I’ve been involved in the CDU Aspire Program for the past 5 years now and last night I saw one of the year 12 groups graduate from their scholarship. The Aspire Program is a partnership initiative between Charles Darwin University and Northern Territory secondary schools. It aims to help students Read more…
This year I’ve been proud to be the independent Chair of the headspace Darwin Consortium. We had our last meeting for the year this week and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the hard work of the members in supporting young people in the NT with their mental Read more…
Earlier in the year I had the great task of updating the Civic Educational Video for the City of Darwin. I worked with several young people as the hosts of this informative ‘adventure’. Also videographer Connor Askham came on board to assist with developing the content. This video is used Read more…
I’m very proud to be presenting 3 workshops at this year’s October Business Month! Huge thanks to City of Darwin Libraries for supporting this workshops and making sure we can offer them at a reduced price so they’re more accessible for Darwinians. <a href=”https://publicspeakingobm.eventbrite.com.au” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”> OBM: Public Speaking Read more…
I’m absolutely thrilled to be working with the Darwin International Airport to produce The Green Room. The Green Room will turn the Darwin International Airport departure lounge into a mini oasis, complete with tropical entertainment from Top End arts organisations, vibrant Territory digital content and a festival-inspired food and drinks Read more…
Absolutely thrilled to be presenting the Comedy Garden @ Hotel Darwin at the 2018 Darwin Fringe Festival. Last year we took over the beer garden at Hotel Darwin and had 650+ punters come and see shows at the new venue across 6 nights. This year it’s a packed three-nights-only schedule with Read more…
Absolutely thrilled that I was contracted by the NT Travelling Film Festival to run film workshops in Gunbalanya. The goal was to produce local content for the big community screening, the challenge was to do that in 3 days! We totally delivered. Working with West Arnhem Regional Council and the Njanjma Read more…
I’m very proud to be part of Sounds@Sunset Five young producers are being mentored in event management by myself and LAUNCH Darwin (City of Darwin) to organise five nights of music and food on the Nightcliff Foreshore during the dry season. I’m working as their mentor, ensuring they complete necessary Read more…
Absolutely thrilled to share this one with you! I worked with Darwin band At The Dakota to create this insane music video for their new song Bad Vibes Ruin Highs. At The Dakota are such a fun band we had to make sure the music video reflected that! Lead singer Dylan Podsiadly had the idea for the video and it Read more…
I am beyond proud of the work the LAUNCHMedia team did covering Youth Week. I’ve been mentoring this group of young people with the City of Darwin from about 6 months now and they’ve absolutely taken over the program and made it their own. The idea of LAUNCHMedia is to Read more…
Earlier this year I spent a week in Katherine working with young people from the IMPACT Youth Hub and Katherine RISE to create IMPACT Youth News! It was an awesome project and the group of teenagers I got to work with were amazing! Over the week they learnt about cameras, Read more…
Feeling very lucky to be part of the DVAA ArtBiz Workshop Series. Amy has been delivering workshops for artists around social media, branding and how to pitch yourself and network with confidence. It’s been an absolute blast and all the attendees have been incredible. It’s a hard thing as an Read more…
Had the joy of making this little live music video for the incredibly talented Xavia in Alice Springs. Xavia creates whimsical modern-folk, weaving swirling strings, earthy rhythms and soaring melodies that take you on a beautiful journey through song. And this live video is a great example of how she Read more…
Amy Hetherington of Amiable Communications was incredibly honoured to be invited to help with the future planning and strategic thought incubation for three of Darwin’s most beloved and brilliant arts organisations. TRACKS Dance, Brown’s Mart Theatre and Corrugated Iron Youth Arts held a series of workshops with arts workers and Read more…
For the past week I’ve been working in Gapuwiyak in East Arnhem Land, running school holiday workshops for young people. We did a range of activities including photography, video making, comedy and laughing games, as well as engaging with other workshops with Solid State Circus and Volleyball NT. It was Read more…
Happy New Year everyone. Amiable Communications is back from holidays and excited to be delivering projects across the Territory. The first few weeks of the year are filled with school holiday workshops with the City of Palmerston, City of Darwin and with East Arnhem Regional Council. We’re also producing the Read more…
Incredibly thrilled to be featured in the national Clip Art Documentary Series about music video makers in Australia! Along with my mate Connor Askham we represented the NT in this Aussie wide initiative. I chat a bit about MusicNT, At The Dakota, Pole Top Rescue and others in the interview Read more…
Absolutely stoked with the success of the inaugural Comedy Garden at Hotel Darwin for the 2017 Darwin Fringe festival. Amiable Communications provided the concept, marketing, design, producing and coordinating of the space and helped 24 acts from across Australia put shows on in Darwin – many for the first time. Read more…
Had a very fun photo shoot with young actor Lexie Gregory. She’s a delightful human and an incredibly talented young person, so it was a privilege to take her new portfolio of photos. Fingers crossed this gorgeous lady gets picked up for a TV show one day and we can Read more…
This year I entered the MusicNT Hot Shots Music Photography Competition with some snaps I’ve taken at live music events in the NT. You can see all the exhibition images and vote for your favourite photos from across the NT here: HOTS SHOTS MUSIC PHOTOS The images I picked include: Read more…