Stories · Media · Community · Change

Close the gap between you, what your community needs, and the solutions that work.

Slinky listens to you and your community, tells the stories that matter to you, connects you to existing social and economic infrastructure, helps you to achieve.

Tell Us Your Story How It Works
Slinky exists to make the invisible visible.

You know what's not working — in your health system, your school, your community. You've lived it. We help you tell that story in a way that reaches the people who can actually change things. And we connect you to solutions that already exist but nobody told you about.

Health

You've waited months for a specialist. You've been bounced between GPs who can't help and systems that don't talk to each other. We tell those stories — and we find the pathways that actually work, so other people don't have to fight the same fight alone.

Environment

Your community knows what's happening to the land, the water, the coast. We help you document it, share it, and connect it to the people and organisations who can act on what you already see.

Education

Your kids' school is understaffed. The TAFE course you need doesn't run locally anymore. We tell those stories because when enough people share the same experience, it stops being a personal problem and starts being a public one.

Cost of Living

You're working full-time and still falling behind. That's not a failure of effort — it's a failure of systems. We help communities name what's broken, find what's working elsewhere, and make sure the right people hear it.

About Slinky
We tell your story.
We find what works.
We make sure it reaches
the people who matter.

Slinky is an independent media and content organisation built by journalists. We work with individuals and communities to tell the stories that systems ignore — and we make sure those stories land where they can create real change.

If you're a nurse who sees patients falling through gaps every shift, a physio who knows a better pathway exists but can't get anyone to listen, a parent who's spent months navigating a system that feels designed to exhaust you — we want to hear from you. Your experience isn't just a story. It's evidence. And we know how to make it count.

The solutions usually already exist. The problem is that nobody's connecting the people who need them to the people who have them. That's what Slinky does.

We also work with organisations, health professionals, educators, and businesses who see what's broken from the inside and want to do something about it. You bring what you know. We turn it into content that reaches the right people — decision-makers, communities, media — and drives real outcomes.

For People

You've lived it. You know what's not working. We help you tell that story — on camera, in writing, in audio — in a way that's powerful, protected, and impossible to ignore.

For Professionals

Nurses, physios, psychologists, teachers, social workers — you see the gaps every day. We give you a platform to share what you know, without the red tape or the risk. Your expertise deserves to be heard.

For Organisations

Community groups, NFPs, health services, councils — if you're doing good work and struggling to get the word out, we can help. We produce content that connects what you do to the people who need it.

For Communities

We come to you. We listen first. We don't arrive with a script or an agenda — we arrive with a microphone, a camera, and the skills to turn what your community already knows into something that moves the needle.

Twenty Years of Journalism

We've worked in national newsrooms, international broadcasting, and regional reporting. We know how to make stories that cut through — and we know how to protect the people who trust us with theirs.

Stories, content, and connections
that actually change things.

Video & Documentary

Short films, interviews, mini-documentaries — we capture real people telling real stories, then we make sure those stories reach the audiences that matter. From a 60-second social clip to a 25-minute documentary, we produce it all.

Audio & Podcasts

Sometimes the most powerful thing is just letting someone talk. We record, edit, and distribute audio stories and long-form conversations — the kind that make people pull over the car to keep listening.

Written Stories & Investigations

Long reads, newsletters, investigative features. When something's broken in a community, we dig into why, and we write it up in a way that's clear, honest, and hard to look away from.

Community Listening

We show up with microphones and notebooks, not clipboards. We run community conversations that help people connect their individual experience to the bigger picture — and find other people on the same road.

Content That Multiplies

One conversation with you can become a video, a podcast episode, a written piece, social content, and a newsletter story. We don't ask for your time twice — we make one session go further than you'd expect.

Getting It to the Right People

We don't just make content and hope for the best. We know how to get stories in front of decision-makers, media outlets, and the communities who need to hear them. That's twenty years of newsroom relationships at work.

Our Programs
Two flagship campaigns.
One mission.

These are the two big things we're building right now — one for artists and public figures, one for everyone navigating a system that wasn't built for them.

Artist Residency & Micro-Documentary

N.A.I.L

Not As I Look / Not As I Live

N.A.I.L brings artists and public figures to a place of significance — a landscape that holds them, removes the noise, and gives them time — with an embedded production team to capture what genuinely emerges.

Each residency follows a clear arc: the Naming Ceremony, free creative time with Slinky embedded fly-on-the-wall, a public exhibition, a live community event, and a 15–25 minute micro-documentary distributed nationally and internationally.

N.A.I.L is cross-disciplinary by design — visual artists, musicians, writers, performers, and anyone whose inner life sits at significant distance from their public identity.

The NamingChoose the N.A.I.L statement
The ResidencyFree creative time, embedded crew
The ExhibitionPublic showing of work created
The EventLive community gathering
Artists & Participants Venue Partners Sponsors Media Partners
Community Storytelling Campaign

Find Your People

Navigate complexity. Find your voice. Find each other.

If you've ever spent months trying to get the right referral, fighting with Centrelink, or explaining your situation for the tenth time to someone who still doesn't get it — this is for you. Find Your People tells the stories of people navigating systems that weren't built to help them.

We don't just tell your story and move on. We connect you to other people who've walked the same path, professionals who understand what you're going through, and communities that are working on the same problems. Every story becomes a bridge to someone else.

If you're a health professional, a social worker, a community worker who sees these gaps every day — we want to hear from you too. Your knowledge can help someone right now.

Share Your Story Community Partners Sponsors Venues & Hosts Media Collaborators
Every project starts the same way.

We don't turn up with a camera and a deadline. We turn up with questions, and we take our time.

Show Up & Listen

We come to you — your community, your workplace, your kitchen table. No script, no assumptions. We listen to what matters to you before anything else happens.

Understand the Picture

Your experience isn't isolated. We look at what others are going through, what the evidence says, and where the system is breaking down. We connect the dots so your story carries real weight.

Create the Content

Video, audio, written — whatever format tells your story best. We produce it with you, not about you. You see it before anyone else does. Your story stays yours.

Get It Where It Counts

We don't just publish and walk away. We put your story in front of the people who can do something about it — media, decision-makers, other communities, professionals who need to hear it.

Get Involved
There's a place for you here.

Tell Us Your Story

You don't need to be a writer or a public speaker. You just need to be honest about what you've been through. We'll do the rest — record it, shape it, protect it, and make sure it lands where it matters.

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You're a Professional

Nurses, physios, psychologists, teachers, aged care workers — you see the gaps every single day. Contact us. Tell us what you know. We'll work with you to turn your frontline knowledge into stories that drive change.

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Organisations

Community groups, health services, NFPs, councils — if you're doing work that matters and struggling to get the word out, let's talk. We produce the content that connects what you do to the people who need it.

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Sponsors

Back the stories, not the editorial. Your support funds independent journalism and community storytelling — with full transparency and complete editorial independence. No strings. Ever.

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Bring Us to Your Community

We travel. If your town, your workplace, your community group has a story that needs telling — invite us. We'll come to you with cameras, microphones, and the time to do it properly.

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Start a conversation.

You don't need to know exactly what you want to say yet. Just tell us a bit about yourself and what's going on. We'll get back to you — and we'll listen properly.

Everything you share is confidential. We'll only follow up if you want us to.

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Follow the stories as they come out. Share the ones that matter to you. And if you see something we should know about — tell us.