Waves: Daltabyo (Nostalgia) by Najma Sambul

“It has created a community for me, and a love for my roots and the culture that I come from.” It’s been over two decades since the Somali Civil War first began and since then the Somali diaspora (Qurbajoogta) has grown to two million people, including the thousands that live in Australia today. T…

Waves: That Lake of Smells by Kirby Fenwick

“It was one of the few places that people could go... it reminded me a lot of photos I'd seen of the lake in its heyday, in the 20s and 30s.” Signal Boost Participant Kirby Fenwick tells the history of a community hub in Melbourne's North - Coburg Lake. Mentoring support provided by Gab Burke. T…

Waves: A Quiet Opus by Miks Everitt

“It was just so different to anything else that was being displayed as art.” Signal Boost Participant Miks Everitt tells the story of a painting created by his dad in the 1960s. The painting was done for OPUS, one of the dozens of discotheques that emerged in the late ‘60s that repurposed old or d…

Waves: Time Trek by Elise Romaszko

"I tried to escape from the fire, but I got burned." Welcome, time traveler, into Elise’s planet of chaos. A feature by Signal Boost Participant Elise Romaszko. Mentoring support provided by Sarah Mashman. Special thanks to Julia Drouhin and Second Echo Ensemble. This piece was produced as part …

Time Travel: Decade in a Day by Faith Tabalujan

“I know my memorable day for this century is coming, and that’ll be when this place is tidy.” 2021 Signal Boost Participant Faith Tabalujan interviews Jean Stevens, in a lovely recount of the joyous and trying times in her life.  Mentoring support provided by Jo Lauder. This piece was produced a…

Time Travel: I'll Dink You Home by Miks Everitt

“She took great pleasure in breaking me down, but I didn’t need breaking down, I needed opening up.” 2021 Signal Boost Participant Miks Everitt interviews his father Ken about the difficulties of growing up as the quiet kid in class and the moments that stay with you as you get older.   Mentoring…

Time Travel: Lady of the Dog by Elise Romaszko

“It's only me and him at home so he's spoiled.” A person, or any creature, finds it difficult to move from any home alone and transition into another place. A nursing home can be limited from everything you might not have in life, including the outdoors. Signal Boost Participant Elise Romaszko vis…

Time Travel: Candi by Maya Pask

“My dreams might be a bit outrageous but I’d like to see pretty much around the world that sex work would be treated just as any other type of work... and be safe and happy.”  Signal Boost Participant Maya Pask speaks to Candi, a Queensland sex worker who has witnessed firsthand the consequences o…

Time Travel: Back and Forth by Carly Stone

“I was sent back here to do an interview with Elvis Presley but turns out he was 15 years old and didn’t have much to talk about.”  Signal Boost participant Carly Stone time travels for an interview and interviews a time traveller. Mentoring support provided by Michelle Macklem. Special thanks to…

Time Travel: The Railway Switchboard by Kirby Fenwick

“I can’t say I haven’t had a fairly interesting life, with all its ups and downs, but I’m still here.” Signal Boost Participant Kirby Fenwick interviews her Grandmother Dorothy, about her incredible life story as a small town railway switchboard operator and mother of seven children.  Mentoring s…