Teaote is an unaine - a Kiribati cultural elder. Teacher, translator and storyteller, Teaote mentors students and organisations on Kiribati culture - recently consulting to Melbourne Museum for their Pasifika exhibition.

Marita is a proud Kiribati & Australian woman, a Marakei and Tabiteuea North descendant, who is passionate about supporting the stories and cultural knowledge of Pasifika.

Through creative essays, blog posts and articles Marita has explored themes of Kiribati culture, gender equality, racism, education and climate change. Marita honours her ancestors with the knowledge that geographical location does not hinder the creativity that can be unlocked. Stories and the way that they are told, is how we connect.

Marita has written for The Guardian, The Big Issue, Lindsay, Dumbo Feather, Frankie and has worked with NGV, Melbourne Uni, RMIT and Melbourne Museum. Marita has written a book for children: 'Teaote and the Wall'.

Lucy is a British / I-Kiribati Artist & Designer from the UK. She creates and designs original artworks inspired by aspects of her life and places around her. The main subjects of her work are people and nature as well as influences from her Pacific Island heritage. Working with a hands-on approach, Lucy uses processes such as painting, printmaking and collage, portraying her work through a bold and simple style.

Katerina is of Banaban, I-Kiribati and African American heritage born and raised in Fiji. She is Associate Professor of Pacific Studies and Deputy Director - Higher Degree Research Training in the School of Culture, History and Language.

She was founder and convener of the Pacific Studies teaching program at ANU 2007-2015, Head of Gender, Media and Cultural Studies and founder of the Pasifika Australia Outreach Program.

Katerina has a background in contemporary Pacific dance and was a founding member of the Oceania Dance Theatre at the University of the South Pacific.

She is currently a practising visual artist with an ongoing research-based exhibition "Project Banaba" originally commissioned by Carriageworks, Sydney, and curated by Yuki Kihara.

Zoë is an award winning cellist, composer, theatre maker and educator. Her practice is devised and collaborative, drawing on composition, sound design, writing, performing and directing. Her work explores liminal spaces, the politics of slowness, repetition, noticing, the void, disturbance and amplifying quiet voices.

Zoë is a member of The Letter String Quartet and Iranian trio Dafta Avaal, and records and performs regularly with a wide range of ensembles and bands. She composes for theatre, dance, film, ensembles and gallery commissions. Zoë is currently creating a solo work about lightning and mesmerism through Arts House’ CultureLab and The Lucid Art Foundation.

Zoë is the recipient of the 2021 Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Of The Year Award for her work with Harmony in Strings at Sacred Heart Primary.

Bobby Macumber is a radio broadcaster on RRR’s 102.7FM Breakfasters, a stand up comedian and a cricket commentator.

She’s made audiences laugh across the country at Festival’s including Adelaide Fringe, Perth Fringe, Brisbane Comedy Club as well as performed five solo shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Bobby has commentated the Women’s Big Bash League over the last three years and you may have seen her entertaining crowd’s on the big screen at the MCG as Cricket Australia’s Match Day Host for all international cricket matches over the summer.

Matari McKenna is of Kiribati (Marakei and Tabiteuea North), Welsh and Irish ancestry. She loves reading, playing on the monkey bars and going to the beach. Her favourite day is Christmas day when she gets to open presents and play with her cousins.