Network WA , 2019 21668868 2019 single work selected work children's fiction lyric/song

A collection of lullabies in both English and Noongar language by Aboriginal families participating in workshops with Community Arts Network.

The collection, which includes links to hear the lullabies on Soundcloud, includes the following:

  • Djinda, Djinda, Kanangoor (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
  • Kaya Maaman (Hello Daddy)
  • Kwobidak Maawit (Beautiful Baby)
  • Noonook Koor-ak Kalyakoorl (Always in My Heart)
  • Maawit Miya Yowarl Koorliny (Baby Coming Home)
  • Nganyang Nyit Maawir (My Little Baby)
  • Maawit (Baby)
1 y separately published work icon Goomalling Yarns : Stories from Koomal Boodja Western Australia : 2015 9694310 2015 single work oral history

This is a community arts program.
1 y separately published work icon Karla Kurliny : Coming Back Home Community Arts Network WA , Perth : Community Arts Network WA , 2014 8528436 2014 single work lyric/song

'Karla Kurliny – Coming Back Home is a beautifully produced publication that pays tribute to the GKB Elders and young people who generously shared their time, stories and cultural knowledge during the project.'

'The handover of Karla Kurliny is especially poignant because some of the Elders who contributed to its creation have since passed away.' (Source: CAN WA website)
1 y separately published work icon Shine : Healing Songs from the Heart and the Land Community Arts Network WA , Perth : Community Arts Network WA , 2014 8528305 2014 single work lyric/song

'Shine is the culmination of a three-year music workshop program with the Quairading and Kellerberrin communities. Working alongside professional artists, ten local first time performers have turned their heartfelt personal stories into professionally recorded songs.' (Source: CAN WA website)
1 1 y separately published work icon Voices of the Wheatbelt : Our Place, Our Stories Michael Atkinson , Community Arts Network WA (interviewer), Perth : Community Arts Network WA , 2011 Z1772429 2011 single work oral history 'Voices of the Wheatbelt : Our Place, Our Stories is a community arts project carried out between July 2009 and June 2010 in the Southern Wheatbelt town of Brookton, Pingelly, Narrogin and Wagin, Western Australia. Photography and filmmaking were used to explore notions of place and belonging, in doing so it encouraged a sense of pride, built relationships and fostered community participation and harmony.' (Source: Publisher's blurb) Sighted 14/04/2011.
1 y separately published work icon Voices of the Wheatbelt : Wheat Beats Nicola Davison , 2011 Perth : Community Arts Network WA , 2011 Z1772316 2011 single work lyric/song

'Voices of the Wheatbelt: Wheat Beats is the third phase in a community arts project occurring across the Wheatbelt. The first phase commenced in 2008.

This phase of the Voices project was carried out between July 2010-June 2011 across the towns of Kelleberrin, Quairading, Brookton and Narrogin in Western Australia. Young people aged 11 to 15 from schools and communities in these towns participated in workshops learning the history and skills of Australian hip-hop, traditional Aboriginal dance, and filmmaking as a contemporary avenue for expressing their connection to their culture and community. One of the many outcomes of the project is this wonderful publication. It showcases four original hip-hop songs written by the young people who participated, and accompanying music video clips directed by 2011 WA Young Filmmaker of the Year Mat De Koning.' (Source: Publisher's blurb). Sighted 13/04/2011.
1 y separately published work icon Noongar Voices : Of the Central Eastern Wheatbelt William Bunbury (editor), Perth : Community Arts Network WA , 2010 Z1730192 2010 anthology life story 'In 2009 Oral Historian, Mary Anne Jebb and Radio Producer, Bill Bunbury assisted Noongar people of the Central Eastern Wheatbelt to record and share their life stories. The resulting three documentaries provide a moving insight into the lives and experiences of Noongar people from this region. The programs explore keeping culture strong, adjusting to a new way of being, experiences of growing up in the Wheatbelt and connection to Country.' Source: Publishers' note.
1 y separately published work icon Captain Cool Guida, the Monster & the Girl : the Story of the Rock Hole Long Pipe Project Peter Docker , Dorothy Dimer , Perth : Community Arts Network WA , 2008 8528558 2008 single work information book Indigenous story

'The Rock Hole Long Pipe project was produced and facilitated by CAN WA collaborating with the communities of Coolgardie and Kambalda and a group of community artists. ' (Source: Project background)
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