Scribblers on the Road

Scribblers on the Road is returning to the Pilbara for the third year, bringing a free storytelling and arts festival to regional schools and libraries. We're also excited to announce that next year, we'll be heading to the Goldfields, with a bus full of global creative stars.

Expect free family fun days, school tours, workshops, storytelling sessions, craft, food, a Treasure Hunt, and community stalls. There really is something for everyone.
Stay tuned for the lineup of talented creatives and our touring dates, coming next year.

Scribblers on the Road 2025: Be part of our Family Fun Days

We’ll be hosting a free Family Fun Day in both South Hedland and Kalgoorlie, featuring performances, presentations, activations and workshops with our Scribblers Creative Stars together with local performers, authors, artists and storytellers.

We have several opportunities for emerging and established creatives and storytellers in each region to be part of the line-up at the following events:

- Kalgoorlie Family Fun Day on Saturday 5 April 2025 at Goldfields Arts Centre.
- South Hedland Family Fun Day on Saturday 7 June 2025 at JD Hardie Community Centre.

Apply Here

Scribblers on the Road 2024

Our Free 2024 Family Fun Day was held on Saturday 8 June 2024 at
JD Hardie Youth and Community Hub was a great success.


Thanks to all our staff, sponsors, volunteers and everyone who came along to read, laugh and yarn with Scribblers on the Road!

Check out how it went below.
Video by AB Videography, courtesy of FORM Building a State of Creativity.

Odyssea

Renowned Australian artists will converge on Port Hedland as part of a new major music and arts event encompassing six days of entertainment. The Town of Port Hedland is proud to launch Odyssea Hedland Music and Arts Journey, bringing Australia’s most prolific artists and national treasures to the Civic Centre Gardens from Friday 18 - Sunday 27 August 2023.

For more info & tickets visit odyssea.net.au 

2024 Scribblers on the Road Creative Stars

Brenton E McKenna

Brenton E McKenna, locally known by his middle name, “Eszra”, is a respected Yawuru artist based out of Broome, WA, who found a passion for comic books in his youth, a passion which ultimately led him to become one of the world’s most coveted First Nations graphic novelists.

Sally Murphy

Sally Murphy, OAM, is a beach-walking, animal-loving life-loving author of verse novels, poetry and historical fiction. She loves reading and writing, and talking about reading and writing and, when she isn’t doing those things, can be found living in the southwest with her dog and cat, spending time with her large family, or working at Curtin University.

Shane McCarthy

Shane McCarthy is a freelance writer who has been writing comics for over 20 years (during which he was also an international dance instructor, choreographer and performer). His work, including Detective Comics (starring Batman), Batman Legends of the Dark Knight, Star Wars, Deadpool Team Up and Transformers: All Hail Megatron, has been published internationally by DC Comics, Marvel Comics and more.

Zeno Sworder

Zeno Sworder is an award-winning writer and illustrator. He was born into a mixed (Chinese and English) multicultural family in Australia and has worked as a window washer, a journalist, an English language teacher, a volunteer for Lifeline, a consular officer and a tribunal advocate for migrants and refugees. But he has always felt most himself sitting at a table drawing pictures and making up stories.

Sophia Alone

Sophia is a proud Ngarla woman and an incredible portrait painter, recently winning the State’s top portraiture prize for her work. She was born in Hedland in 1985, her ancestors are Makanykarra, and her family is from the De Grey area 80km north-east of Hedland. Sophia took up painting at Spinifex Hill Studio in 2020.

Artist Profile

Layne Dhu-Dickie

What would we do without superhero Captain Hedland, who defends the town from the evil of Crave, The Fisherman and The Bush Mechanic? The Captain Hedland comic book series is the creation of Banjiyima artist Layne, who was born in Hedland and is a Studio Assistant at Spinifex Hill Studio as well as one of its youngest artists.

Artist Profile

Kelly Howlett

Kelly is an active and passionate environmental scientist who founded and chairs the Cre for Port Hedland Environmental Association. Without her work it is commonly thought that there would be no flatback turtles still nesting in Port Hedland today.

