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2024 ROBE

Relax to the Crayfish Crawl September 13-15th, 2024 

This iconic holiday destination has lots to offer family members who wish to come too. The town is rich with local talent, many of whom will share their knowledge and skills with Gathering participants. eg. history walks & tours; walks in nature, different craft and health/relaxation workshops, just to name a few. Come for the whole weekend and move, learn and laugh with friends, old and new!

If you can, attend early on Friday Sept 13 and enjoy the amazing Friday afternoon workshop options and the whole Gathering weekend. Full weekend ticket price is $260 (includes the Saturday Gala Dinner) – daily options available.

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Workshop Offerings

Inspiring Speakers

1. Madelyn Duckmanton & Ruth Cece

Surviving Ovarian Cancer – Madelyn Duckmanton & Ruth Cece This presentation is aimed at educating women on the signs and symptoms of Ovarian Cancer. By knowing the signs and symptoms

2. Liz Harfull 

Best-selling author Liz Harfull is passionate about telling the stories and unearthing the histories of the extraordinary everyday people who make up our communities, especially in rural and regional Australia.

3. Brigitte Muir OAM 

Brigitte Leonce Suzanne Koch was born in Belgium in 1958. As a teenager, she discovered caving, rock climbing and mountaineering and never looked back. Brigitte graduated with honours in archaelology,

4. Jacqui Bateman

Jacqui Bateman’s journey from a self-taught novice to an internationally acclaimed photographer is a testament to her passion and dedication. In 2017, her work was honoured with the prestigious Star

5. Kristi Biezaite

My name is Kristi Biezaite and I am a designer and artist based in Robe. I moved to Australia with my family in 2010 and have lived in Robe for

6. Fran West

Following Dreams and Reaching for the Sky: a flight around Australia’s coast in a light aircraft: Fran West Fran West, born in Adelaide in 1952, is an award-winning pilot, adventurer, author, photographer

SPEAKERS PROGRAM
 
 Friday
7:30-8:15pm Surviving Ovarian Cancer: Madelyn Duckmanton & Ruth Cece from the  Letitia Links Research Foundation Inc
 
8:15-9pm The untold stories of Robe’s Pioneering Women: Liz Harfull
 

Saturday:

8.50am – 9.40am Lessons from Everest: Brigitte Muir OAM
 

Sunday

10:45-11:45am
The Artist’s Highlighted-artists’ stories
including Jacqui Bateman, Kristi Biezaite
 
11:45-12:30pm Following Dreams and Reaching for the Sky: a flight around Australia’s coast in a light aircraft: Fran West