AccessiBelle

16/09/2026

🤟💞 LOTS HAPPENING FOR THE DARWIN DEAF COMMUNITY! 💞🤟

AccessiBelle has 3 exciting events coming up this September! 🎉

🚒🔥 FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER – NT Fire and Rescue Service

Come and meet our local Firefighters with the NT Fire and Rescue Service, have a look around the fire station, learn about firefighting, and check out their equipment! 👨‍🚒

📍 Darwin Fire Station, 32 Iliffe Street, Woolner
⏰ 3:30pm
🤟 Auslan Communication Support by Tiffany
🎉 Deaf & Hard of Hearing babies, children and adults welcome!
🎟️ Free - turn up on the day!

⚠️ Parking is limited, so carpooling is encouraged. As it is fire season, the event may need to be cancelled or finish early if firefighters are called to an emergency.

🍳👩‍🍳 FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER – DEAF COOKING WORKSHOP
Time to get cooking! 😋

A 2.5-hour cooking workshop with qualified Chef Emma at Sticky Fingers Kitchen Cooking School and Auslan Communication Support by Tiff.

🤟 Deaf adults + Deaf youth welcome
🍴 Take-home recipes + LOTS of food
✨ Learn new cooking skills and socialise in a Deaf-friendly space
👥 Maximum 5 people
⏰ 12:30pm–3:00pm
💰 $287.30 per person

🔗 Registration is required:
https://form.jotform.com/262335354020446

😂🎤 FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER – INTERPRETED COMEDY NIGHT
Get ready to laugh at Top Floor Comedy Darwin as we celebrate National Week of Deaf People! 🤟

🎤 MC: Tiffany Brown
🧡 Special Deaf Ally: Shalom Kaa
😂 Featuring Danielle Andrews, Shirley Avis & Kelly Gulliver - Kell’s Bells Comedy
🤟 Interpreters: Ace & Bettina

📍 35 Cavenagh Street, Darwin
🕡 Doors 6:30pm
🎤 Show 7:00pm

🎉 FREE for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people!
You MUST message AccessiBelle to reserve your ticket on 0408 795 249 or email [email protected]

🎟️ Tickets for everyone else:
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1629464

And yes… come and watch Tiff make a complete fool of herself while EVERYONE is watching! 😂🙈

💞🤟 We hope to see lots of you at these events! 🤟💞

Enjoy 2 hours of laughter with some great local and interstate talent! The line up: ⭐ Headliner: Shalom Kaa 🎤 MC: Tiffany Brown 🤣 Supported...

11/09/2026

English Transcript:
Hello! 👋

Where am I? At Top Floor Comedy Darwin! 🎤😂

To celebrate National Week of Deaf People, we will have an interpreted comedy night! 🤟

Enjoy 2 hours of sitting, watching, and laughing with some great comedians!

Who is performing?

Our special Deaf Ally…
🥁 Drum roll…

🧡Shalom Kaa!

🎤 MC: 🎤...Tiffany Brown!!
Mic talk? Nah… SIGN!! 🤟😂

Other performers:
🧡Danielle Andrews
🧡Shirley Avis
🧡Kelly Gulliver - Kell’s Bells Comedy

When: 25 September
Time: Doors open 6:30pm
Performance starts: 7:00pm

Can’t be Deaf NT late time!
Nooo! 😂 Show starts at 7pm!

Where: 35 Cavenagh St, Darwin
Not far from City Woolworths!

We will have 2 x Interpreters!
Ace and Bettina! 🤟

Cost: FREE for Deaf people! 🎉
But you must message AccessiBelle for a ticket!

Have dinner before the show at The Last Supper Pizzeria at the Birth of Venus! But need to book a table.

Come and watch Tiff make a complete fool of herself… while EVERYONE is watching! 😂🙈

What could possibly go wrong?!

We hope to see you there!!

Tickets for the rest of the community, book here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1629464

03/09/2026

English Transcript:
🔥🚒 HELLO! 👋

You might be wondering… WHAT IS THIS?!

Well… AccessiBelle is organising another FREE community event! 🎉🙌

This time, we are visiting NT Fire and Rescue Service 🚒🔥

And who is this firefighter?

Meet Firefighter Jay!

