Event Description
Vision Australia Library is a proud supporter of this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival. We are thrilled to host Bob Brown, as he discusses his latest novel ‘Defiance’.
For half a century, Bob Brown has been standing up to the powerful interests who would put profit before planet. In ‘Defiance’, he draws on this experience to inspire a new generation of individual and collective action.
Bob will be In Conversation with Kate Mildenhall. Kate is the best-selling author of four novels, and in 2024 released her first children’s book. For six years Kate co-hosted ‘The First Time’ podcast interviewing hundreds of writers.
About Bob Brown
Bob Brown is an environmental and social justice campaigner and former senator. A founding member of the Wilderness Society, he led the successful campaign against the construction of the Franklin Dam. He served in Tasmanian state parliament for a decade, was leader of the Australian Greens, and in 1996 was elected to the federal Senate.
His books include ‘Memo for a Saner World’ and ‘Optimism’. In ‘Defiance’, he reflects on the people and places that have shaped him, celebrates the irreplaceable beauty and value of nature and shares what motivates him to keep fighting.
Venue
We welcome our in-person guests to join us at Vision Australia's Head Office: 454 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong, Victoria. We encourage you to arrive from 3pm, to ensure you are comfortably seated for a prompt 3.30pm start.
The Conference Centre at the Vision Australia, Kooyong is wheelchair accessible, has an accessible bathroom and two disabled parking spots are available.
Vision Australia’s Kooyong Office is located opposite Kooyong Train Station (Glen Waverley line) by crossing Talbot Avenue. Tram 16 stops on the corner of Glenferrie Road and Talbot Crescent (stop #65).
Street parking is available in nearby Sir Zelman Cowan Park.
For those not able to attend in-person, we invite you to attend the livestream.
