Centre for Stories is a vibrant, inclusive literary arts and cultural organisation based in Perth, Western Australia. We use storytelling to inspire social cohesion and improve understanding of diverse communities. We cultivate stories that inspire thought, spark empathy and challenge intolerance, with a focus on empowering people whose experiences and perspectives are often marginalised.
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More Than Our Stories: Anthea Corbett
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CONTENT WARNING: This story contains content that will be triggering for some, including mental illness and substance abuse. Please take care of yourself while listening and take a break if needed. If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.Anthea Corbett was always good at school – particularly art and paintin…
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CONTENT WARNING: This story contains content that will be triggering for some, including mental illness and substance abuse. Please take care of yourself while listening and take a break if needed. If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.Lana Moon was always told she had so much potential. Yet the abuse and …
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CONTENT WARNING: This story contains content that will be triggering for some, including mental illness and substance abuse. Please take care of yourself while listening and take a break if needed. If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.Due to family issues at home, a spiralling drug addiction and the conse…
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Story Hour is Centre for Stories' regular monthly podcast where we sift through our archives of recorded stories to bring you up to an hour of diverse, intriguing, and real experiences from (extra)ordinary people.This month's theme is GENDER. Just as culture and society is fluid and complex, gender is a spectrum subject to the eye of the beholder a…
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Story Hour is Centre for Stories' regular monthly podcast where we sift through our archives of recorded stories to bring you up to an hour of diverse, intriguing, and real experiences from (extra)ordinary people.This month's theme is ROOTS. Our roots influence our values, our beliefs, and the way we navigate the world. In this episode, we delve in…
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Story Hour is Centre for Stories' regular monthly podcast where we sift through our archives of recorded stories to bring you up to an hour of diverse, intriguing, and real experiences from (extra)ordinary people.This month's theme is PREJUDICE, a deeply ingrained aspect of the human experience. Our stories show how prejudice manifests in myriad fo…
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Story Hour is Centre for Stories' regular monthly podcast where we sift through our archives of recorded stories to bring you up to an hour of diverse, intriguing, and real experiences from (extra)ordinary people.This month's theme is LOSS. Through personal narratives and shared reflections, we confront the complexities of grief, acknowledging its …
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Story Hour is Centre for Stories' regular monthly podcast where we sift through our archives of recorded stories to bring you up to an hour of diverse, intriguing, and real experiences from (extra)ordinary people.This month's theme is TRANSITION. Transition is the silent conductor orchestrating the symphony of life, guiding each individual through …
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After ending an abusive and unhappy marriage, Rachel Farnay decided to become an IT and STEM teacher. She hoped that through teaching, she would never be lonely again. Soon she found that it was the students who would give her a joy and meaning she had never experienced before.Funded by City of Joondalup and produced by Centre for Stories, Colourfu…
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After a shock diagnosis of a brain tumour, Natalie Bock's surgery left her vulnerable and isolated at home while she recovered. She couldn’t work, she couldn’t live, and as she wasn’t technically a ‘senior’ or ‘living with a disability’, many support services wouldn’t help her. Desperate, she decided to make friends in unexpected places.Funded by C…
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This story was shared by Jenny Martin. Here, she shares how after her divorce, she entered the ‘age of invisibility’ as a single woman in her 50s and struggled through anxiety and depression. Her saving grace was an unexpected place – Mullaloo Beach.Funded by City of Joondalup and produced by Centre for Stories, Colourful Stories is a collection of…
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Colourful Stories - Jerome Masamaka
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This story was shared by Jerome Masamaka. Jerome shares how as a young boy growing up in Ghana he accidentally killed his clan’s sacred totem bird – the sparrow. The guilt and anxiety that plagued Jerome kept him up at night and would eventually influence the writer he would one day become.Funded by City of Joondalup and produced by Centre for Stor…
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Story Hour is Centre for Stories' regular monthly podcast where we sift through our archives of recorded stories to bring you up to an hour of diverse, intriguing, and real experiences from (extra)ordinary people.This month's theme is LANGUAGE. Language, the very fabric of human connection, holds within it a myriad of stories, experiences, and emot…
