Mr Tiga Bayles

Born in 1953, Tiga Bayles lived in Sydney in the 1970s, where he became prominent as an outspoken activist and supporter of Aboriginal land rights. His successful activism led Tiga to become one of the key figures in the establishment of the Aboriginal tent Embassy in Canberra in 1972.

Tiga is one of the founders of Radio Redfern in Sydney, a Koori community radio station.  A highlight of the Radio Redfern broadcasts was their coverage of the 1988 Bicentenary, with Tiga and his team covering the event from an Indigenous perspective.

Moving to Brisbane, Tiga worked with his Uncle, Ross Watson, at Radio 98.9fm where he took over as General Manager and guided the radio station to its current position as the largest Indigenous radio station in Australia. Here, he established Triple A Training, a nationally recognised training organisation that delivers certificate level training in communications and broadcasting to Indigenous students. Resulting from his accomplished work at Radio 98.9fm, Tiga led the station to winning a “Deadly” award for Broadcaster of the Year in 1998.

Tiga has held many community and council positions. He is currently Chairperson of the National Indigenous Radio Service, he served as Chairperson of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council from 1987 to 1990 and is President of the Brisbane Aboriginal and Islander Independent School known as ‘the Murri School’ which he helped to found and develop. Tiga is also currently the National Ambassador for the National Indigenous English Literacy and Numeracy Strategy.

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