Have you ever wanted to learn about firefighting? 🔥🚒

Do you want to know:
🔹 What is their job?
🔹 What equipment do they use?
🔹 What is it like to be a firefighter?

Come and have a look, learn, ask questions and meet the firefighters!

📅 WHEN?
Friday 18 September

⏰ TIME
3:30pm

📍 WHERE?
Darwin Fire Station
32 Iliffe Street, Woolner

It is not far from Parap.
You know Stuart Highway?
The United Petrol Station is on the corner. At the traffic lights, look across the road, on the other corner… That is the fire station!

🤟 AUSLAN SUPPORT

Auslan communication support will be provided by Tiffany from AccessiBelle. 🤟💙

🎉 EVERYONE IS WELCOME! 🎉

Deaf and Hard of Hearing:

👶 Babies
🧒 Children
👨‍👩‍👧 Adults

Everyone is welcome!

⚠️ BUT… there are TWO IMPORTANT THINGS to remember:

1. PARKING IS LIMITED 🚗⚠️

There are only a small number of parking spaces.

If you can, carpool with your friends or family.

For example:

🚗 Pick up your friends, children
👨‍👩‍👧 Come together in one car

This means fewer cars at the fire station.

2. FIRE SEASON 🔥⚠️

You may have noticed the smell of smoke around. Yes, it is fire season now.

Firefighters have an important job.

*Jay is preparing for a job.

Conversation between Tiff and Jay:

Tiff: “Ohhh, what is happening? Do you need to save a person now??”

Jay: “Yes – Shalom Kaa with bolt cutters ready to go!” 👨‍🚒✂️

Tiff: “Shalom!? Ohhhh, we need to save Shalom!!!!”

This event could be cancelled at any time, so keep that at the back of your mind. ⚠️

If there is an emergency, they may need to leave suddenly. 🚒💨

We hope everything goes ahead as planned! 🤞

Hopefully, see you there! 👋😊🚒

28/08/2026

English Transcript: 👋 HELLO!

Emma + Tiff are organising a cooking workshop during the September school holidays! 👩‍🍳 At Sticky Fingers Kitchen Cooking School!

🎉 The full Darwin Deaf Community is welcome to join!
Deaf Adults + Deaf Youth — EVERYONE!

It will be a mixed class 🤟

🍳 2.5-hour cooking workshop

WHAT’S INCLUDED?
👩‍🍳 Qualified Chef — Emma
🤟 Auslan Communication Support — Tiff
📖 Take-home recipes + LOTS of food!
✨ Develop new cooking skills + socialise in a safe Deaf space

👥 HOW MANY PEOPLE?
Maximum 5 people

🔗 REGISTRATION:
Must register online through the Sticky Fingers link https://form.jotform.com/262335354020446

💰 COST:
$287.30 per person

📅 WHEN?
25 September

⏰ TIME?
12:30pm–3:00pm

We can’t wait to cook, learn and have fun together! 🥰🤟

See you all again soon!

26/08/2026

💙 A belated thank you to Kerrie from Auslan Hub and Dr Ramas McRae for travelling north to Darwin and supporting our Deaf and Hard of Hearing students and their families.

Living in the NT can come with unique challenges, including distance, limited local services and access to resources. That’s why opportunities like this are so valuable for our students and families.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience and connection to Auslan, Deaf culture, and the wider Deaf community. Your visit was greatly appreciated! 🤟🏽💙

We will continue advocating for stronger Deaf education support and greater accessibility for Deaf students across the NT. 💙

20/08/2026

📣 IMPORTANT UPDATE – RAMAS IS MEETING THE DARWIN DEAF COMMUNITY! 💙

The Growing Up Connected and Deaf and Thriving workshops with Dr Ramas McRae PhD are only for NT Department of Education children, students, and families.

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE:
Ramas is not doing a workshop or presentation for the wider Deaf community.

However, Ramas would love to meet the wider Deaf community! 🙌💙

📅 TONIGHT – Thursday 20 August
⏰ 7:30 pm
📍 Darwin Festival Park

Come along, say hello, meet Ramas, and connect with other members of our Deaf community. 👋

🌟 Everyone from the wider Deaf community is welcome!

