Dr Coral Brown
Joy Stone Joy Stone was raised on a small dairy farm and developed a early love for nature, as she observed the impact of land clearing on native wildlife. Joy was a teacher before focusing on family and later worked in her in her local library hosting preschool story times. Now retired, Joy is dedicated…
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Joy Stone Joy Stone was raised on a small dairy farm and developed a early love for nature, as she observed the impact of land clearing on native wildlife. Joy was a teacher before focusing on family and later worked in her in her local library hosting preschool story times. Now retired, Joy is dedicated…
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Joy Stone Joy Stone was raised on a small dairy farm and developed a early love for nature, as she observed the impact of land clearing on native wildlife. Joy was a teacher before focusing on family and later worked in her in her local library hosting preschool story times. Now retired, Joy is dedicated…
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Joy Stone Joy Stone was raised on a small dairy farm and developed a early love for nature, as she observed the impact of land clearing on native wildlife. Joy was a teacher before focusing on family and later worked in her in her local library hosting preschool story times. Now retired, Joy is dedicated…
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Megan Forward
Megan Forward Megan Forward is a Meanjin/Brisbane-based illustrator and author of picture books. She blends watercolour, charcoal, pencil, ink, and collage to create stories inspired by everyday details. Her books include A Patch from Scratch and All I Want for Christmas Is Rain (both CBCA Shortlist 2017), Emily Green’s Garden, and more. Megan holds degrees…
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Gary Davis Gary Davis is a retired solicitor and writer whose writing career started at the age of twelve when he won a regional essay competition in 1961, which enabled his mother to fly in a light aircraft from Lismore to Coffs Harbour for the day. He has always loved writing and honed his skills…
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Andrew Rule Andrew Rule is a renowned crime writer known for compelling storytelling and investigative journalism. With some 100,000 dedicated listeners to his true crime podcast, Rule’s influence extends across multiple media platforms. He regularly appears in Australia’s biggest newspapers and on leading radio and television programs. His body of work features bestsellers including the…
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Andrew Kennelly Andrew Kennelly is an expert in contemporary spirituality and has worked in the field for more than 40 years. Grounded in the spirituality of the Franciscan Friars of which he was a member for 12 years, Andrew specialises in drawing connections between lived experience and the inner life. His workshops and rituals invite…
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Ron Manners Ron Manners is Chairman of Mannwest Group Pty Ltd. Between 1972 & 1995, Ron floated several ASX-listed mining companies before joining the board of a Canadian company with operations in Mexico, Brazil, and Turkey. Ron is also the founder and a director of the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation, which sponsors students to receive…
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