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Speaker Type: Wellbeing
Luke Atkins
Corporate, Inspirational Speaker, Motivational, Online - Virtual Visits, Speaking Out, Wellbeing
Luke Atkins is an ultra-endurance runner and personal safety expert. Luke has represented Australia in both taekwondo and endurance running competing all over the world from Mongolia to the USA.
Luke seamlessly draws the link between the mental toughness required to run for more than 24 hours non-stop and the daily grind. His concept that life is an endurance race has proven to be especially valuable for VCE students and corporate groups.
As a sponsored athlete in the Under Armour Australia team in Worlds Toughest Mudder and the General Manager of Hall’s Taekwondo his ideas on leadership and team work are invaluable.
As a martial arts instructor for over 15 years Luke has developed structured personal safety sessions for schools and corporate audiences.
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Declan Fay
Author, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker, Podcaster, Storyteller/Performer, Wellbeing
Declan Fay is an award-winning writer who co-created the show Ronny Chieng: International Student which screened on ABC, BBC and Netflix. He has written for numerous shows such as The Weekly with Charlie Pickering and the hugely popular kids sketch show, You’re Skitting Me. Declan has also authored articles for The Age, The Guardian, The Herald-Sun and The Big Issue. On radio Declan has hosted shows on ABC, Triple M, Triple J and Triple R. Earlier this year he co-wrote a comedy podcast called Crossbread, which became one of the most popular podcasts in the Australia and the US.
In the media:
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Fiona Harris
Corporate, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker, Online - Virtual Visits, Speaking Out, Storyteller/Performer, Wellbeing
Fiona has been writing and performing for Australian stages and screens for many years. She wrote and co-starred on the ABC sketch comedy show, Flipside, as well as on channel nine’s sketch comedy series, Comedy Inc – The Late Shift series 5 and on all three series of the Network Ten sketch comedy series SkitHouse. She has also written and directed numerous shows for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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Justin Heazlewood
Author, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker, Mental Health, Speaking Out, Storyteller/Performer, Wellbeing
Justin Heazlewood has written four books including Dream Burnie which was released in 2025. He publishes a gazette called Fuzzy Logic and also writes a monthly column for Canberra street press BMA. He spent fifteen years performing music and comedy as The Bedroom Philosopher and twice had songs feature in the Hottest 100.
Justin is the author of Get Up Mum about living with a Mum with schizophrenia, published by Affirm Press in 2018. In 2019 he adapted the book into a ten part radio series for ABC RN’s Life Matters. In 2022 he adapted the book into a one-man theatre show which premiered at Hobart’s Theatre Royal.
In 2020 Justin gave a witness statement for the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. He is an ambassador for Satellite Foundation who support young people caring for a family member with a mental illness.
“Justin Heazlewood is nothing short of one of Australia’s most versatile and important storytellers. In his journalism and personal essays, Heazlewood demonstrates a remarkable capacity to not only make the reader laugh, but think critically about important issues often poorly discussed, such as mental illness, unemployment and the frailty of human relationships.”
– Benjamin Law.
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Tony Wilson
Author, Corporate, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker, Speaking Out, Wellbeing
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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Michelle Law
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Storyteller/Performer, Wellbeing
Michelle Law is an award-winning writer and screenwriter whose previous speaking engagements include TEDx events, Woodford Folk Festival, writer’s festivals, ABC radio and The Project. Her stories and essays have been widely anthologized and her films have screened nationally at festivals and on the ABC.
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Benjamin Law
Author, Corporate, Journalist, Social Commentator, Speaking Out, Wellbeing
Benjamin Law is a Sydney-based journalist, columnist and screenwriter. He is the author of two books: the black comedy memoir The Family Law (2010) and the travelogue Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East (2012). The Family Law has been translated into French and is currently being developed for television. Gaysia was published in India in 2013, with the US and other territories to follow in 2014. Both of his books were nominated for Australian Book Industry Awards, and he is currently working on his third.