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Content Warning: Domestic violence, suicidal ideation, drug use.This story was shared by Bianca, who escaped an abusive relationship and quit drugs after falling pregnant. And yet her ex-partner still refused to leave her alone. Struggling with a broken legal system, it was the love for her children that kept her going in the darkest times. Funded …
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Content warning: Suicidal ideation.Story Hour is Centre for Stories' regular monthly podcast where we sift through our archives of recorded stories to bring you up to an hour of diverse, intriguing, and real experiences from (extra)ordinary people.This month's theme is LOVE. Love, the essential force behind all human experience, shapes our identiti…
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Content Warning: Family and domestic violence.This story was shared by Lisa Dodson, who escaped an abusive relationship and started a new life with her children. Still under constant threat and struggling to find a place to rent in the cost-of-living crisis, this is how Lisa found a light at the end of the tunnel.Funded by Anglicare WA and produced…
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Content Warning: Substance abuse/drug addiction.This story was shared by Tanya Smith, who shares how just one person viewing her as a human being helped her to overcome a drug addiction and find meaning in her life. Tanya now helps others recovering from substance abuse at Doors Wide Open.Funded by Anglicare WA and produced by Centre for Stories, A…
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Story Hour is Centre for Stories regular monthly podcast where we sift through our archives of recorded stories to bring you up to an hour of diverse, intriguing, and real experiences from ordinary people. This month's theme is HOME. What does home mean to different people? What is it like to craft a new one for yourself, or to find belonging in yo…
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This story was shared by Nigena author and historian Dr Cindy Solonec. Cindy’s story is about the passing of her Aunty Edie and how the health system didn’t address her cultural and spiritual needs. This story was recorded at the Joondalup Reception Centre in September 2023 and made possible with funding from the Australia Communities Foundation.Ph…
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This story was shared by Whadjuk Nyungar Elder Dr Gerrard Shaw. Uncle Gerrard’s story is a warning that the injustices of past government policies must never happen again – and what it looks like when government works together with Aboriginal communities. A warning that this story contains reference to the Stolen Generations.This story was recorded…
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This story was shared by Wardandi Bibbulmun artist and singer Jarred Wall, otherwise known as “Boox Kid”. Jarred’s story is about his growing unease with the youth justice system and his discovery of strength and unity in Nyungar language and song.This story was recorded at Edmund Rice Centre Mirrabooka in October 2023. It was made possible with fu…
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This story was shared by Ballardong Noongar writer, editor and teacher Casey Mulder. Casey’s story is about her first experience as a graduate teacher working in the remote Aboriginal community of Halls Creek in the Kimberley. This story was recorded at Centre for Stories in September 2023 and made possible with funding from the Australia Communiti…
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This story was shared by Ngarluma filmmaker and dancer Perun Bonser. Perun’s story is about how he decided to use film and art to show Australia there are different stories about Aboriginal people – more than just the dominant narrative given by the mainstream media. This story was recorded at Edmund Rice Centre WA in October 2023 and made possible…
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This story was shared by poet and Indian Australian author Lakshmi Kanchi. Lakshmi’s story is about how her newfound sense of belonging in the Perth wetlands came under threat during the Roe 8 highway development proposal. This story was recorded at the Joondalup Reception Centre in September 2023 and made possible with funding from the Australia C…
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This story was shared by Bardi storyteller and navy veteran Ron Bradfield. Ron’s story is about how a chance meeting with a stranger led to a trip down memory lane into the multicultural heritage and harmony of Broome in the 1950s.This story was recorded at the Chinese Moon Lantern Festival in the Scarborough Community Hub, September 2023. It was m…
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This story was shared by Whadjuk Nyungar descendent and writer Luisa Mitchell. Luisa shares how a cultural trip with relatives turned sour one night when two police showed up at their caravan park with questions. Luisa also produced the Hear Our Voice project and is a coordinator at Centre for Stories.This story was recorded at Centre for Stories i…
