The Thumbs Up! team of Buzz Bidstrup, Jess Beck & James McKendry had the pleasure of holding a songwriting workshop at the Nation Centre of Indigenous excellence in May 2015. The students came up with "Fast Paced", a song about their observations of life in the big city.

2018 NAIDOC

This week see our famous sports carnival and the great Clontarf Billy Kart Derby, where our Principal almost crashes his billy kart ! YCTV E9 T2 - 2018

Desert Pea Media is very proud to announce the sixth and final release from the 'Break It Down' project series, straight outta Walgett, NSW. This campaign was developed to create awareness and conversation about well-being and mental health for Indigenous young people in Western …

In this weeks episode we get to see our Girls Academy latest music video, enjoy showing our campus to some visitors and get to work with some fellas from CMS. YCTV E8 T2 - 2018

This week we watch the Clontarf Territory Cup, hear about the girls camp, driving a mini excavator and have our health checked by a mob from SA. Yirara TV Episode 7 Term 2 - 2018

A great Thumbs Up Song from the West Arnhem community of Gunbalanya NT about eating good food & leading a healthy lifestyle.

In June 2016, the Thumbs up team visited the remote community of Wadeye NT to help the students understand the importance of eating healthy food. 'Mi patha' translates as 'good food'.

In June 2012 the Thumbs Up team travelled to Wadeye NT to help the students from Sacred Heart School consider job choices and how they relate to their education. They came up with a great song that has a really positive message.

This video is the result of a Trachoma awareness program delivered to schools in the Barkly region by Uncle Jimmy Thumbs Up! in May and June 2017. The video features school children from the communities of Epenarra and Canteen Creek. The song highlights the 5 steps to facial …

The Wello Crew is a group of incredible, young First Nations artists from Wellington, NSW. The group has evolved from a storytelling project involving local elders from Wellington, funded by Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) and facilitated/directed by charity …

Desert Pea Media is very proud to announce the third release from the 'Break It Down' project series, straight outta Condobolin, NSW. This campaign was developed to create awareness and conversation about well-being and mental health for Indigenous young people in Western NSW. …

This week we learn how to go to space while in the library, hear about our new BBQ trailer and what we are going to do with it and see a bit of our seniors camp up to Kathrine. YCTV E6 T2 - 2018

This week we listen to sisters making music, Margaret says goodbye and we start growing... YCTV E5 T2 - 2018

Desert Pea Media is very proud to announce the first release from the 'Break It Down' project series, straight outta Bathurst, NSW. This campaign was developed to create awareness and conversation about well-being and mental health for Indigenous young people in Western NSW. …

Created in March 2017, ‘Dreams’ is an outcome of a 5-day Desert Pea Media workshop program with students enrolled at Bourke High School in remote Western NSW. A follow-up to the hugely successful ‘People of the Red Sunset’ released in 2016, the track titled …

'Courage and Excellence' is about breaking stereotypes. Having the courage to defy expectations and create a positive and respectful future for yourself and your community. Written, recorded and filmed over 5 days in March 2016 in the remote community of Walgett in Northwest …

This production was written, recorded and filmed over 5 days in June/July 2016 in the community of Warren in Western NSW. An outcome of a Desert Pea Media community project with a group of young Indigenous people enrolled at Warren High School. The project came about through a …

Desert Pea Media is very proud to announce the third release from the B-Town Warriors - 'Thundercloud'. This song was created in June 2017 via a 5 day Desert Pea Media (DPM) storytelling workshop. Co-written by, and starring an incredibly talented group of young Indigenous …

Desert Pea Media is very proud to announce our latest release 'Breaking Habits' - straight out of the community of Muli Muli – on Githabul Land in Northern NSW. The song was created in May 2017 in a 5 day Desert Pea Media (DPM) storytelling workshop. It stars the 'Githabul …