Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watch this remarkable line-up of First Nations writers and artists share their stories about place, connection and the transformative power of language and art.
Originally presented on Thursday 9 July by The Wheeler Centre in partnership with The Torch for NAIDOC Week
In celebration of NAIDOC Week and The Torchโs My Special Place exhibition at The Wheeler Centre, this special event brings together powerful First Peoples voices to reflect on place, belonging and the transformative power of language and art.
Five speakers take the stage to deliver original responses to the exhibitionโs theme, inviting audiences to consider the places that shape us โ and the enduring role of creative expression in honouring connection to Country and the community.
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The Wheeler Centre acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people
of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Centre stands. We also acknowledge and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their Elders, past and present, as the custodians of the world's oldest continuous living culture.
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ-๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
youtube.com/@WheelerCentre
๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐
The Wheeler Centre is where writers, storytellers, thinkers and readers connect through live events, insightful conversations and compelling stories in Melbourne.
๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐
Live and digital conversations, debates, readings, podcasts and discussions at The Wheeler Centre.
๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐
๐ Website: wheelercentre.com
๐ Instagram: instagram.com/wheelercentre
๐ Facebook: facebook.com/wheelercentre
๐Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wheelercentre.bsky.social
๐ LISTEN wherever you get your podcasts: tinyurl.com/TWCLISTEN
Watch this remarkable line-up of First Nations writers and artists share their stories about place, connection and the transformative power of language and art.
Originally presented on Thursday 9 July by The Wheeler Centre in partnership with The Torch for NAIDOC Week
In celebration of NAIDOC Week and The Torchโs My Special Place exhibition at The Wheeler Centre, this special event brings together powerful First Peoples voices to reflect on place, belonging and the transformative power of language and art.
Five speakers take the stage to deliver original responses to the exhibitionโs theme, inviting audiences to consider the places that shape us โ and the enduring role of creative expression in honouring connection to Country and the community.
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The Wheeler Centre acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people
of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Centre stands. We also acknowledge and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their Elders, past and present, as the custodians of the world's oldest continuous living culture.
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ-๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
youtube.com/@WheelerCentre
๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐
The Wheeler Centre is where writers, storytellers, thinkers and readers connect through live events, insightful conversations and compelling stories in Melbourne.
๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐
Live and digital conversations, debates, readings, podcasts and discussions at The Wheeler Centre.
๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐
๐ Website: wheelercentre.com
๐ Instagram: instagram.com/wheelercentre
๐ Facebook: facebook.com/wheelercentre
๐Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wheelercentre.bsky.social
๐ LISTEN wherever you get your podcasts: tinyurl.com/TWCLISTEN