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Tristan Miller
Author, Corporate, Inspirational Speaker, Speaking Out, Wellbeing
Tristan Miller has had an incredible story, for such a regular guy. He dealt with a number of life’s highs and lows, before finally losing his dream job at Google in the Global Financial Crisis of 2009. Instead of laying down, he turned his life into an amazing adventure by running 52 marathons in 52 weeks, in 42 countries, on all 7 continents!
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Sonia Orchard
Author, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Journalist, Personal Development/Welfare, Social Issues, Victim/Survivor Advocate, Wellbeing
Sonia is a writer, teacher, advocate, speaker and festival founder and director who believes in the power of storytelling to inspire, create belonging and connection, and effect positive change in the world.
Her writing and work is driven by her passions for social justice, the environment and child and teenage wellbeing. Most recently, since the publication of her memoir “Groomed”, she has become a strong advocate for CSA and SA survivors, campaigning for justice reform, and the rights of children, teenagers and victim survivors.
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Courtney Collins
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Storyteller/Performer, Wellbeing
Courtney is passionate about turning big creative ideas into practical reality – and supporting others to do the same. From her experience as a novelist, screenwriter, podcast presenter and producing films in remote locations, Courtney values the power of the imagination as much as the power of finding achievable steps to action ideas.
With a PhD in creative writing, storytelling craft is her expertise. She is especially led by the values of diversity, respect and connection. Participants in all of Courtney’s workshops and presentations report that they leave empowered with new tools and knowledge to support them to achieve their own creative dreams.
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Daniel Witthaus
Author, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, LGBTQ+, Storyteller/Performer, Wellbeing
Daniel Witthaus believes you can change the world one cuppa at a time. He has spent 29 years challenging homophobia and working on LGBTIQA+ inclusion one cuppa at a time in schools, rural communities and, occasionally, developing countries. He has also worked with Kids Help Line, VicHealth, the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and No to Violence, a national men’s family violence organisation.
Daniel is the author of Beyond Priscilla: one gay man, one gay truck, one big idea… (2014), Beyond ‘That’s So Gay!’: Challenging homophobia in Australian schools (2010) and the Pride & Prejudice educational package (2002, 2012) – which won Human Rights Week awards for work in three Tasmanian schools.
In 2013 Daniel founded Rural Pride Australia which focuses on the needs of LGBTIQA+ people in regional, rural and remote Australia. His focus is on helping communities assess their LGBTIQA+ inclusion readiness, practical strategies that work outside metropolitan centres and working on what can be done “in the meantime” ahead of an LGBTIQA+ utopia.
He is also semi-obsessed with abandoned buildings and is an international gay gold medallist in tennis.
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Claire Dunn
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Wellbeing
Claire Dunn is a writer, journalist, educator, barefoot explorer and author of My Year Without Matches, the memoir of her extraordinary journey living in the bush for a year learning wilderness survival skills. Her latest book is Rewilding the Urban Soul, a memoir about searching for the wild in the city, set for release in June 2021.
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Sian Prior
Author, Corporate, Entertainer, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Speaking Out, Wellbeing
Sian Prior is probably best known as an ABC radio presenter, a columnist and critic for The Age, and a musician. But this accomplished public performer is also the author of two acclaimed works of non fiction, ‘Shy: a memoir and ‘Childless: a story of freedom and longing’ (shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year in 2022). Her first memoir ‘Shy’ solves the riddle of how someone who has grappled for decades with debilitating social anxiety has nevertheless managed to carve out a series of successful careers in the public eye.
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Mike Rolls
Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Mike Rolls is a leading authority in resilience. Mike survived one of the deadliest diseases on the planet at the age of 18. This life-changing event marked the start of an unexpected journey toward helping others manage their own challenges with greater efficiency and effectiveness.
Mike’s message empowers people to reframe challenges and setbacks, priming them to step up to adversity with greater confidence. This simple yet effective philosophy that underpins his work and is a no-nonsense, practical approach that’s designed to help individuals tap into and unlock greater levels of resilience in both their personal and professional lives.
