The National Museum of Australia commissioned Suzanne to produce personal history and documentary installations for their exhibition From Little Things Big Things Grow.

The exhibition traces the fight for Indigenous civil rights in Australia from 1920 to 1970, and draws on the personal stories of Indigenous and non-Indigenous activists, rarely seen objects and protest materials to tell a largely unknown, national story.

The Jack & Newell oral history project grew out of Suzanne's own interest in a family owned firm that were once a household name in the Far North.

In partnership with four local historical societies, Suzanne set about recording the stories of former employees and customers of Jack & Newell Ltd, and developing a website where the stories could be shared.

The Cairns and District Chinese Association Incorporated (CADCAI) approached Suzanne to produce a DVD showcasing the beautiful Lit Sung Goong Temple collection.

This nationally significant collection is currently in storage, as there is no permanent exhibition space for the collection in Cairns.

The Northern Gulf Resource Management Group asked Suzanne to put together an oral history recording kit and a training session for their workers and members.

Suzanne sourced all the equipment for a basic kit (including a very dust proof and durable case); edited a manual for the use and loan of the kit; and ran a workshop on the use of the equipment and the principles of oral history recording.

Click here to download a copy of Suzanne's notes on oral history interviewing.

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service commissioned Suzanne Gibson to record a series of oral history interviews to commemorate 100 years of National Parks in Queensland.

As well as the interviews, QPWS wanted an audio installation for the Queensland Museum, and a 60 minute documentary feature for distribution as part of their corporate commemorative package.

Suzanne has worked with the NGRMG to document the social and environmental projects they undertake throughout their vast region.

Suzanne Gibson was commissioned by the Queensland Government and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Radio) to record and archive some of the many stories of Cyclone Larry, which crossed the Far North Queensland coastline in March 2006.

The DVD 'Remembering Larry' contains oral history interview, stories, poems, images and video footage collected from local people throughout the cyclone affected region.  

The Mareeba-Dimbulah Tobacco Exhibition and Archive began as a broadcast radio documentary and series produced by Suzanne Gibson for ABC Radio.

Realising the industry was about to be closed down in Far North Queensland, Suzanne teamed up with photographer Kerry Trapnell to document in words and pictures the last seasons of tobacco growing in North Queensland.

Suzanne has also produced a number of series and documentaries for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). They include

The Long Journey of Billy Jagar's Breastplate

When the Aboriginal elder Billy Jagar died in a fringe camp in Cairns in 1930, his King Plate also disappeared, presumed lost forever until, 60 years later, two American sisters became curious about the crescent shaped brass object that had hung in the family lounge room throughout their childhood ...

• more on the ABC website