Meet Our Authors!

March has been a busy time behind the scenes and we have now contracted our writing team for our iconic stories!

This is an exciting phase of the project that will see all the hard work and research become our first "product" that is now developing from the intangible to the tangible. A big thank you to everyone who has made time to form our working briefs for each story.

We had a great response to the call for writers and are pleased to introduce the following fantastic people assigned to each story:

John Blay - Bundian Way

John has conducted 15 years of research and has written a book about the Bundian Way which is pegged to be published

this year. John also writes material for the Land Council, State Heritage Office, and the Management Committee. John brings extensive knowledge of this subject and we are thrilled that he is onboard to write for our project.

Toni Houston - Meeting of the Waters and Cetaceans of the Coastal Wilderness Heritage of the Sapphire Coast Region.

A professional writer across a broad spectrum of genres for over 20 years. This includes multiple credits in documentary and television, as well as publications and awards. Bringing a strong background in marine research and experience to our project Toni has specialised in marine and natural history subjects for many years. Toni also wrote and directed the film "AQUA".

Angela George - Life in the 19th Century and The Killers of Eden

In addition to a Bachelor of Arts (History/English), a Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Museum Studies) and a Certificate in Non-Fiction Writing and Publishing, Angela has been involved in the heritage management and interpretation field locally for 20 years, including researching, writing and publishing on various topics.

Dr Anne Marshall - Naturally Inspired (Visual and Performing Arts)

Anne has had an extensive career as a practitioner, educator, facilitator, writer and researcher in theatre and music; visual arts and crafts; arts administration. Specialising in visual and performing arts: history, theory and practice, and comparative cultural studies. Anne was Chair of the South East Arts Region Board (SEAR) until 2008; Chair of the Far South Coast Community College until 2009 (remained on Board); and is on the Indigenous Arts Advisory Board at Bundanon, and a member of AIATSIS (Canberra) and the Indigenous Community Volunteers.

Dr Anne Felton, Geologist - In the Shadow of the Mountains (Gulaga/Dromedary, Mumbulla and Imlay)

The first female Honours Graduate from the ANU Department of Geology, Anne has researched and written a multitude of works for the ANU Geoscience Department, which is the highest rated discipline group in Australia and in the top ten of it's class in the world.

An active board member of the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre, Anne leads large groups on her Beach Geology Tour on the shores of Twofold Bay. Anne is working with Bruce Leaver on our Geo-story.

Each 6000 word story will be due towards the end of May and then an overall editor will be assigned to the task of maintaining the continuity of tone across all stories. Watch this space....