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Luke Kennedy
Author, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Mental Health, Personal Development, Social Issues, Storyteller/Performer, Wellbeing
Luke Kennedy is one of Australia’s most sought-after motivational speakers, mental health advocate, and best selling author. Known for his raw storytelling, powerful presence, and ability to deeply connect with audiences of all ages. From school halls to corporate boardrooms, his keynote/workshops inspire lasting change, resilience, and the importance of taking care of yourself (in all areas).
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David McLean
Author, Curriculum Specialist, Education Consultant, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Author, educator, actor and broadcaster, David has over a quarter of a century of experience in education, having headed English departments and run workshops for students and professional development for teachers. He has authored novels and developed curriculum resources that are sold nationally and internationally. He has an engaging presentation style encouraging active participation where possible.
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David Burton
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Social Issues, Wellbeing
David is a multi-award-winning writer from Queensland. In 2015, David published his funny, sad and serious memoir How to Be Happy, which tackled an adolescence of depression, anxiety and sexual confusion head on. He’s regularly requested for his hilarious and inspiring talks.
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Sharon Torpey – The Drug Education Project
Drug and alcohol education, Personal Development, Wellbeing
One life lost due to alcohol or drug misuse is one too many….
The reality is all young people need drug and alcohol education, whether they indulge or not, as everyone can be affected by the choices of those who do. Our aim is to reduce the adverse health, social, cultural and economic consequences of alcohol and other drug use by minimising the harm for both the community and the individual.
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Ruth Clare
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Ruth Clare is the author of the award-winning memoir, ENEMY (Penguin, 2016), a three-time TEDx speaker and lived experience mental health coach. In addition to writing for publications such as The Age, Elle, Meanjin and The Good Weekend, Ruth is working on a memoir based on her late life diagnosis with ADHD. Ruth explores serious topics related to mental health, resilience, courage, identity and authenticity using humour and a knack for entertaining developed during her years as a professional actor.
She shares stories of hiding the trauma of her childhood, pretending everything was okay while she struggled alone with anxiety, perfectionism, shame and never feeling good enough, and how she finally got brave enough to share her experience with others. Weaving in polyvagal, mindfulness and breathing exercises, alongside cognitive approaches, Ruth simplifies complex ideas learnt on her own recovery journey and mental health studies, to deliver genuine insights and practical tools participants can immediately use in their own lives.
Ruth’s talks deliver a transformative experience for audiences, showing them how to stop being so hard on themselves and live with more calm awareness, self-compassion, optimism and confidence.
Topics:
• Mental Health
• Resilience and overcoming adversity
• Neurodivergence and Identity
• Owning your stories and rewriting your life
Jessica Walton
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Social Issues, Storyteller, Wellbeing
Jessica Walton is a queer, disabled writer and speaker. They co-wrote an episode of Get Krack!n focused on disability, which aired on ABC in 2019. They are the author of graphic novel Stars In Their Eyes, with artwork by Aśka (Fremantle Press 2021) and Introducing Teddy, illustrated by Dougal MacPherson (Bloomsbury 2016). Jess also has two short stories for teens and kids published in Australian anthologies Funny Bones (Allen and Unwin 2019) and Meet Me at the Intersection (Fremantle Press 2018), as well as poetry in a few anthologies, magazines and journals.
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Tasneem Chopra
Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Online - Virtual Visits, Personal Development, Social Issues, Storyteller, Wellbeing, Women's Rights
Tasneem is a whole lot of parts, symbolising the hybrid identity of today’s global citizen, which she speaks to with sheer wit. She is an East African born, Indian origin, Bendigo raised, Melbourne loving, daughter, mother, middle-child, karaoke swooning, sleep deprived, vertically challenged, feminist, Muslim, exhausted, activist – and she won’t compromise on any of those titles.
