Rhoda Roberts

Rhoda Roberts AO is a Widjabul Wia-bal woman of the Bundjalung Nation. She is an award-winning producer, artistic director, journalist, broadcaster, actor and arts advisor who continues to make a vital contribution to the media, performing and Indigenous arts in Australia. Amongst her many achievements Rhoda co-founded Australia’s first national Aboriginal theatre company, was the first Aboriginal presenter on prime-time TV, founded and directed the Festival of Dreaming and was Head of First Nations Programming for the Sydney Opera House. She was awarded an Order of Australia in 2016 for distinguished service to the performing arts.

Rhoda is NORPA’s Creative Director of First Nations, Creative Director of the Parrtjima Festival in Alice Springs, Director of the Boomerang Festival, and Cultural Lead at Koori Mail. In 2025 Rhoda embarked on a national tour of her one woman show 'My Cousin Frank', produced and presented by NORPA.