Awesome Mabo Mural Well I guess it’s nothing new that many people in our society do not appreciate graffiti. For many, graphic art, aerosol art or street art are nothing short of vandalism. It was only a few months ago that a councillor on the Hills Shire Council called for mandatory 5...

The best tip I ever got on producing a radio show. When I first started doing a community radio show on Good Old Studio 4 Bathurst. I had the 12 to 2am slot, no content, no listeners and no idea. What I did have was good music,the knowledge that I knew nothing, I was keen to learn and my good...

Working on multi-partner projects There is no doubt that many hands make light work. Then again too many cooks spoil the broth. So what IS the right amount of stakeholders for a project and how do we strike a balance between the agendas of various project partners. Here are my three favourite...

I have always really enjoyed watching vox pops. I truly believe this is a wonderful tool of democracy. The vox pop is derived from the words popular voice or voice of the populous. When done ethically it is a great way to consult with communities, collect informal surveys and to provoke...

Documentary style of film narrative can have many uses. It can inform, entertain, educate, inspire, observe and amuse …. just to state a few. In the days of digital television we have access to a great deal more documentary content and we can view oceans of documentaries online. However,...

I met a young Indigenous man who said to me, “Christo, I don’t want to go back to Juvey, I hate it!.” I said, “Well what are we going to do about it?” He told me he liked Hip Hop and had written a couple of songs and he wanted to make videos. So what does writing...