Lake Macquarie Square is on Awabakal country, we pay our respect to the traditional owners, their elders past & present, and value their care and custodianship of these lands.

The "Drawing Us Together" initiative, celebrating Indigenous culture for five years strong, ignites the flames of storytelling with five incredible First Nations authors from across Australia.

Honouring NAIDOC Week 2024, we've partnered with authors Jayden Boundry, Coral Reeve, Bernadette Hardy, Ellen van Neerven and Alton Walley to craft 'Five Hearts, One Flame', a children's storybook featuring a selection of short stories and poems inspired by this year’s NAIDOC message, Keep The Fire Burning.

We are proud to have released the audiobook for ‘Five Hearts, One Flame,’ now available for you to listenHERE. This powerful audio experience further enriches our commitment to sharing Indigenous stories and honouring the rich cultural heritage of our lands.

Commencing in 2020, The Drawing Us Together project is now in its fifth year. We are honoured to have worked with generations of students and nine incredible authors on this project.

Discover the audio books of previous editions:

2023 Edition Gami Winda and Dyindi Dyndi by Bianca Stawiarski

2022 Edition Being a Big Brother by Alton Walley

2021 Edition Dancing for Country by Maree Yoelu (McCathy)

2020 Edition Pindan Dream Princess by Sylvia Lockyer