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Ally Watson
Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Social Issues, Wellbeing, Women's Rights
Ally Watson is the founder and CEO of Code Like a Girl, a social enterprise that provides girls and women with the confidence and tools to take on the world of code and re-imagine the future of technology.
As one who has seen first-hand how traditional gender stereotypes have limited opportunity for women across society at large, she strives tirelessly each day towards breaking these biases.
Recently decorated with an Order of Australia Medal, Watson is a multi-award winning social entrepreneur whose heartfelt motivation is to create innovative learning environments where every woman, from any background, feels included, inspired and capable in the world of technology.
Ally’s unique and refreshing insights and research on gender-diversity within the technology industry allows for the delivery of thought-provoking and action-inspiring presentations.
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Shabnam Safa
Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Social Issues, Storyteller, Wellbeing
Shabnam is a driven community development practitioner who is passionate about cultivating true partnerships between communities and structures of power to create lasting solutions and social change.
She grew up as a Hazara Afghan refugee in Pakistan before arriving in Australia at the age of 15. Inspired by her own experience of forced displacement, she is a strong advocate for meaningful participation of refugees in addressing the complex challenges of resettlement, inclusion, and belonging.
Shabnam has founded and led multiple initiatives in Australia and abroad supporting refugees and host communities. She is part of a small national team at the Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA) working to establish a holistic community-led refugee sponsorship program in Australia, building community capacity to welcome newcomers. She is the inaugural Chairperson at the National Refugee-led Advisory and Advocacy Group (NRAAG), a refugee-led organisation creating spaces for effective elevation of voices with lived experience in key decisions, policies, and discourse about refugees.
A Director at the Centre for Multicultural Youth, Shabnam also serves on multiple government advisory boards influencing policy design and program delivery to devise unique solutions for the unique challenges and opportunities facing refugee and migrant communities in Australia. She is an emerging leader in the Afghan Australian community and since the fall of Kabul in August 2021 has been one of the leading voices behind the Action for Afghanistan campaign.
She was recently inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women for her tireless work in promoting refugee rights, social cohesion, meaningful diversity and inclusion. Fun fact about Shabnam: she is also a former Karate champion with multiple national and international titles to her name.
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Scott Harris
Author, Corporate, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Wellbeing
Scott Harris traveled the world solo with multiple disabilities to show us we can do anything we put our mind to. After a dirt bike accident in 2008, he spent three years at Epworth Rehabilitation learning to live with these disabilities and came out the other side with a completely new approach to life. He wrote the book Crashing Into Potential: Living with my injured brain, which tells the story of how he went from zero to hero despite being knocked down many times along the way.
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Jenna Guillaume
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Journalist, Social Commentator, Wellbeing
Jenna Guillaume is a lively and engaging author and journalist with a passion for empowering young people – and having a lot of fun along the way. She loves to talk about things like body image, social media and online toxicity, the intersection of feminism and pop culture, digital media, mental health and self-love.
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Sumaya Harare
Inspirational Speaker, Online - Virtual Visits, Social Issues, Storyteller/Performer, Wellbeing, Women's Rights
Coming to Australia at the age of 7 with her family as a refugee, Sumaya and her family were settled in the suburb of Brighton East, a predominantly Caucasian suburb. She started at a nearby primary school, the only English she knew having learnt from Sesame Street. Her experiences of being bullied and ostracized in school caused her to develop social anxiety and a diminished self-worth which she wouldn’t know about until into her mid to late 20s. She connects with students from schools all over the country on topics of bullying and overcoming it, body image issues and integrating as a refugee.
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Eleni Hale
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Online - Virtual Visits, Personal Development, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Eleni Hale is an author and journalist based in Melbourne. Her debut novel, inspired by real life events, won the Readings Book Prize among other accolades and tells the story of one girl’s journey through institutional care.
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Cori Brooke
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Wellbeing
Cori Brooke is a Canadian-Australian Children’s Book Council of Australia shortlisted children’s picture book author (All I Want for Christmas is Rain), public servant and Mom. Cori loves to share her books, book-related artifacts and books she loves with kids and adults. She loves talking about her writing process, and the process of writing generally, in a fun, accessible and kid-friendly way. Having just learned to juggle (literally, but also a metaphor for her life) Cori might incorporate that into her visits soon!
