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Previous Yarning Circle Highlights

Stories, Voices, Reflections

Each previous Yarning Circle is briefly illustrated here to recall our special guests, and to recap what they shared and what we learned. Based on recollections of participants.

Most Recent Session Recap

Colin Thomas, a man with white hair and glasses in a brown jacket, in front of green bushland.

Sunday 19 July 2026

Photos Found, Heritage Uncovered

Twenty-five people, his daughter Nadine among them, gathered in the Darnell Room to hear Colin Thomas tell of fifty years helping the world to see more closely and of finding, late in life, that he had not yet fully seen himself. Four brief moments from the morning are available to see.

GuestColin Thomas, scientific instrument maker, of Aboriginal and Chinese ancestry

See his story

Earlier highlights

Aunty Sandra King OAM, Aboriginal Elder, with shoulder-length dark hair and glasses, wearing a black and red floral jacket, with the green parkland of Barrambin behind her.

12 July 2026

Aunty Sandra King OAM

Aboriginal Elder, one of Australia’s first Aboriginal fashion models, and a voice for Barrambin’s heritage

Highlights in preparation

Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop, First Nations academic and social worker, smiling, wearing a purple top and silk scarf.

21 June 2026

Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop

First Nations academic, social worker and counselling practitioner, author of Healing in Justice

Highlights in preparation

Portrait of Uncle Billy Gorham, Aboriginal Elder, with grey curling hair and glasses.

17 May 2026

A Sunday in May at St John’s

Uncle Billy Gorham, Aboriginal Elder, community leader, and advocate in urban Aboriginal health

Looking ahead instead? See Invitations for upcoming Yarning Circles, or Yarning Circles for the wider programme.