Ni! means listen Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/ni-means-listen In this podcast series we explore the lives and experiences of Noongar Elders living in Boorloo (Perth). Hosted by Noongar performer and story teller, Phil Walleystack, their stories reveal powerful and at times heartbreaking accounts of what it was like growing up Aboriginal in Australia, treated like outsiders and second class citizens on their own land. Listen to our Elders as they share another layer of history – one that has always been there, just kept in the shadows. Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC. Presenter: Phil Walleystack Producer: Michelle White Editor: Jemma King Recorded at ABC Studios Perth Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack 2022 Community Arts Network c422273f-3f64-53f9-b61b-e358a7df1e13 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:34:29 +0800 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:13:29 +0800 https://img.transistor.fm/OSsH3_eNgfxtD0xfh41KCY18gcCkpj28bTovDXFp9Go/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxMTAyLzE2NTMy/ODAwMzctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Ni! means listen serial Community Arts Network In this podcast series we explore the lives and experiences of Noongar Elders living in Boorloo (Perth). Hosted by Noongar performer and story teller, Phil Walleystack, their stories reveal powerful and at times heartbreaking accounts of what it was like growing up Aboriginal in Australia, treated like outsiders and second class citizens on their own land. Listen to our Elders as they share another layer of history – one that has always been there, just kept in the shadows. Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC. Presenter: Phil Walleystack Producer: Michelle White Editor: Jemma King Recorded at ABC Studios Perth Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack In this podcast series we explore the lives and experiences of Noongar Elders living in Boorloo (Perth). Community Arts Network No No Highlights Compilation 1 1 Highlights Compilation full 3602f1ea-b566-4c16-93b2-78623a10e7a0 https://nipodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/highlights-compilation In this podcast series we explore the lives and experiences of Noongar Elders living in Boorloo (Perth).

Hosted by Noongar performer and story teller, Phil Walleystack, their stories reveal powerful and at times heartbreaking accounts of what it was like growing up Aboriginal in Australia, treated like outsiders and second class citizens on their own land.

Listen to our Elders as they share another layer of history – one that has always been there, just kept in the shadows.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC Studios Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> In this podcast series we explore the lives and experiences of Noongar Elders living in Boorloo (Perth).

Hosted by Noongar performer and story teller, Phil Walleystack, their stories reveal powerful and at times heartbreaking accounts of what it was like growing up Aboriginal in Australia, treated like outsiders and second class citizens on their own land.

Listen to our Elders as they share another layer of history – one that has always been there, just kept in the shadows.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC Studios Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 08:51:55 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 1582 In this podcast series we explore the lives and experiences of Noongar Elders living in Boorloo (Perth). In this podcast series we explore the lives and experiences of Noongar Elders living in Boorloo (Perth). Elders, Aboriginal, Leaders, Noongar, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia, Perth, Reconciliation Week 2022 No Aunty Theresa Walley 2 2 Aunty Theresa Walley full 848e706d-2a3c-45ad-b04c-1a74bd189f09 https://nipodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/aunty-theresa-walley A much loved and respected Elder in Boorloo (Perth), she sadly passed away in July 2021. This interview was recorded with her grandson, Phil Walleystack. It was her wish that her story be preserved and shared. Aunty Theresa was part of the stolen generation - while her story of removal is heartbreaking, her love and commitment to her own children and countless grannies is her lasting legacy.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Sound Engineer and Editor: Jemma King
Recorded on location at Aunty Theresa’s home.
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> A much loved and respected Elder in Boorloo (Perth), she sadly passed away in July 2021. This interview was recorded with her grandson, Phil Walleystack. It was her wish that her story be preserved and shared. Aunty Theresa was part of the stolen generation - while her story of removal is heartbreaking, her love and commitment to her own children and countless grannies is her lasting legacy.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Sound Engineer and Editor: Jemma King
Recorded on location at Aunty Theresa’s home.
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 10:20:37 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 2520 Listeners are warned that this podcast features the voice of deceased Ballardong Elder Theresa Walley. Listeners are warned that this podcast features the voice of deceased Ballardong Elder Theresa Walley. Elders, Aboriginal, Leaders, Noongar, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia, Perth, Reconciliation Week 2022 No Aunty Doolann Leisha Eatts 3 3 Aunty Doolann Leisha Eatts full 7812ed83-ddae-4c95-be9c-0fa8c7bb56a7 https://nipodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/aunty-doolann-leisha-eatts Before respected Ballardong Whaduk Elder Doolann Leisha Eatts passed away in March 2022 she recorded this interview as part of Community Arts Network's Elder's legacy project. It was her wish that this story be preserved and shared so future generations know the true history of this land.

