Nicolette has composed for features, documentaries, jingle libraries, theatre shows, corporate videos and singers. Here are just a few of those.

2007-2008 - The Burning Season

Time is running out for the forests of Indonesia. Another burning season is approaching. When faced with a global crisis of an unprecedented scale, Dorgee Sun, an Asian/Australian sets out to protect the forests, save the orangutans from extinction and help redefine the Earth's future with his carbon trading company. This is a global film, showing how one person can make a difference. The film culminates at the Bali Summit where the tension is papable. 90 cinema release + 1 hour. National Geographic, ABC, BBC, CBC. Director-Cathy Henkel

2006 - One Two Three and the Dog

Music director / co-composer for multi- media theatre show opening in Blue Room Perth. The play is about 3 sisters who haven't been together for 17 years, to bury their recently departed (or are they ?) parents. Playing in Sydney 2007

2006 - Ongoing Project

Currently writing a 'world music' funk fusion album with members of many ethnic/ Australian community members many of them newly arrived refugees. The album will be a fusion of traditional musics from countries around the world and contemporary technology. It plans to interest mainstream Australia by maintaining a comfort zone with known and accepted styles of music and weave in music from other countries.

On it will be musicians, singers and rappers from such diverse communities as those of Tibet, Sudan, Iraq, Greece, Ireland, Lebanon and the South Sea Islands. There will be 2 tracks that involve Aboriginal communities and will express the depth and beauty of the culture that is the true indigenous culture of Australia.

2006 - My Home - The Block.

Half hour documentary about an elderly Aboriginal woman who is the last remaining inhabitant on the Block in Redfern and her fight to remain on land that she sees as rightfully hers.

2005 - Silma's School

1 hour documentary for ABC that chronicles the fight for justice by an Australian Muslim woman when she is leased land by a large corporation to build a school, only to find 2 years later that it is the site of a toxic waste dump.

2003-4  Music for Corporate Videos

2002 - The Dalton Sisters

A half hour documentary screened on ABC about 2 sisters and their obsession with musical theatre.

2001 - For Who I Am

A 30 minute documentary for SBS on the widow of Eddie Mabo- Bonita Mabo- and her fight for her people, the Kanakas, stolen from the Pacific Islands to have their rightful place in Australian society

2001 - The Message Stick & Making It Work

2 videos for the Northern Rivers Area Consultative Committee (Acc) about Indigenous Employment Opportunities.

2001 - The Long Wet

Short film; directed by Tristan Bancks

2001 - Losing Layla

1 hour documentary for A.B.C. about the tragedy and consequent journey of a North Coast couple who lose their newborn child. Atom Award winner 1996.

2001 - Outing Gay Hate

1 hour documentary for screening on S.B.S. about violence directed towards members of the gay community.

1999 - Sharon's Story

Video for Aboriginal Communities about domestic violence, commissioned by the Mabourah Dubay organization.

1999 - Dancing On Glass

Feature directed by Ken Ross (Breaker Morant) comedy/thriller.

1999 - Walking Through A Minefield

The story of the uranium mine in N.T. as viewed by a variety of people including the head of security, the protestors, the head of the local police , the T.R.G. and the local townspeople. (screened on SBS)

1998 - Walking With My Sisters

One hour documentary directed by Bronwyn Kidd about the Arakwal peoples' native title claim in the Byron Bay region.(screened S.B.S.)

1997 - Jabiluka

David Bradbury's documentary of the Aboriginal clan-the Mirrar people and their fight to retain control of their land against E.R.A. who have opened a uranium mine in the Northern Territory under controversial circumstances.

1996 - Eye On The Reef

1 hour documentary about the Barrier Reef commissioned by Nova Films (U.S.A.) - sold in over 25 countries-viewed on national television (screened by CH. 7) in 1999, 2000, 2001.

Other Achievements

  • B.A. Contemporary Music- Southern Cross University.
  • Double major - Music / Aboriginal Studies- distinction
  • Gungil Jindaba Award recipient, for highest marks in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Studies.