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Writer’s Festival

The Writer’s Festival session
is always a highlight
and this year’s panel of
Tasmanian authors was
an absolute delight! The
session was facilitated
by the entertaining Jane
Longhurst, an award-winning
actor and popular ABC Local
Radio presenter. Joining her
were authors Robbie Arnott
(accompanied by his baby
daughter), Kate Kruimink, Katherine
Johnson and Meg Bignell. It was a
spirited and fun session which had
attendees chuckling throughout.

Gala Dinner
Sunday
Saturday night’s impressive recovery walk
Gala Dinner was a chance for all
attendees to come together to
Hobart’s weather certainly put via Hobart Cenotaph to reflect
socialise, dance and have fun.
on a show. Organisers were on what they had heard at
This year, by special
absolutely delighted to wake Convention and connect one
arrangement, guests arrived
up to blue skies on Sunday final time with VIEW friends.
by the Mona Roma Ferry to a
morning for the final Convention The sea of purple that walked
purple-lit Wrest Point Tower
activity – a Community through the streets certainly
which added some special
Celebration Walk With VIEW. drew some attention! It was
flair to the night. MC John X
Some 200 VIEW members a fabulous way to end a truly
entertained the audience
dressed in purple walked from special Convention!
before the wonderful
the Grand Chancellor Hotel to
and energetic Sugartrain
the Queens Domain and
and The Baking Sodas
Royal Tasmanian
bands had guests up
Botanical Gardens
and dancing to hits from
and back again
across the decades. It was
a packed dance floor for the
rest of the evening! See page
14 for photos of the fun.

VIEW’s next
National Convention

will be held in
September 2025 in:

BRISBANE,
QUEENSLAND.

More details

coming soon!