Our 2016 Program

NEWCASTLE STORIES - A CORNUCOPIA

Leader: Dr. Griff Foley 

Newcastle overflows with stories; we have a veritable cornucopia of tales to tell.  This year we will encounter stories from the past and present; we will also look to the future. We will:

·   Hear stories about our city, and meet some great storytellers

·   Encounter and analyse different ways of telling stories

·   Research and write Newcastle stories

Semester 1, 2016

·   What makes a good story?    Griff  Foley

·   The geological history of Newcastle & the Hunter Valley   Phil Gilmore & Geoff Hassall

·   Art in Newcastle   Gael Davies

·   The birth of intensive care in Newcastle   Ass. Prof. Ross Kerridge

·   Green shoots: Old Town revival   Christopher Saunders, Renew Newcastle

·   From Surfing to Surfest   Ted Bassingthwaighte

·   Newcastle stories: themes & directions   Griff Foley

·   Saving the East End   Judith Gatland & Brian Ladd

·   Bishop Burgmann & the WEA   Prof. Peter Hempenstall

·   From bush walking to bush regeneration   Bob Clifton

·   Energy innovation in the city   Professor Behdad Moghtaderi^#

·   Social work in Newcastle   Anne-Marie Holley

·   Newcastle’s Indigenous history   Prof. John Maynard

·   Our stories so far - 1  Griff Foley

Semester 2, 2016

·         Our stories so far - 2   Griff  Foley

·         Reviving the Regal    Gayle Hopwood

·         Law stories: Newcastle and beyond   Richard Wakely & Wayne Marler

·         From riot to revolution   Tony Brown

·         Coal and community in the Hunter   Griff Foley

·         Frontier Energy Technology site visit   Professor Behdad Moghtaderi^#

·         Newcastle women’s stories   Jane Scott, Margaret Henry, Zeny Giles & others

·         What makes a good story?   Griff Foley

·         Our stories in context   Griff Foley

·         1950’s Newcastle - Nasho and beyond   Jim Stokes

·         A transport strategy for the Hunter   David Blyth, HCC

·         The 1880’s military occupations and the Hunter radical tradition   Rod Noble

·         Stories of the street       Paul McTigue & Griff Foley

·         Storylines: Hamilton then and now   Mark McLean

·         Public education in a neo-liberal era: Iimpacts on Newcastle and the Hunter   Jack Waight, NSWTF

·         Future city, What will Newcastle be like in 2030?   Griff Foley & others

·         Sharing our stories   Griff Foley

^#Prof Moghtaderi is Director of the Priority Research Centre for Frontier Energy Technologies and Utilisation at the University of Newcastle