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Rawah Arja
Author, Entertainment, Inspirational Speaker, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Rawah Arja is a passionate young Muslim author from Western Sydney whose work has featured at the Sydney Writer’s Festival, SBS Voices as well as the Sydney Review of Books. She teaches creative writing workshops at schools, specialising in reluctant readers and writers.
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Dr Jodi Richardson
Anxiety, Author, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, New Speakers, Online - Virtual Visits, Personal Development, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Dr Jodi Richardson is dedicated to elevating the mental health and wellbeing of others. She empowers parents, educators and other professionals with practical skills and techniques for maximising wellbeing and overcoming the inattention, overwhelm and avoidance that come with anxiety.
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Chris Daicos
Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Wellbeing
Dip Tch, BA, BSW, MAPP, FACEL
Chris is a trained teacher and social worker who has also completed the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology. She has over three decades of experience supporting organisations in the public and private sector to enhance functioning and develop wellbeing. Her work was recognized by the Australian Council for Educational Leaders for which she was awarded a fellowship.
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Jonny Shannon
E-safety, Inspirational Speaker, New Speakers, Online - Virtual Visits, Personal Development, Social Issues, Wellbeing
If you’re looking for a powerful, engaging speaker on cyber safety, online presence, and bullying prevention – Jonny Shannon is your guy!
Jonny Shannon is a International Tech entrepreneur & Motivational Speaker.
From 2016 to 2024, Jonny has delivered one of the most sought-after presentations for both primary and high school audiences across Australia. His sessions aren’t just informative—they’re fun, memorable, and packed with real-life stories that help students understand how to take control of their digital world. Through relatable storytelling and practical advice, Jonny empowers students to deal with cyberbullying, stay safe online, build a positive digital footprint and mental health and wellbeing.
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George Green
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Storyteller/Performer, Wellbeing
George Green is a motivational speaker and children’s author who shares his journey from working in the hip-hop industry with well-known artists to finding faith and spending over 12 years supporting young people and communities in the youth justice system across multiple countries. Through his personal journey and founding Little Global People, he empowers children of colour to feel proud of who they are and confident about what they can achieve.
Huda Hayek
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Wellbeing
H. Hayek learned as an adult to embrace all the parts that make her unique. Hayek believes all children, no matter their backgrounds, can do this early and use it as a tool for success.
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Alex Dekker
Inspirational Speaker, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Alex Dekker is an award-winning social entrepreneur and the founder of Alex Makes Meals, a not-for-profit that has provided over 700,000 meals to people in need. As a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and 2024 Young Melburnian of the Year, Alex shares inspiring insights on leadership, resilience, and creating sustainable impact in both schools and corporate settings.
Alex’s work has garnered numerous accolades, including being nominated for Victorian Young Australian of the Year (2021) and receiving the 2022 Premier’s Sustainability Award and the National Banksia Award. His efforts demonstrate that age is no barrier to making a profound difference.
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Tarang Chawla
Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Tarang Chawla is a speaker, writer and founder of Not One More Niki, working to end violence against women. He is a gender equality, human rights and mental health advocate who was named a Young Australian of the Year Finalist and listed as one of Australia’s Top 40 Under 40 Asian Australians.
Dr Joanne Orlando (PhD, M.Ed, B.Ed)
Author, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Social Issues, Welfare, Wellbeing
Dr Joanne Orlando (PhD, M.Ed, B.Ed) is one of Australia’s favourite and most trusted digital wellbeing experts. Through her ground-breaking research she provides specialist advice and solutions to today’s most pressing digital wellbeing issues for children and adults. Joanne is a popular presenter on TV, with over 10 years presenting digital wellbeing segments on Sunrise, Morning Show, Today Show and The Project. She has developed terms such as ‘sharenting’ and ‘zombie scrolling’ which have now entered everyday lexicon. Joanne is the creator of digital literacy and wellbeing education program TechClever, and her most recent book Life Mode On, was released worldwide in 2021.
