Custodial Care by Ella Noah Bancroft and Kirilly Dawn

Custodial Care is a fortnightly podcast hosted by Kirilly Dawn, a Barkindji woman, doula and embodiment practitioner and Ella Noah Bancroft, Bundjalung women, activist, writer/speaker and founder of The Returning Indigenous Charity.

Each podcast features Ella and Kirilly interviewing Indigenous people who will include elders, academics, activists, grassroots organisers, community members, leaders, experts in our culture not in western culture and many more about “ Custodial Care" on this planet.

An in depth understanding of Indigenous ways of caring for country, community and self through a modern lens that honours and incorporates the old ways of our ancestors. A Indigenous led podcast that shares sustainable practices and problems we face as an Indigenous community around climate action and change.

Season 1 is a series of conversations with the volunteers who were integral in establishing and organising the Flood Relief Hub at the Koori Mail in Lismore that quickly and organically evolved in the first few days after the devastating floods on the Northern Rivers of NSW, Australia, 28th February 2022 - the largest flood in colonial history reaching 14.4 metres. The Koori Mail Flood Relief Hub supported the whole of Lismore and surrounding communities as a place for people to access donations and volunteer help. It provided free food, clothing, cleaning products and equipment, medical and wellbeing assistance and much, much more. For many months throughout 2022 the Koori Mail was a place to go for people to find their way back home.