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Katelyn is an award-winning goalkeeper for the ParaMatildas. Founded in 2019, the ParaMatildas is Australia’s first national team for women and girls with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury and symptoms of stroke. Katelyn recently won the inaugural ParaMatildas Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Tournament after a silver medal winning run …
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Mikayla is a sports scientist and educator. A woman of many talents, she is currently completing her PhD studies at Notre Dame University in gender equity in soccer. She also works as a strength and conditioning coach for Fremantle Dockers in the AFLW, and as a mentor for young girls in soccer through the Gaining Ground.Game Changers is a collectio…
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Growing up in Margaret River and not initially taking soccer seriously as a career, Tash took an unusual route to becoming captain of the Perth Glory Women’s League, replacing Sam Kerr in 2019. Tash believes in making space for others to lead through their strength, and is honoured to join a movement of strong women paving the way for future genera…
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Goalkeeper for international Women’s Super League clubs and Australia’s national team the Matildas, Lydia is a proud Nyungar woman who grew up playing in the red dirt of Kalgoorlie, a small town north-east of Perth, before moving to Canberra to pursue her career in soccer. She has been inducted into the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame. …
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Soccer runs through the Brooking family’s veins. Thembi and her daughter Ischia both play soccer, while Thembi’s husband coaches. After migrating from Zimbabwe to Perth, Thembi started out playing soccer in an area of Perth where there was less opportunity for young girls to play and is now proud to see that changing for her daughter, Ischia, who i…
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Tracey Wheeler is an early champion of women in soccer, representing Australia in our national team the Matildas first as a midfielder, and later as a goalkeeper. She made her international goalkeeping debut against New Zealand in 1989, and has played 55 international matches for Australia, including three games at the 2000 Olympics.Game Changers i…
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Sports journalist Ann Odong travels with the national Matildas team and is Digital Content Project Manager for Football Federation Australia. Ann’s story begins when her family were forced to flee Uganda as refugees. They resettled in Perth, Western Australia. Growing up in a new country, Ann found the best way to connect with other kids was throug…
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Jaime is a trans woman, soccer player and committee member for the South Perth Pride Football Club, an inclusive soccer club for players of all different backgrounds, races, ages, abilities and sexualities.Game Changers is a collection of stories from WA elite athletes past and present considered to be the best in the game; and from community role …
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Marilyn has the great honour of being the first West Australian female referee to crash into the male-dominated game in the late 1970’s. In 1992, she was the first woman to run the line in a national men’s soccer league game.Game Changers is a collection of stories from WA elite athletes past and present considered to be the best in the game; and f…
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Growing up in a working-class family in Nottingham, UK, Sandra Brentnall’s dad recognised his daughter’s indisputable talent for playing soccer, and decided to relocate his family to Perth, WA to champion her rise in the game. At just 15 Sandra made it into the State team and by 17 she was flying the flag for Australia and playing for the Matildas.…
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You Only Die Once - A Conversation on Death
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What does a “good death” look like? How important is choice and control to having a dignified end-of-life? Why is death still such a taboo topic for some communities, and how might community be the very answer to some of our most difficult questions concerning death?Brought to you in partnership with Palliative Care WA, listen back to our fascinati…
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Norman Erikson Pasaribu in Conversation with Rashida Murphy
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Recipient of the Patricia Kailis International Writing Fellowship and acclaimed Indonesian writer and poet, Norman Erikson Pasaribu, sits down in conversation with local Perth author, Rashida Murphy. Together, they discuss navigating the literary world as a writer in translation, the labels of Western literature and queer Indonesian writing. This c…
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Death and... finding meaning at the end with Betty McGeever
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At 84 years old, Betty McGeever has no plans of slowing down. Growing up as a country girl on a farm before later working as a librarian, Betty is grateful for the life she’s had. She discusses why she doesn’t grieve for those she’s lost; how her weekly kayaking keeps her sane; and why helping others less fortunate than herself brings her more joy …
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Death... Dementia and daily rituals with Sandy Mitchell
