EWF X Gammin Guild

Heidi is a Daingatti woman of mid north coast NSW now residing in Melbourne. When she isn’t working on a theatre production in costume she’s working on her own costumes, having been a cosplayer for over 12 years now. She’s competed in Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand in her costumes, having had displays at the Melbourne Museum and comic book conventions of her work. Heidi recently took the mantle of Game Master for the all indigenous Dungeons and Dragons Twitch stream, The Gammin Guild. She’s enjoying building her own world and evolving it with her players.

Celeste Carnegie is a Birrigubba Juru and South Sea Islander woman whose career is shaped by diverse passions, which influence her work in technology, engagement, and inclusion. Her journey into the realm of technology was ignited by her upbringing, which was mainly influenced by her father’s enthusiasm for sci-fi series like Star Trek, Stargate, and Star Wars, which fueled her curiosity and fascination with technology.

Rae Johnston is a Wiradjuri woman who was born and raised on Darug & Gundungurra Country in the Blue Mountains of NSW. Rae plays Wilga Guulany in The Gammin Guild, an all-Indigenous Dungeons and Dragons group infusing Aboriginal storytelling with role-playing games. A multi-award-winning broadcast journalist with a focus on the geekier side of life, she was the first Science & Technology Editor for NITV at SBS, and currently travels the country as a host on NITV’s Going Places with Ernie Dingo, and ABC’s Back Roads. Rae serves on the boards of the Telstra Foundation and Swinburne University of Technology.

Cienan Muir is a big time nerd, bigger time advocate for creating Blak spaces. He plays Leo in the All-Indigenous D&D group, the Gammin Guild.

Karlie Alinta Noon is an astronomer, science communicator and award winning author from the Kamilaroi Nation. Karlie uses her extensive experience in science communication and media to advocate for the importance of Indigenous stewerdship in astronomy and space practices.