On Saturday 22 September come celebrate the launch of the 2018 Young Black and Deadly album - Don’t Kill the Vibe - at Carriageworks.


The evening will feature ground breaking performances by young, talented, Indigenous musicians who recently completed a series of intensive music development, performance and recording workshops, as part of Gadigal Information Service and Koori Radio’s Indigenous youth music mentorship program.


This is an all ages, free event that kicks off at 7.00PM and goes until 10.00PM at The Tracks venue in Carriageworks. Spots are limited so click here to RSVP for your free tickets. 


Proudly sponsored by Create NSW and TATU (Talking About Tobacco Use)

We’ve been getting a few phone calls and emails asking about when applications for Yabun musicians and dance groups will open. We have great news…


Applications for dance groups and artists are now officially OPEN!
Dance groups can apply here.
Musicians can apply here.


Applications will close at Sunday 30th September.
Feel free to spread the word!

We’re excited to announce that our very own Lola Forester, the producer/broadcaster of Blackchat our flagship news, arts and culture program is a finalist for the award of Excellence in News & Current Affairs Programming at the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Conference on the Gold Coast on November 10th. 

Lola's program seeks to inform our Sydney audience (on Gadigal country) as well as its national audience (over the NIRS network) on a range of current issues important to First Nations people as well as non-First Nations people who wish to be informed about Indigenous news and culture that is lacking in mainstream media. A key feature of the program is that it celebrates the excellence of First Nations people across Australia.

Lola is a one person, full power, production house. She organises all her own interviews, sources her daily news stories, writes the scripts for her segments and selects all the music for her programs.

Blackchat broadcasts for 3 hours a day, Monday - Friday. It is uncompromising in its coverage of significant issues affecting First Nations People, whilst at the same time celebrating the successes of members of the community. Her program puts a spotlight on news and gives coverage that has depth and is not just a 10 second sound bite. On any given day you can hear in-depth interviews with politicians, activists, artists, authors, musicians, scientists, story tellers, healers, children, athletes, chefs, academics, lawyers, doctors, sailors, dignitaries, etc…

The list is literally as endless as it is refreshing and admirable in its breadth and scope.
We wish Lola heaps of luck!

It's that time of year again! We need your HELP to complete our listener engagement survey. Our aim is to get at least 200 survey's completed. The information helps us with our programming and in procuring sponsorship. It only take 5 minutes and helps us improve our services for the community. 
Click here to complete the survey.
​Many, many THANK YOUS in advance!

GET READY PEOPLE!!!!
Saturday the 14th of July, Klub Koori returns to Carriageworks to celebrate NAIDOC Week.


Headliners Electric Fields will be bringing culture, electro, pop and soul to get the dance floor pumping with support performances from Papua born Melbourne based hip hop, neo-soul singing sensation KAIIT,
Young Black and Deadly artists Kakira Brennan and Chloe Grant-King plus up and coming regional rapper Dwayne Broome with Honey Piri and Lynda June Coe as MCs.

Tickets are only $15 plus booking fee available from ticketmaster. 
Go to Carriageworks.com.au for more info. 


Tickets are limited, and this is the last BIG event on the NAIDOC Week calendar, so they will sell fast. 
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Don’t miss out on your chance to celebrate NAIDOC with us!

26 Years to the day ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿❤️❤️❤️
Always Was, always will be. 

Sydney Film Festival is coming up FAST (6-17 June)! There’s a pretty broad selection of films, including a list of deadly new and some not so new Indigenous films. We’ve decided to post a few of our favourite picks for flicks not to miss. Starting in no particular order...

WHITNEY
Direct from Cannes, Oscar winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald’s (Marley, SFF 2012) unflinching and honest portrait of a rare talent, Whitney Houston, told by those closest to her. Click here for times and ticket info.

Dreaming in Motion
Four short films – Shit Skin, Black Talk , Turn Around and Mimi – released in 2002 with the funding assistance of Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department. Features an early short by legendary Australian director Ivan Sen. Click here for times and ticket info.

Shifting Sands
Six short films – Grace, My Bed Your Bed, Passing Through, Promise, Tears and My Colour, Your Kind – released in 1997 and 1998 with the funding assistance of Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department. Click here for times and ticket info.

Wik vs Queensland
A powerful insight into the High Court’s 1996 decision to grant native title to the Wik peoples of Cape York; and the dramatic political and cultural fallout that followed. Click here for times and ticket info.

Teach a Man to Fish
As a fair-skinned Aboriginal man living away from his country, middle-aged Grant struggles with his identity. So, he decides to quit everything and go fishing with his father. Click here for times and ticket info.

From Sand to Celluloid
Five short films – Fly Peewee, Fly!, No Way to Forget, Payback, Round Up and Two Bob Mermaid – released in 1995 and 1996 with the funding assistance of Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department. Click here for times and ticket info.

Crossing Tracks
Two short films – Harry’s War and Wind – released in 1999 with the funding assistance of Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department. Features an early short by legendary Australian director Ivan Sen. Click here for times and ticket info.

BlacKkKlansman
Straight from the Cannes Competition, Spike Lee’s inventive, funny and angry BlacKkKlansman tells the remarkable true story of an African-American cop who successfully infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. Click here for times and ticket info.

Terror Nullius
Highly political two-person art collective Soda_Jerk return with the brilliant cinema mash up TERROR NULLIUS, a hilarious, uncomfortable reimagining of Australia’s national mythology. Click here for times and ticket info.