Shelley Ware is a proud Yankunyjatjara and Wirangu woman from Adelaide, South Australia, who currently lives in Melbourne and well known as part of the ground breaking SBS football program Marngrook. Most recently becoming a member of the Outersanctum Podcast and Broad Radio.

For the past decade or so, Shelley has worked in the media as a radio and television presenter on both local and national AFL football news shows. During that time, particularly as a member of NITV’s Marngrook Footy Show team, Shelley has become one of the most respected and recognised female presenters of AFL football in the country. Shelley’s role on The Marngrook Footy Show has her, discussing and analysing AFL games. She hosts the webshow Colour Of Your Jumper, where she leads discussions about topics of the week throughout the AFL. She also writes a fortnightly AFL column for the Koori Mail.

Shelley has 25 years experience as a primary school teacher as a reading specialist, art teacher and a classroom teacher. Now she works part-time as an Aboriginal Education Officer at Parade College in Bundoora and Preston. She is an education consultant, who is passionate about embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture and HIstory, into our national curriculum.

Shelley is also a regular Master of Ceremonies, keynote presenter to corporations and events, espousing her personal journey, perspective on females in sport, racism, Aboriginal issues, and also childhood education. To enquire about availability of Shelley for your next event click below.

Kirli Saunders (OAM) is a proud Gunai Woman who rarely stays in her lane. She's an award winning multidisciplinary artist, writer, singer-songwriter and consultant. Kirli creates, to connect, to make change. She was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her contribution to the arts (2022). Kirli has partnered with global organisations including Google, Fender, Sydney Opera House, Qantas and Spotify, Mecca and Aesop on visual art and writing projects.

Her award winning film collaboration, Cry of the Glossy (Grassland Films) has been screened around the world. Kirli created drone installation, Buungbaa Ma Ndhu (Fremantle Biennale x Ngunuggula Gallery) and voice to art work TRACES (Google, Magabala, Sydney Opera House with Kamsani Bin Salleh). Kirli is currently working on her second solo exhibition Your Fantasy is Our Reality.  

Her books among others include  Bindi (Magabala 2019), Eclipse (JOAN press 2025),  The Land Recalls You (Scholastic, 2024) and Afloat (Hardie Grant, 2024). You can also find her episodes of ABC’s playschool on demand. Kirli’s solo theatre show, Yandha Djanbay was staged for Merrigong X and will tour in 2026.  
As a singer/songwriter, she forms one half of Cooee alongside Mark Chester Harding. Their debut album Messengers will follow single releases in 2025.

Nic is a Melbourne-based artist whose practice is grounded in drawing, balancing rigour with play, and acute observation with open-ended experimentation. His work explores time, memory and lived experience, engaging with the figure, portraiture and the enduring power of mark-making. Nic has presented 18 solo exhibitions and participated in over 70 group shows, with work held in public and private collections in Australia and internationally.

A leading arts educator, Nic heads the life drawing program at The Art Room, facilitates sessions at the NGV, and is the Education Manager at Zart. His work received Highly Commended at the 2025 Dobell Drawing Prize.

Dr Gai Lindsay is a consultant and art-play advocate, drawing on 22 years as a preschool teacher and director, and 14 years as an academic and researcher of visual arts pedagogy and practice.

Her work focuses on strengthening educators' visual arts pedagogy through targeted professional learning that builds confidence and content knowledge. Inspired by John Dewey and the Reggio Emilia approach, Gai champions meaningful, authentic arts experiences for children and educators, working to ensure joyful, creative visual arts learning for all.