We Are Untold

10/03/2026

Last week I had the honor of interviewing Grace Tame for an International Women’s Day conversation about justice, reform and what it will take to for women and girls.

While on stage, a core belief of mine was reinforced with a new sense of gravity: when we speak about lived experience, we must never forget the person behind the story.

Grace brings extraordinary insight, knowledge and expertise to the work of reform, accountability and justice.

In that moment, the immeasurable personal cost of that expertise was laid bare.

Returning to the ‘well’ of her experience as a human being costs something.

As the host, holding space for this conversation, I felt the injustice in that.

It was a powerful reminder that conversations about systems change must hold two things at the same time: structural analysis and human impact.

Change rarely begins with comfortable conversations.

It begins when someone is willing to say the thing that unsettles the room- to have the “difficult” conversations that ask questions systems would prefer not to answer.

During our conversation, Grace spoke with extraordinary candour, clarity and insight about the work behind, and still ahead, in legal reform, the power of language in legislation, and the uncomfortable reality that many systems still rely on survivors to carry the burden of change.

If a system requires the people it failed to fix it, the system is not balanced.

Balancing the scales begins with recognising lived experience as expertise, being willing to have difficult conversations, and holding structural analysis and human impact together.

We must design systems that centre safety, accountability and lived expertise from the beginning- not as an afterthought.

Not symbolically, but structurally.

Thank you to Grace Tame for her leadership in this space and for sharing her lived expertise, it was a privilege to be in the same room.

Thank you to Be.Bendigo for creating space for this important conversation, City of Greater Bendigo for the venue, and to everyone who showed up ready to listen, reflect and act.

22/10/2025

18/09/2025

Where it all started.. ✨️

29/04/2025

A bittersweet full circle moment.

After two years of pouring my heart into Women of Gold and The Future Is in Our Hands, reading about these projects in the latest Bendigo Magazine stirred up pride, gratitude and resolve.

The twelve-month exhibition at Pennyweight Outdoor Story Gallery may have wrapped, but the work doesn’t end here. I will continue to tell untold stories that will positively impact the way we live, learn and work, toward a more equitable future.

Deep thanks to all the contributors, supporters and collaborators of the projects, especially the artists who shared this journey with me; Louise Fisher, Sara McQueenie Annie Brigdale, Rhayven J Lauren Starr, Julie Andrews, Chapman, Mitch Nivalis and Tonkin, Creative Communities City of Greater Bendigondigo for the exhibition space.

Thanks to Bendigo Magazine for sharing the legacy in their 2025 Autumn issue (out now).

We Are Untold. Women of Gold. The Future is in Our Hands.

07/03/2025

Last year was a celebration as Women of Gold placed Women’s stories centre stage in our community.

This year, International Women's Day is a call to Action.

March Forward. It's Time to Turn Promises into Progress.

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07/03/2025

March Forward. It's Time to Turn Promises into Progress.

07/03/2025

28/02/2025

March Forward- It’s time to turn promises into progress.

This year’s theme is a powerful call to action.

Women have been marching forward for decades with burden of change strapped to our backs.

We need the rest of the nation, organisations, and institutions to march with us and help carry the load.

It is time for the system to bear the burden of change.

“True progress demands equal representation, continuous learning, valuing diverse experiences and perspectives, and meaningfully inclusive decision-making processes.” Women’s Health Loddon Mallee

This leads to policies, systems and structures that reflect all people, and unburdens women from the weight of living, breaking and changing systemic barriers.

It’s been 30 years since the Global Agenda for Women’s rights, yet in Australian workplaces Men are:
• 80.6% of CEOs
• 82.4% of Chair positions
• 68.8% of Directorships
• 65.5% of key management personnel
• For every $1 men earn, women earn 87 cents
• Men retire with 33% more super than women

“We can’t wait another 30 years. Change starts with action.” UN Women Australia

What can you do?
Support IWD initiatives in your workplaces and communities.
Demand action, not tokenism.
Listen, hear and believe women.
Learn from women’s experiences.
Value women.
Understand the data.
Get involved and take action.

Women's Health Loddon Mallee Zonta Bendigo Be.Bendigo City of Greater Bendigo

26/02/2025

Women championing women!

20/02/2025

One year ago today, Women’s stories were centre stage in the City of Greater Bendigo

Sara McQ
Annie Brigdale
Ginny Jeong
Julie Andrews
Lauren Starr Photographic Art
Rhayven Jane

Now more than ever, diverse storytelling is crucial for our community.