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. Asphyxia
Author, Entertainer, Storyteller/Performer, Inspirational Speaker
Asphyxia is the author of the magical new series, The Grimstones. She is an experienced motivational speaker and loves to inspire people to be more creative and open-minded. She handcrafted her Grimstone family of puppets and their world from upcycled junk, and has since toured the world with the acclaimed, award winning theatre show, The Grimstones. Now Asphyxia is ready to inspire students to create their own miniature worlds from ordinary household rubbish.
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David Astle
Author, Inspirational Speaker
Clue by clue, chapter by chapter, David Astle’s Puzzled meanders through the maze of a cryptic crossword, showing you the dark secrets and wondrous tricks of wordplay. ‘He’s the Sergeant Pepper of cryptic crosswords,’ says award-winning Australian actor Geoffrey Rush.
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Luke Atkins
Inspirational Speaker
Luke specialises in areas of self protection, leadership and healthy study habits in his unique Active Learning sessions, drawing from his background in science and martial arts – a Bachelor of Science majoring in Biochemstry and Pathology and a 5th Dan Taekwondo Black Belt. Luke is an experienced Taekwondo instructor, having taught Taekwondo alongside fellow Booked Outer Tiffiny Hall for many years, and has also appeared on television competing with his Taekwondo demonstration team on Australia’s Got Talent.
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Jon Bauer
Author, Inspirational Speaker
Jon Bauer is the author of short stories, and plays for stage and radio. His work has been published in The Daily Telegraph, The Sleepers Almanac and The Bridport Prize, as well as broadcast on national radio. Rocks in the Belly is his first novel.
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Melissa Benson
Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development
After losing her sight in her early twenties, Melissa began a unique journey towards independence and resilience. In her sessions, Melissa addresses issues like teamwork, problem solving, leadership, discrimination, courage, decision making, goalsetting and overcoming adversity.
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Rachel Berger
Entertainer, Author, Inspirational Speaker
Rachel Berger is one of Australia’s most highly regarded, adept, and adaptive comedic talents, working variously as a broadcaster, comic, novelist, columnist, agitator and television entertainer. Rachel’s dynamic presence and engagingly sharp observations have made her an extremely popular performer both live and on television, across Australia and overseas.
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Lola Berry
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Entertainer
Lola Berry’s Inspiring Ingredients is a renown health and cook book aimed to inspire you to control weight, boost energy and love food.
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Lauren Burns
Author, Inspirational Speaker
Lauren Burns OAM, Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbalist (BHSc) Olympic Gold Medallist, Taekwondo Sydney 2000
Lauren Burns created sporting history by winning the first Olympic gold medal for Taekwondo when the sport made its debut at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The nation watched as Lauren’s victory brought the Australian public and Olympic crowd to its feet. Before her Olympic win, few people knew that Lauren had been 12 times Australian Champion and had achieved a string of international titles including numerous medals at world championship level.
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Simon Coronel
Inspirational Speaker, Entertainer, Storyteller/Performer
Simon Coronel is one of the most skilled illusionists in the Southern Hemisphere. Using pure dexterity and no tricky props, he creates live performance art that seems utterly impossible.
He is the winner of more than 15 international awards, and in 2009 became the fourth Australian in history to win an award at the FISM World Championships of Magic and Illusion. He has appeared on TV in four countries and is one of the few Australians to be regularly invited to perform at the world famous Academy of Magical Arts in Hollywood.
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Li Cunxin
Author, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker
Li Cunxin is a professional ballet dancer, stockbroker, and the author of Mao’s Last Dancer, which was adapted for film in 2009. The autobiography recounts his remarkable journey from rural China, to the US, the UK, and to Australia.
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Chris Daffey
Author, Inspirational Speaker
Chris Daffey worked as a lawyer for a number of years before going part-time to pursue other interests, including writing. A Girl, a Smock and a Simple Plan is a lighthearted memoir chronicling his journey through the final year at primary school as he plans to win over the girl of his dreams.
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Mary Delahunty
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Social Commentator
Mary is a writer, award winning ABC Journalist and former Education Minister. She is National Director of Writing Australia and Chair of Orchestra Victoria. She was the first female solo prime time TV newsreader in Victoria, and the first female Planning Minister in Victoria.
