Born and raised-up on Larrakia Country (Darwin) of Yawuru, Gija, Irish and Scottish Ancestry on her Mum’s side and Territorian European (Czech/Kastellorizian/English) on her Dad’s, Barb now lives and creates on the beautiful lands of Noongar boodjar.
Barb’s artistic development began as member of Yirra Yaakin Writer’s Group with Cracked (2015), Banned (2016), Go Fish (2017), Turtle Pool (2018), Thirst (2019), Perpetuity (2020), Prickly (2021) and Business (2024). Cracked was produced by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company in 2019. Barbs independent production ASK (2022) premiered at The Blue Room Theatre in 2024. In 2025, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company will be producing ‘THIRST’ at Subiaco Arts Centre from 29 April to 10 May and Barb warmly invites you to check it out.
In May 2025, Barb was selected for the Seeding Storytellers program through Screenworks and the Australian Writers’ Guild. The program provided intensive training in note-taking, script coordinating and the basics of a writers’ room, conducted over three day-long online workshops led by industry experts Catherine Kelleher and Terence McCarthy.
