QPAC

9 and 10 August 2025, 10am to 3pm

Kaylah Coghill is a Yagara/Koenpul woman from Nginila and Tjerangari, which is Inala and Stradbroke Island. She is a direct descendant of the Yagara peoples of Megandjin, who are the traditional custodians of Brisbane as well as the Koenpul peoples of Quandamooka, who are the traditional custodians of the Moreton Bay region.

Kaylah is a teacher aide who works in her local community of Inala. She has spent the last ten years raising her two children and working within the local communities of Megandjin teaching Indigenous workshops on art, music, language and dancing. She has also participated in many creative community and council projects in and around the Inala area, working with Elders, teens and young children.

9 and 10 August 2025, 10am to 3pm

Get crafty with IUIH! Presented by the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health, explore cultural art activities to keep your jarjum happy. There will be scratch art, beading, colouring in and books to enjoy. And don’t forget to add your very own cardboard hand to the Deadly Kids Community board and be a part of our everlasting legacy.

Image by Red Handed Productions

9 and 10 August 2025, 10am to 3pm

Meet our deadly friends – Gooril, Gudya, Pow-Why, Binkin and Gargarra. They are so excited to play hide and seek with you all! They have hidden themselves around the Green, waiting for you to come and find them. And don’t forget – if you find them all, you will receive a temporary tattoo!

Find Our Friends teaches children the history and cultural knowledge about Brisbane and its fauna by combining traditional animal names with the well-known children’s game of hide and seek.

9 and 10 August 2025, 10:30am and 1pm

Experience the magic of Living Sculptures: How The Birds Got Their Colours, an Indigenous-led performance blending traditional First Nations dance, storytelling, and contemporary circus in a visually stunning outdoor spectacle. Featuring the internationally acclaimed Yugambeh Elder Luther Cora and the Yugambeh Dancers, alongside Arc Circus, this breathtaking work brings a Dreamtime story to life, celebrating cultural connection, identity, and the beauty of diversity.

Image Credit by Lexi Spooner

9 and 10 August 2025, 11:30am and 2pm

Join Aunty Sharron as she takes us all on a musical song and dance journey. Together, we will respectfully acknowledge the Sovereign Custodians, Elders and Country before we begin a fun-filled, interactive song and dance presentation and concert for all ages. Meet her native animal toy friends and have a laugh with her cheeky puppet Dinawan-Emu, as we connect to our past, present and future, creating new footprints on Mother Earth together.