Dalang has been a full time carer and advocate for her autistic non-speaking son since 2012.
Prior to that she worked as a Producer of Wesley Mission Television and Corporate Communications. Recorded at Foxtel Television Studios, Sydney, she produced a weekly tv show 'Rise & Shine' , (now called 'Wesley Impact') that screened weekly on Channel 9, the Australian Christian Channel (ACC), UCBTV (UK) and Shine TV (New Zealand). She also produced the 2007 Wesley Mission Christmas Documentary 'Santa’s Forgotten People' , for Channel 7. This program won its ratings time slot with a viewership of over 170,000. In 2008, she produced 'Christmas Past and Present' - broadcast on Channel 7 which came second in its ratings time slot with a viewership of over 100,000.
Her Master's project at UTS, Sydney, 'The Narrow Path', won several awards and was screened internationally. She is currently completing her PhD with Creative Research Works on the lived experience of carers with her documentary film Unconditional which premiered in Canberra in March 2024. She is also involved in strategy and policy work with carer advocacy organizations.