» Read more about Dr Joanne Orlando (PhD, M.Ed, B.Ed)
Ren Alessandra
Author, Entertainer, Poet, Storyteller, Wellbeing
Ren is a national award-winning spoken word artist and English teacher who merges her love of both arts into active, engaging and empowering writing workshops and performances.
See more at Ren’s website here.
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Eliza Hull
Author, Disability Advocate, Entertainment, Inspirational Speaker, Musician, Social Issues, Storyteller/Performer, Wellbeing
Eliza Hull is an award-winning musician, writer and disability advocate. She is passionate about changing the way the world views disability.
In her role as disability advocate and consultant, Eliza has presented Keynotes for major Australian and International organisations and given speeches at Parliament House, The Human Rights Convention ‘Free and Equal’, for the NDIS, DARU and at several hospitals, schools and universities including Sydney University and the Melbourne Women’s Hospital. She is also a fixture of the writing festival circuit.
Eliza regularly runs workshops in Disability Awareness Training and has written training for major Australian companies and organisations seeking to become more inclusive and accessible for all.
She also runs facilitated workshops in songwriting, recording, and storytelling for participants with disabilities.
The World We Can Build (co-author)
Come Over to My House (co-author)
We’ve Got This: Essays by Disabled Parents (creator and editor)
Growing Up Disabled in Australia (Anthology)
Teacher Teacher (Anthology)
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Mark Williams
Author, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development/Welfare, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Dr Mark is an internationally renowned neuroscientist who has presented to audiences all over the world. He is an entertaining and informative speaker, who backs up his contemporary thinking with down-to-earth pragmatism based on a ‘colourful’ background which very nearly took him to jail or an early grave. By exploring the true potential of the brain, Dr Mark leaves the audience thinking deeply about who they are and what they can achieve.
Latest Publication:
“The Connected Species: How understanding the evolution of the human brain can help you reconnect with the world”, Woodslane Press 22, July 2024
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Sarah Hayden
Author, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Personal Development, Wellbeing
Sarah Hayden is a social worker, equine assisted psychotherapist and mother to five children. Sarah is neurodivergent herself and speaks with warmth, humour and just a little bit of sparkle.
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Kate Foster
Author, Inspirational Speaker, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Kate is an engaging and passionate speaker and presenter who shares openly with her audience, be those children or adults, about neurodiversity and mental health, as well as her writing process. Her goal is always to encourage a wider understanding via a positive approach and representation that works towards true inclusion.
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Dr Stephanie Wescott
Curriculum Specialist, Education Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Social Issues, Wellbeing
Dr Stephanie Wescott is a bold and compelling feminist researcher and academic whose incisive analysis of misogyny, gender-based violence, and education policy invites critical reflection on the socio-political forces shaping young people’s lives.
An inspiring and thought-provoking speaker, she is a leading voice in education and social justice, sparking vital dialogue and influencing change across academic and public spheres.
With her colleague at Monash University, Stephanie pioneered the world’s first study on the influence of Andrew Tate in Australian schools. This research has been hugely impactful and influential across government, curriculum, NGOS, and schools, sparking a national conversation about boys and misogyny.
Stephanie regularly speak on panels, podcasts, and media platforms (ABC, NYT, Al Jazeera, The Guardian) and is currently writing a book on misogyny in schools.
She is a member of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, and an Affiliate Researcher at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Paul Dillon (DARTA)
Author, Education Consultant, Online - Virtual Visits, Personal Development, Social Commentator, Wellbeing
Paul Dillon has a unique investment in the wellbeing of young people. Founder of Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia and a former school teacher, Paul continues to conduct drug information sessions and workshops for school students across Australia and internationally, in countries as diverse as the UK, the Phillipines, and Indonesia.
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