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Mother, grandmother and dressmaker, Sandy Mitchell, lives in an isolated town in the southwest region of Western Australia, with a population of around 400 people. She shares how the losses she has experienced in her life – losing her dad to dementia, her newborn baby to a heart defect and her mother to cancer – have impacted her views on life and …
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My Death, my way, together with Graham and Helen Bullock
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Graham Bullock was shocked when, at the age of 65, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and only given a few year’s to live. His wife Helen, a retired nurse, became his full-time carer. They discuss why Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) is the most compassionate way to face the end for people with painful terminal illnesses like Graham.Death an…
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Death... On the streets with Natalie Bogoias and Trish Owen
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Natalie Bogoias is a Homeless Healthcare street nurse and Trish Owen is a survivor of homelessness. They discuss why people are dying on the streets, what happens to them when they do, and why society deems a homeless person’s life to be of less value than others.Death and Dying is an oral history collection commissioned by the State Library of Wes…
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Death and... No loss, only euphoria with Lena Van Hale
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Lena Van Hale, manager of the sex worker rights organisation, Magenta, is a sex worker activist and trans person. In this interview she breaks down the misinformation around violence and death for sex workers, why (and when) suicide is actually prevalent among trans people, and how deaths from the HIV pandemic affect everyone today. Death and Dying…
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Death and... Choosing life with Leon Ruri and Adrian Momber
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Lifeline WA ambassadors Leon and Adrian discuss men’s mental health, dance and haka as a medicine, and suicide prevention.Death and Dying is an oral history collection commissioned by the State Library of WA and produced by Centre for Stories. Head to centreforstories.com to find out more.द्वारा Centre for Stories
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Death and... The eternal journey of grief with Leanne O'Shea
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Leanne is the founder and owner of South West Grief and Loss Centre and is an experienced grief and bereavement counsellor. Here she discusses how grief is not linear, but rather made up of a million tiny moments; why our communities need to come together to better support people in their mourning; and how living our values and having self-awarenes…
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Death and... Sculpting spaces for grief with Abdul-Rahman Abdullah
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Trigger warning: This story discusses suicide.Award-winning artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah discusses how he uses art and sculpture to create open spaces that encourage conversations around death and grief. He reflects on the loss of his grandfather to suicide, capturing his feelings on death through his sculpture, Pretty Beach, how he believes the We…
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Death and... The bliss of knowing how I'll die with Marilyn Metta
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Dr Marilyn Metta is a trauma counsellor and founder of the Metis Centre, a social justice and human rights organisation. In this interview, Marilyn talks about ending her mother’s life in Malaysia according to her mother's wishes; her own near-death experience; spirituality and Buddhism; and why trauma influences our views on death.Death and Dying …
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Death and... Those who get left behind with Jaya Dantas
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Professor Jaya Dantas is Dean International in the Faculty of Health Sciences and is Professor of International Health in the School of Public Health at Curtin University, where she leads a programme of research in refugee and migrant health. Jaya discusses how she believes vulnerable populations were let down in the Australian government’s handlin…
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Death and... Sorry Business with Judy Edgar and Maya Shioji
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Karijarri and Yawuru woman Judy Anne Edgar and her daughter, Japanese Yawuru woman, Maya Shioji, discuss their multicultural upbringings in Broome, Western Australia, and the rituals and customs that occur during their traditional Indigenous funerals, as well as Japanese funerals. Death and Dying is an oral history collection funded by the State Li…
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Death and... A wheelie good life with Amber Dennis
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Amber Dennis was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, and has been in a wheelchair for most of her life. She is also the founder of Wheelie Good Perth, an accessibility auditing business which she was inspired to create after the passing of her father and grandmother. Amber discusses why, despite being close to death herself on many an occasio…
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