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Mark Dobson
Author, Personal Development, Inspirational Speaker
Mark Dobson is a performance coach that advises some of the most elite athletes on the planet. He was a founding member of New York City’s first University for talented teenagers which was acknowledged by President Barack Obama for its educational innovation. He is a captivating and entertaining speaker that offers very strategic advice on performing at your best.
Mark will take expressions of interest for student welfare/development days with schools in Western Australia and other states in 2012.
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Sean Dooley
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Social Commentator, Entertainer
Sean Dooley is a Melbourne author who has worked as a television comedy writer. He is a contributor to The Age, ABC radio and 3RRR, writing and talking about birds, environmental issues, sport and, well, anything, really. But his greatest claim to fame is that in 2002 he broke the Australian birdwatching record for seeing the most species in the one year. He then wrote about it in The Big Twitch, thereby publicly outing himself as a bird-nerd.
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Declan Fay
Author, Storyteller/Performer, Inspirational Speaker, Journalist
Declan Fay is one of Australia’s leading comedy writers and motivational speakers. He has performed at the Comedy festival, The fringe Festival and written for some of the best (and worst) television shows. He has spoken at over 600 different schools around Australia. He has never been pelted with fruit, although his dad once threw a Whopper with cheese at him for talking during the Bill.
Declan will take expressions of interest for student welfare/development days with schools in Western Australia and other states in 2012.
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Anyone for Tennis?
Inspirational Speaker, Entertainer, Storyteller/Performer
This musical comedy duo has performed on the ABC, the Comedy Channel, Triple J, Triple M, in the Raw Comedy National Final and in sold out shows at the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Through songs and storytelling, the boys from Anyone for Tennis? inspire school students at defining points in their lives to always be true to themselves and follow their dreams. This requires determination, vision, goal-setting and a good sense of humour!
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Nina Funnell
Education Consultant, Social Commentator, Inspirational Speaker
Nina will be presenting at one of our events in Sydney in 2012.
Nina Funnell is a freelance opinion writer and researcher. She has had work published in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Age, The Brisbane Times and in the Sydney Star Observer. Nina often writes on gender and sexuality related issues and also sits on the board of the NSW Rape Crisis Centre, the Premier’s Council on Preventing Violence Against Women and the National Children and Youth Law Centre. In 2010, she also received the Australian Human Rights Commission Community Individual Award for her work in advocacy against sexual assault and violence.
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Archie Fusillo
Author, Personal Development, Inspirational Speaker
Archie is one of the most in-demand and successful presenters of author talks and workshops in Australia. Archie’s versatility means he can communicate to, and cater for, a range of abilities and interests. The fact that he was a teacher and features writer probably helps.
Archie will tour schools in Tasmania in 2012
Archie will take expressions of interest for residencies with schools in Western Australia and other states in 2012.
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Anna Goldsworthy
Author, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker
Anna Goldsworthy is a prize-winning classical pianist and writer. She an engaging speaker and performer, and is passionate about bringing the lessons of classical music to the widest possible audience.
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Ken Haley
Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Author, Journalist
Ken Haley explores the cultural quirks of life in the lands he travels through in his wheelchair while paying due heed to those dark nights of the soul that landed him there. The lingering impression Ken will leave with your group of listeners is that life as a disabled person can be not just a pale imitation of other lives, but every bit as full as that of an able-bodied individual. Ask Ken to share his perceptions with you and your group: it’s an invitation you will not regret.
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Tiffiny Hall
Author, Inspirational Speaker
Tiffiny Hall is a radiant role model. Author, journalist, human improver, Gladiator, Health Ninja, she is a woman with many titles tucked under her 5th Dan black belt. She has been empowering kids with her self-protection programs and messages of health and confidence in schools for ten years. A lifetime in martial arts as a competitor and instructor, she is best known for her role as ‘Angel’ on Gladiators, as the Health Ninja on Channel Ten’s The Circle and in 2011 you will see her training contestants on The Biggest Loser. The health hero is also a graduate of Melbourne University with Bachelor of Arts/Media and Communications and a Diploma of Modern Languages in French. Her school sessions empower her audience with fun and digestible messages to build self-esteem and confidence.
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Fiona Harris
Storyteller/Performer, Inspirational Speaker, Entertainer
Fiona Harris is one of Australia’s top female comedienne’s and writers, having written and performed on television comedy shows Skithouse, Comedy Inc, The Librarians, Flipside, as well as drama programs such as Tangle, Rush, Offspring and the telemovie, Beaconsfield.