This interview includes harrowing accounts of a massacre witnessed by her grandmother.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC. 

]]> Before respected Ballardong Whaduk Elder Doolann Leisha Eatts passed away in March 2022 she recorded this interview as part of Community Arts Network's Elder's legacy project. It was her wish that this story be preserved and shared so future generations know the true history of this land.

This interview includes harrowing accounts of a massacre witnessed by her grandmother.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC. 

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 10:24:25 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 1591 Listeners are warned that this episode of Ni - Listen features the voice of a deceased Elder. It contains graphic content about a massacre and injuries sustained by victims. Listeners are warned that this episode of Ni - Listen features the voice of a deceased Elder. It contains graphic content about a massacre and injuries sustained by victims. Elders, Aboriginal, Leaders, Noongar, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia, Perth, Reconciliation Week 2022 No Uncle Walter Eatts 4 4 Uncle Walter Eatts full 6b2207b9-472e-4c82-af9d-cec2d3983f00 https://nipodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/uncle-walter-eatts Uncle Walter grew up not knowing his heritage or culture, as he says - not white, not black, not wanted. But all that changed when he met the love of his life, proud Ballardong Noongar yorga Doolann Leisha Eatts - she not only helped him unlock the secrets of his past, Uncle Walter says she saved his life. 

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Sound Engineer and Editor: Jemma King
Recorded on location at Uncle Walters house.
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Uncle Walter grew up not knowing his heritage or culture, as he says - not white, not black, not wanted. But all that changed when he met the love of his life, proud Ballardong Noongar yorga Doolann Leisha Eatts - she not only helped him unlock the secrets of his past, Uncle Walter says she saved his life. 

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Sound Engineer and Editor: Jemma King
Recorded on location at Uncle Walters house.
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 10:43:26 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 2728 In this episode, we meet Uncle Walter Eatts. Uncle Walter is the child of a stolen generation mother from the Kimberley and a white father from Busselton. His parents fell in love at Beagle Bay Mission near Broome and fled to Queensland to avoid native welfare. In this episode, we meet Uncle Walter Eatts. Uncle Walter is the child of a stolen generation mother from the Kimberley and a white father from Busselton. His parents fell in love at Beagle Bay Mission near Broome and fled to Queensland to avoid native w Elders, Aboriginal, Leaders, Noongar, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia, Perth, Reconciliation Week 2022 No Uncle Farley Garlett 5 5 Uncle Farley Garlett full 8c6a034e-f0e3-4b2a-80d2-62d0bfa200ac https://nipodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/uncle-farley-garlett For the past few years Uncle Farley Garlett has had a seat at the table with Perth Council’s top brass - a far cry from his days as an ATSIC commissioner when he couldn’t even get a foot in the door.

A lot has changed since then and he’s bloody proud to be a part of it.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC. 

]]> For the past few years Uncle Farley Garlett has had a seat at the table with Perth Council’s top brass - a far cry from his days as an ATSIC commissioner when he couldn’t even get a foot in the door.

A lot has changed since then and he’s bloody proud to be a part of it.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC. 

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 10:49:54 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 3435 In this episode, we listen to Uncle Farley Garlett. In this episode, we listen to Uncle Farley Garlett. Elders, Aboriginal, Leaders, Noongar, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia, Perth, Reconciliation Week 2022 No Uncle Ben Taylor 6 6 Uncle Ben Taylor full c6971a87-4b31-44c3-999d-a5db560beb1c https://nipodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/uncle-ben-taylor Uncle Ben is now into his eighties, but you’ll still find him rousing up the crowd at demonstrations and rallies. For years he’s campaigned against Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, police brutality, homelessness racism and of course, land rights and sovereignty. This is his story.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC. 

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Uncle Ben is now into his eighties, but you’ll still find him rousing up the crowd at demonstrations and rallies. For years he’s campaigned against Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, police brutality, homelessness racism and of course, land rights and sovereignty. This is his story.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC. 