Amelia Blanco

Amelia Blanco is a multidisciplinary artist, photographer and content creator. She looks to understand the heart of every story rather than watching from the sidelines. Amelia aims to capture stories with authenticity and an eye for detail.

Website

Zach Green

Zach Green, aka The Storyteller Chef, is a proud Gunditjmara and Palawa chef and entrepreneur. As co-founder of Iluka’s Hospitality – the innovative Indigenous-owned brand behind Little Starfish Café, West End Seafood Shack and the all-new Iluka’s Kitchen – Zach is passionate about combining traditional and contemporary ingredients to celebrate and share the stories of the land and its people.

Verity Page

Verity is an artist living in and working on Kariyarra country in Port Hedland. She has been creating art from a young age, making countless scrapbooks brimming with drawings and watercolours. Verity is currently exploring portraiture in her practice and enjoys abstracting physical features with colour and values to create a distinctive likeness of the subject.

Ivy Chen Zhang

Ivy works as a Library Officer for the Town of Port Hedland, where she actively promotes early literacy in the community. With a Chinese cultural background, she is also passionate about celebrating and raising awareness of cultural diversity.

Bobbi Lockyer

A proud Kariyarra, Nyul Nyul, Ngarluma, and Yawuru woman, Bobbi is a multi-talented dynamo. She's an award-winning artist, fashion designer and photographer whose work has been featured in Vogue magazine and the Paris Fashion Week runway. In her creative projects and as co-owner of Iluka’s Hospitality, Bobbi’s work infuses colour, creativity and advocacy rooted in her deep love for her community and Country.

Letcha Solo

Born in the Philippines, Letcha moved to Hedland in 2009.nBetween working and raising her five children, Letcha is often the first to put her hand up to help with community events. She’s been part of Clean Up Australia Day, the SAFE Hedland Car Wash Day, Town Ambassador, and the Spot Adopt Clean, which sees the Care for Hedland group clean up different spaces throughout the Town of Port Hedland.

Rogelio Solo

Rogelio Solo has a background in mechanical engineering who also has passion for arts in photography, drawing, music and exploring videography. He is also a content creator building his pages in his free time one of them is Fun Learning and Discovery in social media, loves gardening, teaches his kids with their academics and cooking delicious food for his family of 5 kids.

Jasmine Huriwai-Kahuroa

Jazz is a proud resident of Hedland of Maori descent (Ngati Porou, Ngati Kahununu tribe). Deeply connected to her cultural roots through the teachings of her rangatira (Elders) and the stories passed down through generations. Jazz shares these stories to preserve cultural heritage and pass on the wisdom and knowledge of her ancestors.

Leslie Rigot

Leslie is a creative and arts manager based in Port Hedland. With roots originating from the South of France, the French West Indies and Senegal, Leslie grew up with a rich tapestry of cultural heritage. Leslie loves nurturing artistic talents and fostering vibrant cultural experiences.

Zach Green

Zach Green, aka The Storyteller Chef, is a proud Gunditjmara and Palawa chef and entrepreneur. As co-founder of Iluka’s Hospitality – the innovative Indigenous-owned brand behind Little Starfish Café, West End Seafood Shack and the all-new Iluka’s Kitchen – Zach is passionate about combining traditional and contemporary ingredients to celebrate and share the stories of the land and its people.

Applications are now open for community members who would like to be part of this exciting event.

We’re heading to the Pilbara for the second year to share an amazing day full of free entertainment, workshops, storytelling, art & craft, prizes and a community BBQ.
It’s a great day out for the whole family.  See you there!
We are looking for:  
- Organisations to host community art and craft stalls -
- Volunteers -
- Youth Buskers (aged 13-25) - $100 Performing fee + Busking Tips


For all opportunities, click the link below to apply and answer some short questions about yourself.
We’ll get in touch to let you know the outcome of your application.
Applications close 5PM Wednesday 21 May 2024.
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