👉 See you tonight at Darwin Festival Park! 💙

14/08/2026

💙 Hey Deaf and Hard of Hearing students! 🧡

This event is JUST FOR YOU! 🙌

🌟 DEAF AND THRIVING! 🌟

Come and meet Dr Ramas McRae PhD, a Deaf researcher and advocate.

He will talk about:
✨ Building confidence
🤝 Making friendships
🎓 Education and careers
💙 Being proud of your Deaf identity
🌱 Building resilience and wellbeing
🚀 Achieving your goals and dreams

📅 Friday 21 August
⏰ 1:30–3:00 pm
📍 Deaf Connect Community Room
Harry Griese Building, Suite 2
1 Willeroo Street, Tiwi

🍕 Pizza and drinks provided!

👥 For upper primary and secondary Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.

🎟️ RSVP required!
Scan the QR code on the flyer to register, or click this link: https://forms.gle/1uGwoWpPrUuWN1ad8

📧 Questions?
[email protected]

💙 Come along, meet other Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, and be inspired! 🧡

Funded by the NT Education and Training Inclusive Education Support Grant (IESG)

14/08/2026

Update: Please be advise this workshop is for families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children only.
Additional possible meet and greet with Ramas for the wider Deaf community is yet to be confirmed.

🌟RAMAS IS COMING TO DARWIN! 🌟

Growing Up Connected: Language, Identity & Wellbeing 💙

Are you a hearing parent of a Deaf child, or part of a family with a Deaf child? 👂💙

Come along to a free presentation with Dr Ramas McRae PhD, a Deaf researcher, educator and advocate.

He will talk about:
🗣️ Communication and language
💙 Deaf identity
🌱 Growing up connected
🧠 Wellbeing and positive mental health
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and families

📅 Thursday 20 August 2026
⏰ 5:30–7:00 pm
📍 Deaf Connect Community Room
Harry Griese Building, Suite 2
1 Willeroo Street, Tiwi

✨ Interpreters provided
🥤 Refreshments available

RSVP is required. Please scan the QR code on the flyer. or click here: https://forms.gle/Kqxb7iSQeq8KCa9Q9

📧 Questions? Contact: [email protected]

Funded by the @ NT Education and Training Inclusive Education Support Grant (IESG).

05/08/2026

🎉 Darwin Festival is in full swing this weekend with plenty of Auslan-accessible events! 🤟

📅 Friday 7 Aug 2026

✨ 2026 Telstra NATSIAA Awards Ceremony
📍 Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Lawns
🕕 6:00pm–10:00pm
💰 FREE - register for tickets https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/celebrate-2026-telstra-natsiaa-awards-ceremony-tickets-1992477481784
🤟 Auslan Interpreters: Bettina Girdler & Alisa Blakeney Deaf Connect

🎭 Back to Bilo
📍 AANT Centre
🕢 7:30pm
💰 $65.00
🤟 Auslan Interpreter: Susan Emerson - Auslan Stage Left

📅 Saturday 8 Aug 206

🎶 National Indigenous Music Awards 2026 - MusicNT
📍 George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
🕖 7:00pm
💰 $40.80–$48.00
🤟 Auslan Interpreter: Ace Leeson - Deaf Connect

🎉 Cheer
📍 INPEX Festival Stage, Festival Park
🕖 7:00pm
💰 $50.00
🤟 Auslan Interpreter: Susan Emerson - Auslan Stage Left

📅 Sunday 9 Aug 2026

🧸 City of Darwin Teddy Bears' Picnic
📍 Darwin Cenotaph War Memorial at The Esplanade
🕘 9:00am–12:00pm
💰 FREE
🌟 Come along and support a talented Deaf teen performing in the Spotlight at 9:10am!
💛 Connect will also have a stall—drop by and say hello to Danica.
🤟 Auslan Interpreter: Ace Leeson - Deaf Connect

🎨 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2026 - Closing Ceremony
📍 Darwin Convention Centre
🕘 10.00am - 4.00pm but the Interpreter is booked from 3pm-4pm
💰 FREE - register for tickets https://0800.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/163989
🤟 Auslan Interpreter: Ace Leeson - Deaf Connect

Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Art Awards (NATSIAA)

02/08/2026