THE BILBIES

The Bilbies are a loose collective of filmmakers, activists, artists and ratbags who know how to throw a tea-party or two.

They first appeared in 2013 at Wide Open Space Festival (WOS), Alice Springs and months later they became anti-fracking activists in a mockumentary called ‘Nocturnal Warriors’ which won the people’s choice award at Lens Flair, the 24-hour Alice Springs film festival. They have appeared at many anti-fracking protests, helping bring awareness to the precarious situation unfolding in the Northern Territory.

From 2014 – 2017 they hosted the Bilby Tea Party at WOS, the Sunday staple of frocks, teacups and dance hits of the 80s & 90s.

During this time they also ran kids workshops for the Alice Springs Eco Fair and helped launch the ‘Bilby’s Ring’ children’s novel series by author Kaye Kessing.

The Bilbies still appear at anti-fracking protests and the occasional party.

Bilby mask creator: Christopher Baldwin

Bilby performers: Alex Kelly, Lou Stanley, Kim Webeck, Emma Franklin, Elissa James, Franca Barraclough, Jess Cuneo, Amy Lamb, Christopher Baldwin, Melissa Kerl, Imogen Semmler, Anna Cadden, Pete Raftos & Beth Sometimes.