Fiona is currently the head writer for the third series of popular children’s ABC television show, Prank Patrol, and has written for comedy music panel show Spicks and Specks. Fiona has also written and performed in numerous Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows, including Footy Chicks, which won the Moosehead award in 2003.
Fiona (right)
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Barry Heard
Author, Social Commentator, Personal Development, Inspirational Speaker
Barry Heard is Scribe Publication’s bestselling author. His first book, Well Done Those Men is used in over one hundred high schools throughout Australia in both History and English subject areas. Barry visits these schools to give talks on the book. Now claimed as a classic, the author has received over 100 000 emails and some 30 000 letters in response to the book. The book is essential reading in most Australian University History faculties.
Barry has been involved with fund raising for the Hope Foundation, the Fred Hollows Foundation, Books for Bhutan, and the Repatriation Hospital Heidelberg. His writing has garnered him the Weary Dunlop Award and the Sir Edmund Herring award, and he is a five time winner of the Veteran Community short story competition.
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Kate Holden
Author, Inspirational Speaker
Kate Holden is the author of the best-selling In My Skin and a columnist for The Age. She speaks frankly and movingly of her time as a heroin addict and sex worker, talks of personal dignity and survival, and also speaks about her writing career as a memoirist and freelancer.
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Lucy Howard-Taylor
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Social Commentator
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Melinda Hutchings
Author, Personal Development, Inspirational Speaker
Melinda Hutchings is a media commentator, author, speaker and mentor on the topic of body image and teen issues. She is the author of four books and is passionate about empowering young people to face and overcome challenging issues and to recognise their enormous potential to create a happy and fulfilling future.
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Sammy J
Storyteller/Performer, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker
From Melbourne to Edinburgh, comedian Sammy J has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting and inventive performers on the international scene. You may have seen him on Spicks and Specks, Good News Week or Talkin’ Bout Your Generation and read his articles in The Age.
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Jason Kimberly
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Social Commentator
Cool Australia founder Jason Kimberly is an eco-warrior, globally renowned photographer, adventurer and founder of the online environmental resources, Cool Australia and Our Cool School.
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Anneli Knight
Author, Personal Development, Inspirational Speaker, Social Commentator, Journalist
Anneli is a regular contributor to The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers and is author of Flirting with Finance, the modern woman’s guide to financial freedom. She lives and writes between Melbourne, the Kimberley and Northern NSW.
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Judith Lanigan
Author, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development
Judith Lanigan brings a wealth of performance experience and circus skills to her public speaking. She is entertaining, unusual and memorable.
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Tim Macartney-Snape
Inspirational Speaker
Australiaʼs most well known mountaineer is a veteran of pioneering routes in remote regions of the Himalaya but is best known for his attempts of Mount Everest on two very different, pioneering expeditions. Remarkably he reached the summit on both occasions, without the use of bottled oxygen and in a style and substance of a class way beyond the realm of guided ascents so popular in recent times.
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Sheree Marris
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Social Commentator
Aquatic Scientist Sheree Marris is one of Australia’s youngest environment ambassadors. She is committed to educating the community about their responsibilities in water preservation, marine life and other environmental issues such as recycling. Among her many accolades, she was Young Australian of the Year (Victoria) in 2002.
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Matt McFadyen
Inspirational Speaker
From dragging sleds to the North Pole to sailing tiny yachts to Antarctica, Matt McFadyen has been there and done that. At the age of 29 Matt has spent the last decade pushing himself to his physical and mental limits while exploring some of the most remote parts of the globe.
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Russell McGilton
Inspirational Speaker, Entertainer, Author
Russell McGilton is a writer, comic performer, avid cyclist and adventurer. He has written travel narratives for The Australian, The Age, Big Issue and is an award winning playwright.
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Kate McLennan
Storyteller/Performer, Inspirational Speaker, Entertainer
Kate (left) is best known for her one-woman stage comedy show The Debutante Diaries. In the show Kate brings an entire school community to life as they plan their Year 11 debutante ball, pitting adult disaffection against teenage angst, with hilarious results.
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Bernie Monagle
Author, Personal Development, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker
Bernie regularly runs workshops for teachers and writers, describing himself as a Storyteller, Writer, Educator. He frequently visits schools and talks to students in schools about writing stories and living stories. His own story is inspirational. A gifted communicator, he never fails to engage and inspire his audience.
