Local Heroes: Helen Chryssides

The stories of our very own, very real heroes as told by themselves. Their childhoods, their dreams, how they lived, their disappointments and their triumphs. In this volume : Ian Abdulla, artist; Stephen Page, artistic director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre; Cathy Freeman, Olympic winner; Roger Bennett, playwright, Lorraine Liddell, bush lawyer; Lana Abbott, co-ordinator of the Alcohol Treatment Programme; Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, former actress and crusader for the Aboriginal people; Yami Lester, stockman and Community liaison between government authorities and Aboriginal communities; Mandawuy Yunupingu, teacher and leader of the band Yothu Yindi; Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Chairman, Northern Land Council.