2019 Festival of Stories

The Island Story Gatherers Inc hosted the Festival from the 26, 27, 28 July at the Cowes Cultural Centre, Phillip Island. A huge thank you to everyone that was involved in making the event the incredible success that it was.

Keynote Speakers & MCs

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Uncle Shane Clarke
Uncle Shane Clarke

A proud Bunurong, Mutti Mutti, Wamba Wamba, Yorta Yorta man.

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Tom Keneally
Tom Keneally

Opening Friday Night Keynote Speaker and Monsarrat series (Saturday)

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Meg Keneally
Meg Keneally

Opening Friday Night Keynote Speaker and Monsarrat series (Saturday)

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Denise Scott
Denise Scott

THE INCURIOUS WOMAN WHO GOT OUT OF BED (Sunday)

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Bryan Dawe
Bryan Dawe

MC for Opening Friday night

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Musician Kutcha Edwards
Musician Kutcha Edwards

Conversation about Sovereignty and Treaty (Sunday)

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Chris Flynn
Chris Flynn

MC for Saturday

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Kevin Kropinyeri
Kevin Kropinyeri

MC for Saturday

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Catherine Watson
Catherine Watson

MC for Sunday

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Presenters

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Adam Cope
Adam Cope

REMEMBERING THE PAST

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Amy Bodossian
Amy Bodossian

SEA INSIDE ME

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Dave Sweeney
Dave Sweeney

FROM HORROR TO HOPE:
SECURING OUR FUTURE BY ENDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS

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Commander Grant Edwards
Commander Grant Edwards

SISTERS IN CRIME PANEL

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Jeff Hansen
Jeff Hansen

Managing Director, Sea Shepherd Australia

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Jeremy Wiggins
Jeremy Wiggins

THE POWER OF USING STORYTELLING IN SOCIAL JUSTICE

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John Lane
John Lane

“The Trouble With Trying to Be Good…and my love affair with the Ukulele…“

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Michael Veitch
Michael Veitch

“Hell Ship – The Journey of the Ticonderoga“

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Melissa Lucashenko
Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip – on Aboriginal Hillbilly humour, family trauma and more

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Munya Andrews
Munya Andrews

JOURNEY INTO DREAMTIME

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Olivia De Lesantis
Olivia De Lesantis

A FORENSIC LOOK AT YOUTH WRITING

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Patrice Mahoney
Patrice Mahoney

CONVERSATION ABOUT SOVEREIGNTY & TREATY PANEL

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CR Pamela Rothfield
CR Pamela Rothfield

AT HOME ON THE HILL

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Peggy Frew
Peggy Frew

ISLANDS

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DR Rebecca Huntley
DR Rebecca Huntley

AUSTRALIA FAIR: LISTENING TO THE NATION

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Professor Richard Tanter
Professor Richard Tanter

Abolishing nuclear weapons, dealing with Pine Gap, and a Nobel Peace Prize

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Sally Anne Upton
Sally Anne Upton

LIFE IS BONKERS!

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Sue Maslin AO
Sue Maslin AO

TELLING THE TRUTH AND TELLING STORIES

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Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng
Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng

A LONG WAY FROM NO GO

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Gallery

Below are some of our favourite images from the Phillip Island Festival of Stories in 2019.