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P.M. Newton
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Social Commentator
After thirteen years as a detective in the NSW police force, P.M. Newton decided to take a leap into the unknown and seek a different path, one that did not involve constantly meeting people for the first time on the worst day of their life. Since then she has travelled to Timbuktu, written about music in Mali, studied Buddhist philosophy in India, taught English to Tibetan monks and written a critically acclaimed novel.
Who says you can’t change your life?
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Alice Pung
Author, Personal Development, Inspirational Speaker, Social Commentator, Curriculum Specialist
Alice Pung is a writer and lawyer who loves teaching. Alice’s books are studied in secondary schools and universities in Australia as well as the United States, and she has taught writing workshops to students from the ages of 8 to 80 in Australia, China and the States.
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Dr Marcus Robertson
Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development
Marcus is a medical doctor and popular motivational speaker, who has addressed thousands of school children and a large number of businesses over the last ten years on a wide variety of health and personal welfare subjects.
As a high school and university student, Marcus was extremely successful at combining academic excellence with a high-profile sporting career. He was awarded an Australian student prize in Year 12 with a near-perfect ENTER score and subsequently graduated as Dux of Monash Medicine. Throughout these achievements, he trained as a competitive swimmer and represented Australia at the highest level.
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Project Rockit
Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Social Commentator, Personal Development, Storyteller/Performer
PROJECT ROCKIT is a Victorian-based Anti-bullying and Youth Leadership program that is run by young people for young people. Launched in 2006 by sisters Lucy and Rosie Thomas, PROJECT ROCKIT is the outcome of two young people who wanted to achieve change. Since then, PROJECT ROCKIT has worked with over 25,000 young people in schools, universities and community groups, earning the reputation as the “student’s choice”.
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Ellen Sandell
Social Commentator, Inspirational Speaker
As National Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Ellen is one of Australia’s leading commentators and campaigners on the issue of climate change. She inspires young people to take action on issues that they care about, empowering them to make a difference.
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Lucy Thomas
Personal Development, Inspirational Speaker, Education Consultant
Lucy Thomas is a highly creative and innovative youth professional, whose imaginative take on life is at the core of her ability to connect with young people in a credible and meaningful way. With her sister Rosie she founded Project Rockit, a school-based program aimed at building youth leadership, citizenship and resilience by tackling the issue of bullying in school communities.
See also Project Rockit
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Rosie Thomas
Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development
Rosie is a highly energetic and passionate facilitator, whose experiences in working with youth communities have bolstered her strong sense of compassion and understanding towards fellow young people. With her sister Lucy she founded Project Rockit, a school-based program aimed at building youth leadership, citizenship and resilience by tackling the issue of bullying in school communities.
See also Project Rockit
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Tammy van Wisse
Inspirational Speaker
Marathon swimmer, Tammy van Wisse currently holds five World Records. She has swum the English Channel twice (the success rate is only seven percent), is the only person to have swum Bass Strait and spent three and a half months submerged in the mighty Murray River – just to mention a few of her milestones.
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Erin Vincent
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development
Erin Vincent is a highly respected journalist who has worked both here and in the US for publications such as The Australian, Marie Claire, The Sunday Telegraph and America’s biggest selling publication People Magazine. She is also the author of the acclaimed memoir Grief Girl: My True Story that is now in its seventh printing in the US and was named a New York Public Library’s Best Book for 2007.
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Lili Wilkinson
Author, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker
Lili Wilkinson is a reader and writer of YA literature. She is the author of five books for teenagers. When she’s not reading or writing, she can often be found making monsters out of wool.
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Tony Wilson
Author, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker
Tony Wilson has written two hilarious satirical novels about celebrity and tabloid media. He is also the author of five picture books, and has worked successfully on television (Race Around the World and Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup Fever!), radio (Triple R’s Breakfasters) and print media (The Age and The Monthly).
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Dr Leslie Cannold
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Social Commentator, Journalist
Dr Leslie Cannold is an author, commentator, ethicist and activist. Her books include the award-winning The Abortion Myth and What, No Baby? which made the Australian Financial Review’s top 101 books list. Her first novel, The Book of Rachael was published in 2011 by Text. Leslie is often noted as one of Australia’s leading thinkers. In 2005 she was listed alongside Professor Peter Singer, Professor Gustav Nossal and Inga Clendinnen as one of Australia’s top 20 public intellectuals. In 2011 she was named Australian Humanist of the Year.
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