We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Elders, Ancestors and leaders of the Kulin Nations on whose unceded lands ILBIJERRI Theatre Company is based.
We extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, recognising their resilience and ongoing connection to land, water and culture, despite ongoing colonial interruption and genocide.
Always was, always will be, sacred Indigenous land.
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ILBIJERRI Welcomes Our New Board
New directors join ILBIJERRI board
ILBIJERRI Theatre Company, Australia’s longest running First Peoples theatre company, is delighted to share that esteemed community leader Professor Rodney Carter has been appointed as Chair. He is joined by Deputy Chair Kylie Belling, a highly respected arts leader and one of ILBIJERRI's co-founders.
We also welcome new directors Lewis Brown, Louana Sainsbury and Jason Eades who collectively bring expertise in First Peoples governance, economics, storytelling, production and strategic planning to ILBIJERRI.
Continuing directors Glenn Shea, Brian Bero and Kareena Gay thank outgoing Chair Eugenia Flynn and Deputy Chair Suzi Hutchings for their commitment to the company over many years of service, including their leadership in transitioning ILBIJERRI to the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework and in supporting leadership succession.
“The Board is absolutely thrilled for ILBIJERRI’s next chapter. Building on the formidable foundations and rich legacy of the Maza years, we are entering an incredibly vibrant new era. I am deeply honoured to serve alongside our new Deputy Chair, Kylie Belling, whose connection to this company runs deep as one of its original founding members. Together, under the brilliant leadership of Artistic Director and CEO Andrea James, the company is excited and ready to create bold, outstanding new work. We look forward to pushing boundaries, amplifying our Communities, and celebrating the absolute best of Blak stories and voices on stages across the nation and the world,” said incoming Chair Rodney Carter.
Current Board of Directors:
Rodney Carter (Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta) - Chair
Kylie Belling (Yorta Yorta/Wiradjuri/South Sea Islander) – Deputy Chair
Lewis Brown (Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung and Gunditjmara) - Treasurer
Jason Eades (Gunnai) - Secretary
Brian Bero (Meriam)
Glenn Shea (Wathaurong / Ngarrindjeri)
Kareena Gay (Kamilaroi)
Louana Sainsbury (Burramattagal Darug)
Photograph of some of the ILBIJERRI staff and board by Joshua Scott C Wolf.
