Celebrating Six Years of Storytelling: Drawing Us Together Results

Campbelltown Mall is on Dharawal Country. We pay our respect to the Traditional Owners, their Elders past and present, and honour their enduring care and custodianship of these lands.

The Drawing Us Together initiative—now in its sixth year—is a vibrant celebration of Indigenous culture, brought to life through a children’s storybook written by First Nations authors and illustrated by local primary school students.

In honour of NAIDOC Week 2025, we proudly partnered with 13 authors from across the country, each sharing unique and inspiring stories that reflected this year’s theme: The Next Generation; Strength, Vision, and Legacy.

Students from our local primary schools submitted artwork to be featured in the storybook. From an impressive pool of entries, 78 illustrations were selected as finalists. During the July school holidays, Campbelltown Mall hosted an in-centre exhibition showcasing these finalists, inviting the community to vote for their favourite illustrations.

Thanks to your incredible support, the final artworks were chosen—and the storybook is now complete.

Winning Illustrations
Front Cover – Citrine Douangdara, Campbelltown Mall School Holidays Activation
Page 1 – Shaylee, Campbelltown Public School
 Page 2 – Jacob Mickkelson, Campbelltown Public School
Page 3 – Faith Trevisan,  Campbelltown Public School
Page 4 – Anna Vaka, Blairmount Public School
Page 5 – Oraina Manandhar, Blairmount Public School
Page 6 – Hannah Faadhel, Blairmount Public School
Page 7 – Jack Pickering, Briar Road Public School
Page 8 – Conrad Waller, Briar Road Public School
Page 9 – Zena Al Awik, Briar Road Public School
Page 10 – Ariah Webster, Leumeah Public School
Page 11 – Oliver Parker, Leumeah Public School
Page 12 – Breanna Loudon, Woodland Road Public School

Page 13  - Jackson Clements, Woodland Road Public School

Discover Past Editions

Explore the powerful stories and voices from previous years:
2024 Edition – Five Hearts, One Flame 
2023 Edition – Gami Winda and Dyindi Dyndi by Bianca Stawiarski
2022 Edition – Being a Big Brother by Alton Walley
2021 Edition – Dancing for Country by Maree Yoelu (McCarthy)
2020 Edition – Pindan Dream Princess by Sylvia Lockyer