WELCOME TO BUSHTV
Strategic Storytelling. Cultural Understanding. Long Term Partnerships.
BushTV is a storytelling and media partnership platform working alongside Indigenous organisations, consultants, ranger groups, art centres and community-controlled services across Australia.
We do not produce content for the sake of activity.
We build narrative infrastructure over time.
Story is not marketing. It is stewardship.
Tom Hearn with his mentor Ernie Dingo
What We Do – Story Partnerships
We partner long-term with organisations that want to strengthen how their work is documented and communicated.
Our partnership models include:
• Country Story Capacity Partner – for Indigenous Ranger groups
• Community Health Story Capacity Partner – for ACCHOs
• Art Centre Story Capacity Partner – for remote art centres
• Community Story Partner – for one-off jobs for consultants and small organisations
Each model combines on-site production with ongoing mentorship to build internal storytelling confidence and long-term narrative capacity.
Initiated and convened by Ernie Dingo, Stories on Country is a national truth-telling initiative grounded in Country, culture and community.
It brings people together on Country to share lived experience, historical memory and cultural knowledge across generations.
BushTV supports documentation, coordination and archive development for this initiative.
BushTV offers a structured Documentary Mentorship program for emerging and established storytellers.
The mentorship supports:
• Ethical storytelling practice
• Narrative structure and craft
• Cultural authority and consent
• Practical filmmaking skills
• Long-term project development
Available as one-to-one mentorship or a structured 10-session program.
Strategic Story Consulting – For Emerging Storytellers
If you’re an emerging storyteller wanting guidance, structure and honest feedback, my Patreon is a place to learn the craft properly. It’s a space for people who care about ethical storytelling, cultural authority and building strong narrative skills over time. Members get direct access to me for their projects, behind the scenes insights, practical teaching, and opportunities to ask questions and grow in community. It’s an affordable way to stay connected, sharpen your storytelling and build confidence as you develop your own projects.
Why BushTV
BushTV works predominantly with Indigenous organisations and purpose-driven enterprises who understand that communication is a responsibility.
We prioritise:
Cultural integrity
Consent
Long term relationships
Clarity over noise
Depth over volume
Work With Us
If your organisation is looking to strengthen its storytelling capacity, build internal skills, or document work happening on Country, we welcome a conversation. Contact us below