
Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones is one of Australia’s most respected sporting hosts, with over two decades of experience on FOX Sports. A trailblazer in the industry, she was the first female to....
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Sarah Jones is one of Australia’s most respected sporting hosts, with over two decades of experience on FOX Sports. A trailblazer in the industry, she was the first female to....
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Wendy McDonald lives and works on the flood plains at Thule, on Barapa Barapa country in South West NSW. Wendy’s work draws from the ecology of the local environment and....
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Kathryn Mackenzie OAM has spent her career developing regional Victoria’s tourism industry and creating lasting opportunities for local communities — work recently recognised with a Medal of the Order of....
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Benny Walker is a Yorta Yorta man from Echuca whose music is rooted in the land and people of River Country. His soulful songwriting blends deep groove, storytelling and cultural....
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Dr Wayne Atkinson is a Yorta Yorta Elder, academic and author whose life’s work centres on the rights, culture and knowledge of First Nations peoples. His presence at the Festival....
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Madi Colville-Walker, is a proud Yorta Yorta woman, and an inspiring musician who has had many opportunities after her very first performance at the Tamworth CMAA Junior Academy back in....
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Fleur Ferris is an award-winning, bestselling author who grew up on a farm in northwest Victoria and worked as a police officer and paramedic before turning to writing. Her YA....
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Joanna Werner is one of Australia’s most respected creative producers and is the force behind The Newsreader (ABC), Surviving Summer (Netflix) and the acclaimed feature documentary Goolagong, which one two awards at this year’s....
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