Category: Keynote Speakers

Benny Williams

Photo Credit: Manifeasto Photography A passionate country folk singer-songwriter, Benny is from the hills of North East Victoria. He loves a secret garden session and the occasional festival appearance. Benny’s songs tell his story, a story of life growing up in the North East.

Tim Elliott

Tim Elliott is an award-winning journalist. He has been published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review, The Financial Times and Sunday Times in London. Tim Elliott’s acclaimed book, Farewell To The Father, was written about his upbringing living with his father who suffered severe mental illness, and died by suicide when Tim […]

Ian Roberts

Ian Roberts is a former NRL player, actor, and was the first rugby league professional in the world to have publicly declare himself as gay. To date, he is still the only male Australian professional rugby player to do so. He came out publicly in 1994, a controversial, groundbreaking admission at a time when homophobia […]

Gateway Life Church African Choir

Photo Credit: Jason Mannering The Gateway Life Church African Choir includes the voices of primarily of Kenyan and Congolese refugees, living locally in the border region. They are an integral part of the Gateway Life Church and community in Lavington, and we are so fortunate to be able to share in their culture and experiences […]