Paediatric nurse extraordinaire and carer for her two sons, Caitlyn is

committed to helping her patients and their families have the most

positive experience possible in the medical sector after being at the forefront herself...

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Caitlyn's story was told at our event at Darwin Festival where the theme was ENTWINED

Storyteller: Caitlyn Rolfe

Producer: Sarah Reuben

Audio + Editing: Hamish Robertson

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenting Partner: Carers NT

Supporting Partners: Darwin International Airport and StoryProjects

Tim Hutton spends a lot of his time working in, and caring for, the bush and is in a perpetual state of semi-retirement from activism. He has been in awe of big trees for as long as he can remember, and there’s one tree he’ll never forget...

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Tim's story was told at our event at Darwin Festival where the theme was ENTWINED

Storyteller: Tim Hutton

Producer: Tamara Howie

Audio + Editing: Hamish Robertson

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenting Partner: Carers NT

Supporting Partners: Darwin International Airport and StoryProjects

Gabby’s life changed in a way she couldn’t have imagined when she met a Yirrkala woman at her local church and became her carer as she went through dialysis treatment. The story didn’t end there, however...

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Gabby's story was told at our event at Darwin Festival where the theme was ENTWINED

Storyteller: Gabby Lyons

Producer: Alex Edmonson

Audio + Editing: Hamish Robertson

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenting Partner: Carers NT

Supporting Partners: Darwin International Airport and StoryProjects

Needing to access more help for her autistic son Molyun, Melanie Mununggurr-Williams had to make the biggest change of her life and leave her home and support network to move from Yirrkala to Darwin...

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Mel's story was told at our event at Darwin Festival where the theme was ENTWINED

Storyteller: Melanie Mununggurr-Williams

Producer: Kylie Stevenson

Audio + Editing: Hamish Robertson

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenting Partner: Carers NT

Supporting Partners: Darwin International Airport and StoryProjects

Dave Pears is a mariner who found himself on a remote Kimberley island relying on the care of strangers after placing his hand on something potentially life threatening...

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Dave's story was told at our event at Darwin Festival where the theme was ENTWINED

Storyteller: David Pears

Producer: Lori Uden

Audio + Editing: Hamish Robertson

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenting Partner: Carers NT

Supporting Partners: Darwin International Airport and StoryProjects

Gail Marsh worked in the carer's sector for years when she was thrown head first into a devastating caring role herself. Suddenly, the tides had turned and Gail was left with a whole new outlook on what caring was all about...

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Gail's story was told at our event at Darwin Festival where the theme was ENTWINED

Storyteller: Gail Marsh

Producer: Caro Macdonald

Audio + Editing: Hamish Robertson

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenting Partner: Carers NT

Supporting Partners: Darwin International Airport and StoryProjects

Author Johanna Bell talks to Rohan Barwick on ABC Radio Alice Springs about her latest collaboration with Dion Beasley with the release of Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash and Back.

Created with support from the Northern Territory Government and published in 2019 by Allen & Unwin.

On Alex’s 34th birthday she felt like her life was spiralling out of control. Her career as a filmmaker was hanging by a thread, she was living with her parents and she was questioning her sexuality. Then she received the news that she was facing premature infertility...

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Alex's story was told at our event at the Michael Long Centre on International Women's Day in 2019 where the theme was BACKBONE.

Storyteller: Alex Edmonson

Producer: Johanna Bell

Audio + Editing: Ryan McArthur

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenting Partner: The Office for Gender Equity and Diversity

Supporting Partners: Darwin International Airport and StoryProjects

CW: This story contains references to domestic violence, which may cause distress. If you're in need of assistance, please call 1800 737 732. If it's an emergency, please call 000.

Sophie* never meant to come to Darwin. In fact, she’d never heard of the Northern Territory until she got chatting to a local man online. They hit it off and Sophie left her home in the United States to be with her new love. She didn’t get very far though - during a stopover at the airport, things started going pear shaped...

*Not her real name

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Sophie's story was told at our event at the Michael Long Centre on International Women's Day in 2019 where the theme was BACKBONE.

Storyteller: Sophie

Producer: Johanna Bell

Audio + Editing: Ryan McArthur

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenting Partner: The Office for Gender Equity and Diversity

Supporting Partners: Darwin International Airport and StoryProjects

CW: This story contains references to domestic violence, which may cause distress. If you're in need of assistance, please call the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service on 1800 737 732. If it's an emergency, please call 000.

Leah Potter has recently returned to her home town of Darwin and has already made waves in the community. Before then, Leah's colourful life led her round the country...

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Leah's story was told at our event at the Michael Long Centre on International Women's Day in 2019 where the theme was BACKBONE.

Storyteller: Leah Potter

Producer: Tamara Howie

Audio + Editing: Ryan McArthur

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenting Partner: The Office for Gender Equity and Diversity

Supporting Partners: Darwin International Airport and StoryProjects