RESIDENT CONTRIBUTORS
Allira Bolton Allira is a Western Australian artist whose work appears on the cover and is featured throughout the annual report. On her mother’s side, Allira’s mob is Yued Whadjuk and her father is from the UK. Although Allira says she was never any good at art at school, 10 years ago she attended the Wadarnji Festival and the Fremantle Arts Centre where an art stall was set up, and her passion for mixing paints was sparked. Allira loves connecting with her art and says the practise is a form of therapy for her that helps with her anxiety. “I have hearts hidden in each of my pieces because there is not enough love in the world today,” she said.
CARLY LORD Carly and her son have been Housing Choices residents for five years. Carly is studying Communications at Deakin University and was one of the youngest female Board Directors in Australia during her time on the Birth for Humankind Board of Directors, a not-for-profit supporting hundreds of women like Carly, who faced additional barriers and challenges during their pregnancy. Carly and her son are active members of their local community and have formed strong connections with their neighbours. Carly writes (page 44) that she has finally found what it means to feel at home.
Cindy Hill Cindy has been a Housing Choices resident since 2014, and lives in a unit with a “nice back garden” in Box Hill. Cindy dreams to be a backing vocalist and competed with Chime Choral Institute Melbourne at the 2008 Choral Olympics in Austria. Before COVID-19 lockdowns, Cindy also was part of the Box Hill Choir. Cindy’s beautiful and heartfelt poem which is written about her grandmother and their close relationship is on page 35. The piece was previously published in an anthology, Recollections in 2016. The poem is Cindy’s way of saying goodbye to her beloved grandmother.
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