The Dreaming Collective
The Dreaming Collective Podcast is a powerful, ongoing series amplifying First Nations voices — our stories, our way. Born from a 2024 NAIDOC Week initiative celebrating the theme Keep the Fire Burning: Blak, Loud & Proud, the podcast continues to elevate the rich personal stories, cultural wisdom, and lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples connected to Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country on the Sunshine Coast. Created, led and hosted by Carly Forrest — a proud Mandandanji woman and founder of The Dreaming Collective — this 100% Indigenous-led platform centres community, culture, truth-telling, and legacy. Originally funded by the National Indigenous Australians Agency as part of a 2024 National NAIDOC Week Activity, The Dreaming Collective Podcast has grown into an enduring space to honour our past, speak our present, and shape our future. Blak voices. Cultural insight. Collective wisdom.
Episodes
In this special live episode of The Dreaming Collective Podcast, recorded at the Sunshine Coast Council Flag Raising Ceremony for NAIDOC 2025, host Carly Forrest sits down – spontaneously and unscripted – with a group of deadly young voices who embody this year’s theme: “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.”
Hear from Halea Eggmolesse, Alexis Boyd, Marley Fitzpatrick, Layla Havana, and Amelia Hughes as t...
Aunty Dale Chapman is a proud Kooma and Yuwaalaraay woman, celebrated chef, and advocate for the Australian native food industry. With over 30 years of experience, Aunty Dale has dedicated her career to promoting Indigenous bush foods and knowledge, preserving cultural heritage, and educating Australians on sustainable practices. Through her culinary expertise and passion, she has become a leading voice for the bushfo...
Aunty Kerry Turner, a Kalkadoon woman, is the founding director and principal driving instructor of Murri's on the Move, a not-for-profit driving school based on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Established in 2012, the organisation collaborates with a myriad of providers to provide culturally sensitive driving instruction and support services.
Their programmes include the Cultural Learner Licence Programme...
Aunty Judith Shea is a Pijakali, Nyangumarta, and Kartujarra woman from the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia. She carries a lifelong connection to her Culture, deeply rooted in Ancestral knowledge from birth to death. As a survivor of the Stolen Generations, Aunty Judith’s journey has taken her across Australia, engaging with diverse communities who have shared their knowledge, granted permissions, and con...
Benjamin Thomson is a proud Wiradjuri man and the visionary founder behind both the Take Pride Movement and First Nation Distributors. Raised on Darug Country in Western Sydney and now residing on Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi Country on the Sunshine Coast, Benjamin's deep connection to his Indigenous heritage has driven his entrepreneurial journey. His lineage traces back to the Bila Galari (Upper Lachlan Rivers) within...
Clea North is a proud Mithaka and Gunggari woman from south-west Queensland, now residing on Gubbi Gubbi Country. Born in Charleville on Bidjara Country, Clea grew up in a remote community where the classroom often felt like a place of exclusion, despite her love of reading and writing. These early experiences of disconnection from education sparked a dream at the age of 15: to become a teacher who could serve as a vi...
Cholena Hughes is a proud Koa woman, born on Turrbal Country, raised on Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) Country, and now residing on Jinibara Country in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. A passionate visual artist and educator, Cholena’s work is deeply connected to her love for Country, often using materials and symbolism from the natural environment to tell her story and share cultural knowledge.
Cholena discovered her pass...
Chloe Watego is a proud Iman and South Sea Islander woman residing on Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) Country, with a passion for sharing and celebrating her culture through art. Born and raised on Yugambeh land, Chloe’s heritage also ties her to the Torres Strait Islands and the Bundjalung nation through her grandmother. Her grandfather’s removal during the Stolen Generations caused a deep disconnection from culture, inspiri...
Dan Neill is a proud Kabi Kabi man from the Sunshine Coast region. He has strong connections to his culture and community, with family connections to Cherbourg. As a father and role model, Dan is passionate about passing on his cultural knowledge and pride to the next generation. Professionally, Dan has excelled and earnt a reputation as a cultural guide and leader throughout all facets of his career by offering inva...
Uncle Paul Constable Calcott is a proud Wiradjuri man, artist, and advocate, residing on Gubbi Gubbi Country. As the founder of Hot Pink Goanna, Uncle Paul uses his art to share powerful stories of his experiences as an Aboriginal gay man living with a disability in urban Australia. His work embodies resilience, pride, and inclusivity, creating spaces for conversations that inspire understanding and connection.
With ov...
Uncle Gordon Browning is a proud Aboriginal and South Sea Islander saltwater man with deep cultural connections to the Fingal Heads, Coodjinburra clan, part of the Bundjalung Yugembeh Nation. His heritage also ties him to the South Sea Islands, specifically Malatia, Tanna, and Epi Islands, reflecting a rich and diverse cultural identity.
With over 25 years of experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health ...
Holly Johnson is a proud Gooreng Gooreng woman, a Mother, Nan and world traveller. Holly commenced her career journey working in Indigenous community-controlled organisations and has since worked across the higher education, not for profit and corporate sectors. Holly has held both state based and national roles across recruitment, diversity and inclusion and Indigenous affairs. Holly has completed a Bachelor of Busin...
Milisont Siai Rose Sailor is a proud First Nations Torres Strait Islander woman, descended from the Erubam Le and Meriam Le peoples of Zenadh Kes, with a rich cultural heritage that also includes strong Celtic and Polish roots. A multi-talented artist and freelance model, Milisont has been captivating audiences and clients with her versatility and passion since the age of 13. Her career began with a landmark opportuni...
In this very first episode of The Dreaming Collective podcast, host Carly Forrest, a proud Mandandanji woman, invites listeners into the heart of the series by sharing the inspiration and purpose behind creating this unique podcast. Carly reflects on her personal journey, the importance of amplifying Indigenous voices, and how The Dreaming Collective aims to celebrate the stories and cultural wisdom of mob living on G...
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