We are Blacktown

We are Blacktown is a series of immersive portraits of Blacktown community leaders and people working for change. The portraits bring together audio and photography, portraying each person both visually and in their own voice. You'll hear from a doctor who is sounding the alarm about how dangerous heat can be for human health, a basketball coach whose players have made it to the big league, a Darug traditional owner whose art and stories are telling the true history of the area's first people, and many more Blacktown legends.  

We are Blacktown is part of an place-based audio project by Impact Studios, supported by the Paul Ramsay Foundation. The project, Welcome to Blacktown, sought to learn about Blacktown’s many and varied communities, together with the innovative and inspired social change work that is happening there. Over six months, the Impact Studios team conducted almost 100 interviews with people connected to Blacktown, exploring and investigating the question of how communities thrive. The interviews were rich, broad and non-extractive. We sought to understand the full context of what each person was doing. We listened to them tell stories of their lives, on their own terms: their families, their passions, their work and what motivates them to do it, their challenges and achievements. 

Join us to experience stories of strength and thriving communities, straight from Sydney's West. 

https://impactstudios.edu.au/welcometoblacktown