Billie Musk Indigenous Consultancy

05/10/2026

A dreary day calls for a little SUNstack ☀️

My second edition is here, with a cuppa, a question and a little sunshine to share. 💛👇

An early start, a chance of rain and scattered acts of sunshine. ☀️

03/10/2026

“You’re so brave.”

Can they tell us it hurt and still keep the compliment?

If That’s the Bar, What’s the Baseline?

That’s the question I’m walking with in my latest Substack 🖤

Walking With The Questions ™ | Billie Musk

29/09/2026

Twelve years ago, before the business had a name and before I had language for much of what I was doing, the philosophy was already there.

Children learning through place, movement, curiosity, relationship and experience.

I wasn’t explaining a way of learning. I was creating the conditions for it to be experienced.

Perhaps that is one of the clearest threads through my work:

Experience before Explanation.

This has ultimately influenced informed and inspired the thinking behind the work way back then. Fast forward to now, there’s words to describe it.

The practice was already speaking.

28/09/2026

What gives learning somewhere to go?

Earlier this month, I asked what happens when people already know. Today I’m sharing the next part of that question and the first public excerpt from Walking Together™: From Knowledge to Sustainable Practice.

It’s about the space between a meaningful learning experience and what continues when we return to everyday practice.

Every learning experience deserves a pathway.™
Read the reflection and download the public excerpt. Link below.

https://substack.com//note/p-217773407?r=914m2d&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

Artwork: Gathering by Billie Musk, adapted for this article. © Billie Musk, 2026.

Introducing Walking Together™: From Knowledge to Sustainable Practice

27/09/2026

https://substack.com//note/p-217624790?r=914m2d&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

Well, you mob, I’ve decided Sundays deserve a little sunshine ☀️
Welcome to my first SUNstack — a little ray of sunshine, perspective and the occasional bit of mischief from yours truly.
I’ve been walking with some big questions lately, but today I’m taking Dory’s advice and just keep swimming… perhaps swimming with the questions. 😜
Sometimes we need to find the funny, celebrate the little things and remember that, even when life feels cloudy, the sun still rises.
And speaking of things that have been quietly growing… something significant is coming later today. I’ve been working towards it for a very long time. But first, a little sunshine. 💛

🎵 Sunday soundtrack: Movin’ To The Sun HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté

Billie x

WALKING WITH THE QUESTIONS™ ☀️ Billie Musk | 27 September 2026

26/09/2026

Are We the Stephen Bradbury of the Sector?

⛸️ It may not be a gold-medal introduction to my thinking, but I promise there’s a medal-worthy point in here somewhere.

Bear with me you mob. I actually make a pretty good point. I promise!

So, Are We the Stephen Bradbury of the Sector?
Read along and decide for yourself…..
Link below 👇🏽

And if we are, what exactly are we celebrating?

23/09/2026

When did “still functioning” become proof that we’re okay?

Jingeri you Mob,
Few little thoughts about “survival mode” 💚

I’ve been calling myself tired this year. And I am. I’m a single mum, I’ve travelled across Queensland for work, and I’m running my own business. There are plenty of reasons to need a rest.

But I’ve started wondering whether fatigue describes how I feel without fully explaining what I’ve been adapting to.

A funding decision takes longer than expected, while the delivery deadline stays put. A service adjusts its plans. I make another “Hi, just me again” call and rewrite the proposal to fit the time left. Somehow, the work still gets done.

Some of my strongest work has come out of those stretches, and I’m proud of it. I’m also asking what it cost to keep making everything fit.

I’ve been calling this Sector Survival Mode. My new article asks:

When did “still functioning” become proof that we’re okay?

If you work in or alongside early childhood, I’d love to know whether this question resonates with you. 💚 actually, let me know regardless of your sector if this feels familiar. I have a feeling this may not necessarily be “sector specific”

https://substack.com//note/p-217144221?r=914m2d&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

23/09/2026

The journey of this mural was never meant to be a straight one.
It has twisted, turned, bent and found its way as I have painted, revealing a little more of its story with every mark.
Much like the Rainbow Serpent, the journey moves across the landscape rather than rushing toward an ending. It carries movement, relationship and the reminder that some stories need time and space to find their form.
And above it all is NYUNGA.
Watching. Warming. Shining its rays across the pathway as the story continues to emerge below.
This is not the finished mural.
It is the journey so far.
And if there is one thing this work keeps reminding me, it is that the most beautiful pathways are rarely the straight ones.
More to come, you mob. ☀️

20/09/2026

☀️ Cultural Safety in Action and What Comes Next?

Throughout 2026, I’ve had the privilege of travelling across Queensland delivering my Cultural Safety in Action workshops.

Together, we’ve explored cultural safety, professional responsibility, relationships, cultural perspectives and what meaningful inclusion looks like in everyday early childhood practice.

As conversations began turning towards secondary training and what comes next, I found myself sitting with another question.

We invest considerable time supporting educators to develop their knowledge, awareness and cultural capability.

But what happens when educators return to workplaces where the conditions surrounding them don’t necessarily support the practice we’ve encouraged them to develop?

Are we sometimes asking individual educators to overcome barriers that sit well beyond their individual responsibility?

I’ve been exploring this through my broader Walking Together™ body of work, and I’m ready to begin testing an emerging enquiry.

Perhaps the next conversation isn’t simply about what educators need to know.

Perhaps it’s also about what organisations need to make possible.

A little food for thought as I continue walking with this one. ☀️

Billie Musk | Walking Together™
© Billie Musk 2026