Jefa Greenaway RAIA MDIA AILA (Affiliate) 

Jefa Greenaway is a founding Director of Greenaway Architects (est. 1998), an Adjunct Industry Fellow at Swinburne University, an Honorary Fellow of Design at Deakin University and is a registered architect in NSW, ACT and Victoria. Current/recent projects include the UTS National First Nations College, winner 2024 WAFX Cultural Identity awards, the Garma Institute in North East Arnhem Land, the Koorie Heritage Trust at Federation Square and Yaitya Ngutu Wardli at the University of SA, Adelaide. He was a 2020 Design Institute of Australia’s ‘Hall of Fame’ inductee, signifying an outstanding contribution to Australian design. In addition, he was named in the 'Qantas 100 Inspiring Australians' and received the 2023 INDE.Award special prize 'the Luminary' recognising excellence in a career in design which celebrates industry icons.

Leila Gurruwiwi

Leila Gurruwiwi is the Cultural Liaison and Public Programs Lead at Agency. She is a multi-talented individual with a diverse range of skills and expertise. She is a proud Yolŋu woman, originally from Galiwinku on Elcho Island in North East Arnhem Land, NT. Leila has called the lands of the Kulin Nation and Victoria home since she was very young. She has deep rooted connections to Dja Dja Wurrung Country having grown up in Bendigo as well as familial ties to Taungurung and Wamba Wamba Country through her extended adopted Koorie family.

Maya Hodge

Maya Hodge is a Lardil curator and writer passionate about First Peoples storytelling through arts and editorial projects grounded in community values, sisterhood, and care.

Myles Russell-Cooke

Myles Russell-Cooke commenced in the role of Artistic Director & CEO of ACCA in 2024 and was formerly Senior Curator of Australian and First Nations Art at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Myles has a long-standing interest in cultural, gender and sexual diversity within both Australian and International contemporary practice, and has worked across a broad range of exhibitions and projects. For over eight years Myles was one of a team of curators who oversaw major contemporary art exhibitions at the National Gallery of Victoria, including NGV Triennial, and Melbourne Now.

Wurundjeri Council - Aunty Gail Smith and Aunty Julieanne Axford

Aunty Gail Smith and Aunty Julieanne Axford are Traditional Owners and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Elders. Respected community leaders, they provide cultural guidance and consultation to Moonee Valley City Council, supporting the recognition and continuation of Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung culture and heritage.

Edwina Green

Edwina Green is a Trawlwoolway First Nations multidisciplinary artist based in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia) Her practice explores perception, historical re-framing, cultural reclamation, and the post-colonial impact on people and place. Graduating from The University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, she has exhibited extensively across Australia and internationally. Her sculptural works often integrate organic materials, reflecting deep ecological and cultural connections. Green’s practice is driven by the intersection of materiality and storytelling, transforming spaces into immersive experiences that bring ancestral knowledge into the present. Through her practice, she explores the ongoing connection between First Nations culture and the spaces we inhabit today.

Iluka Sax-Williams

Iluka Sax-Williams is a multidisciplinary artist with deep roots to the Taungurung people of the Kulin Nation and the Torres Strait Islands. Based in Naarm, their diverse practice spans visual art, dance, fashion, and design, all enriched by their cultural heritage and ancestral connections. Dedicated to preserving and sharing Indigenous practices, they lead community-focused educational initiatives, including workshops on Possum Skin Cloaks, pyrography, and immersive art experiences. Through this work, they foster awareness and appreciation of Indigenous traditions.

Murrup Biik - Aunty Kim Wandin and Chris Joy

Aunty Kim Wandin is a Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung woman living on Country in the Yarra Valley. Her traditional family name means 'spirit of the water'.  Wandin is a master-weaver with techniques and methodology handed down to her by Nana Ollie who was taught by Granny Jemima at Coranderrk Aboriginal Station. Her work is a visual language with Ancestral memories and her sculptural forms relate to Ceremony, Country and shared Ancestral stories of Culture. Wandin provides Welcome to Country and smoking ceremonies, deep listening workshops and is a Cultural consultant. She is currently co-designing interior spaces and co-creating large-scale public art projects. Chris Joy is a public art specialist and creative producer, who brings design, coordination, curation and community engagement skills to the Murrup Biik partnership. With a background in place-making, community development and place-based projects, Chris' prevailing passion is Aboriginal culture and its role in healing and transforming social and environmental ecologies.

Robert Michael Young

Robert Michael Young is a Gunnai, Waradjurie, Gunditjumara, Yorta Yorta, Bunorong man who’s heart, and spirit are for his Culture and People. Robert is an established artist and has created Artworks and Sculptures all over Melbourne. Robert has been a part of significant moments that are shifting and changing the conversations around his People, Culture and Art. Robert creates from place that speaks to the spirit of the project he works on, knowing that his cultural and creative heritage is something that he draws his artist integrity from.