Rolling Stills Stories

As Western Australia’s bicentenary approaches, we thought it would be ideal to reach out to outback communities and offer to explore, document and enshrine the grassroots cultural events that have played such an important role in establishing a sense of identity over the past 200 years. .

We seek to explore themes of resilience, collaboration, inclusion and reconciliation within the community with the aim of bringing everyone together on their journey towards the bicentenary.

With that in mind, our goal is to document these events and paint a public mural that will be designed in consultation with local historians, community members and stakeholders to create a snapshot in time of these special events and what they mean to the community.

Each mural & event photography gallery will be posted to social media to allow the public to both follow and retrace the journey with the murals serving as tourism landmarks. In doing so, we hope to raise awareness of the events and to provide context to help tourists understand the cultural and historical significance of the events.

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Bullara Jillaroos

Mar 13, 2024

A fun afternoon photographing the Daughters of Bullara Station on board their beautiful horses.

Landor Races 2023

Nov 05, 2023

Landor Races - Gascoyne Region in Western Australia The Landor Races, held annually in October at Landor Station in Western Australia's East Gascoyne region, are a traditional bush race meeting that has been taking place since 1921.The Landor Races span over three days, taking place from September 29th to October 2nd, 2023. The races are highlighted by different events each day, including the Ladies Bracelet on Saturday, Gymkhana Day on Sunday, and the Landor Cup on MondayWe have been to ...

Dirk Hartog Island

Nov 03, 2023

Exploring Dirk Hartog Island: A Journey of History, Art and Gin One of the highlights of last year was our invitation by Tory and Kieran Wardle to visit Dirk Hartog Island(Wirruwana), where we had the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the Island's history and create artworks for their upcoming gin distillery at the homestead.It was a dream opportunity for me, as my goal is to leave a trail of artworks across Australia that narrate stories of Australian history, and Dirk Hartog Island was ...

Annual Anzac Day Two-up game at Pelican Point, West Wallabi Island, Abrolhos Islands

May 23, 2023

A little birdie told us that the Anzac Day two-up celebrations at the Abrolhos Islands is a must-see event. From what we heard, we knew that we had to make it part of our Art Trail.Arriving at the event was proving to be pretty difficult to organise due to the remote nature of the location, so we had almost given up. But a few days out from the event, we received a phone call saying that we’d been invited to attend. We were thrilled that it was finally happening!We marveled at its harsh ...

Article in the Ripe Magazine

Mar 12, 2023

Jo Northover Portrait

Jan 31, 2023

I first met Beeliargu Wilman Noongar Elder Joe Northover in Collie. Straight away I knew there was something special and magical about him and I knew that one day I would try and capture that in a painting.Ange Rolling Stills and I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Joe where we shared plenty of laughs and stories as Ange photographed him.For Joe, his identity is rooted in his connection to boodja (country), moort (family) and kaartdijin (knowledge). This multifaceted concept of ...

Collie Mural Trail

Jan 16, 2023

For more than 100 years Collie has mined Coal. With the global shift toward a low-carbon future, Collie looked to redefine its legacy. In 2020 approximately 40 artists were commissioned to create murals around Collie including the largest Dam mural in the world. An estimated 5000 people came through on the opening weekend, and it hasn’t stopped since. Due to the popularity and impact of Shakey’s heritage murals, he was invited back 7 times to tell the story of Collie’s history ...

Camel Trek in the Great Sandy Desert

Nov 10, 2022

G and Steve, the two intrepid explorers, embarked on a remarkable 640-kilometer trek across the unforgiving terrain of the Great Sandy Desert in Australia. Their journey, undertaken in support of Melanoma WA, was a testament to human resilience and determination. Traversing the arid landscape, they relied on their trusty camels, which they had trained from scratch, showcasing the enduring partnership between humans and animals. Despite enduring 38 days without a shower, consuming dehydrated ...

Kulin Bush Races 2022

Nov 08, 2022

Our dream is to travel around Australia capturing grassroots community events that define, liven and support outback communities. They are integral to our Western Australian identity and culture. A culture no one should want to see fade into time.Ange will document these iconic events with her camerawork and I will be working on a mural in each town we visit to leave our mark and form a mural trail.A trail that will inspire others to holiday in their own backyard and experience the same magic ...

Escape to the Country

Aug 07, 2022

One day you’re enjoying every minute of your career and the next you’re having to put it all on hold due to a global pandemic. Rather than accept defeat, we decided that an extraordinary problem required an extraordinary solution. So we packed our bags, said goodbye to our art studio in Freo and headed for the COVID-free countryside to get back to basics and be inspired by the rugged Australian bush. We shacked up at my family farm. A quaint, shabby farmhouse sitting on ...