Centre for Stories
Stories
Stories are at the heart of what we do. The aim of our story archive is to make good stories available to a wide audience in the hope of strengthening connections between people and encouraging a more inclusive and informed community.
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Bright Lights, No City
Laidley Plackett
After a journey of self-discovery, Laidley Plackett is ready to dust the red dirt off his memories and share a few of them.Read More -
A Mile in My Shoes
Paddi Creevey
Paddi Creevey spent a large part of her youth as a nun, before stepping away from religion to become a social worker and eventually going on to be a politician.Read More -
Rottnest Swim
Alexandra Geneve
Alexandra is not a swimmer, nor is she involved directly in the Rotto Swim. Her passion for shipwrecks drove her to write this creative-non-fiction piece that imagines the story behind the Rottnest swimming legend, Herbert Voigt.Read More -
Rottnest Swim
Katrina Porter
Katrina Porter is an Australian Paralympic swimmer, associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and active member of the North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club.Read More -
Rottnest Swim
Sayani Das
For Sayani Das, swimming has become two things: a way to make her country proud, and a public demonstration that girls can do anything.Read More -
Rottnest Swim
Peter Klauz
Having completed the English Channel Swim, and a double crossing of the Rottnest Channel Swim, Peter set a new goal to improve his single crossing time. There’s just one small catch—he doesn’t like swimmingRead More -
Off the Shelf
Peter Dowding
Peter Dowding was the 24th Premier of Western Australia. He has worked for several law firms during his career, specialising as a barrister in the areas of family and native-title law.Read More -
Off the Shelf
Susan Midalia
Susan Midalia is a writer and freelance editor who conducts workshops on short story writing.Read More