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 10:52:28 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 3046 Uncle Ben Taylor Cuiermara is a proud Noongar Yued Elder who has been fighting for justice for longer than most of us have even been alive! Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Uncle Ben Taylor Cuiermara is a proud Noongar Yued Elder who has been fighting for justice for longer than most of us have even been alive! Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Elders, Aboriginal, Leaders, Noongar, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia, Perth, Reconciliation Week 2022 No Aunty Margaret Culbong 7 7 Aunty Margaret Culbong full b79a906e-9c7f-47cf-901d-c7c1c09f15b2 https://nipodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/aunty-margaret-culbong Aunty Margaret is a trailblazer. In our yarn today we'll hear how this smart kid from the bush went on to revolutionise health care services for Aboriginal people in Western Australia. A life’s work that earned her an Honorary Doctorate of Science.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Aunty Margaret is a trailblazer. In our yarn today we'll hear how this smart kid from the bush went on to revolutionise health care services for Aboriginal people in Western Australia. A life’s work that earned her an Honorary Doctorate of Science.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 11:01:07 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 4196 Aunty Margaret Culbong is well known in Boorloo (Perth) for being an outspoken activist. Driven by a lifetime of racism and injustice, she’s been a powerhouse advocate for change. Aunty Margaret Culbong is well known in Boorloo (Perth) for being an outspoken activist. Driven by a lifetime of racism and injustice, she’s been a powerhouse advocate for change. Elders, Aboriginal, Leaders, Noongar, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia, Perth, Reconciliation Week 2022 No Uncle Noel Nannup 8 8 Uncle Noel Nannup full cd89df9e-c2dd-4819-a984-71abf6768f9a https://nipodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/uncle-noel-nannup Uncle Noel truly believes sharing this knowledge is our path to a better future. He has been an author, cultural guide, Elder in Residence and leader of many reconciliation projects. This is his story.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC Studios Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Uncle Noel truly believes sharing this knowledge is our path to a better future. He has been an author, cultural guide, Elder in Residence and leader of many reconciliation projects. This is his story.

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC Studios Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 11:06:12 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 3396 Uncle Noel Nannup has spent the best part of his life sharing his love of his ancient Aboriginal culture. Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Uncle Noel Nannup has spent the best part of his life sharing his love of his ancient Aboriginal culture. Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Elders, Aboriginal, Leaders, Noongar, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia, Perth, Reconciliation Week 2022 No Uncle Albert McNamara and Aunty Irene McNamara 9 9 Uncle Albert McNamara and Aunty Irene McNamara full e04a22e9-29f3-4c7f-a586-64eb15ecb240 https://nipodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/uncle-albert-mcnamara-and-aunty-irene-mcnamara Uncle Albert and Aunty Irene McNamara met when they were teenagers and both working at a market in West Perth. Albert was in the fruit section and Irene at the Butchers. Sixty years later they're still together.

So what's their secret to such a long, successful marriage? And how did losing a finger, get them a house? We'll find out all about that and much, much more in this lively conversation with Mr and Mrs McNamara!

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC Studios Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Uncle Albert and Aunty Irene McNamara met when they were teenagers and both working at a market in West Perth. Albert was in the fruit section and Irene at the Butchers. Sixty years later they're still together.

So what's their secret to such a long, successful marriage? And how did losing a finger, get them a house? We'll find out all about that and much, much more in this lively conversation with Mr and Mrs McNamara!

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC Studios Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 11:10:42 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 3865 In this episode you're going to meet a couple of characters - Uncle Albert and Aunty Irene McNamara. Content Warning: This episode contains racist descriptions of Aboriginal people. In this episode you're going to meet a couple of characters - Uncle Albert and Aunty Irene McNamara. Content Warning: This episode contains racist descriptions of Aboriginal people. Elders, Aboriginal, Leaders, Noongar, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia, Perth, Reconciliation Week 2022 No Aunty Muriel Bowie 10 10 Aunty Muriel Bowie full e579ceb7-3290-44cb-bd21-d64128827eaa https://nipodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/aunty-muriel-bowie Unlike a lot of Noongars living under the Native Welfare act, Aunty Muriel had a carefree childhood. She grew up on the outskirts of York with her parents and brothers and sisters. Her mum and dad kept safe from the police and welfare, by living in the bush, under the radar. It was only later in life, Aunty Muriel would realise just how lucky she was to have that childhood. This is her story. 

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC studios Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Unlike a lot of Noongars living under the Native Welfare act, Aunty Muriel had a carefree childhood. She grew up on the outskirts of York with her parents and brothers and sisters. Her mum and dad kept safe from the police and welfare, by living in the bush, under the radar. It was only later in life, Aunty Muriel would realise just how lucky she was to have that childhood. This is her story. 

Ni! means listen was produced by Community Arts Network in partnership with the City of Perth and with support from the ABC.

Presenter: Phil Walleystack
Producer: Michelle White
Editor: Jemma King
Recorded at ABC studios Perth
Theme music: Strong by Phil Walleystack

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 11:14:22 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 3396 Aunty Muriel Bowie is one of the last generation of bush babies, she was born under a gum tree near York and delivered by all her aunties. Aunty Muriel Bowie is one of the last generation of bush babies, she was born under a gum tree near York and delivered by all her aunties. Elders, Aboriginal, Leaders, Noongar, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia, Perth, Reconciliation Week 2022 No