The City of Fremantle and Centre for Stories are proud to announce the return of the Backyard Truth Telling Series —a multi-site storytelling program bringing powerful and important place-based truth-telling into the backyards of Walyalup/Fremantle. We are pleased to announce our second backyard event will be hosted at City of Fremantle's Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

Backyard Truth-Telling showcases emerging and established Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian storytellers, sharing their lived experiences in their own voices and in their own way.

Across three weekends in May, audiences are invited into intimate backyard settings in and around Walyalup/Fremantle to listen to stories that speak to the resilience and self-determination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, confront difficult truths, hidden histories, and reimagined futures.

Schedule

4.30pm Arrival, make a cuppa and settle in

5-6pm Welcomes and Storytellers

6-7pm Fire, Feed and yarn with music by ICONYX

7.30pm Event Ends

Please respect this is an Alcohol-free event.

Light refreshments provided. BYO picnic welcome

Strictly limited seating – bookings essential.

Please note a 4-ticket limit per registration

Accessibility

Please note the backyard is accessible to wheelchair users. The toilet is on ground level but not fully accessible to wheelchair users.

There is an Accessible Toilet next to the venue at Arthur Head Public Toilet

This venue has 2 ACROD parking bays.

Auslan Interpreters:

We are pleased to announce that the event will feature Auslan interpretation to ensure accessibility for all attendees.

*This event is for our community to connect, listen and learn through creating safe and inclusive spaces. Racism will not be tolerated

Access, Parking and Public Transport

Venue accessible from Roundhouse by walking down Captains Lane footpath to the last cottage on your left, or via Slip Street and walking up 'Miss Trivett Pl' - first cottage at top of hill

Bikes welcome!

Parking

City of Fremantle
Roundhouse (Car Park 19a)
Little High St
Fremantle WA 6160

Wilson Parking

Victoria Quay - Zone 1 + 2

Public Transport

Alight bus or train at Fremantle Station, walk 5-10min down Phillimore or High Street

To plan your journey further, visit Your Move | Journey Planner.

Learn and more about City of Fremantle's Truth-Telling Program here, and Centre For Stories First Stories Program here

Contact the host of Backyard Truth-Telling Series - Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre