The Great Aussie Road Trip: Heather Ewart in Conversation [Ballarat]
Award-winning journalist Heather Ewart hits the Back Roads to Ballarat to journey through her great Australian road trips.
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About the Event
Over a career spanning four decades, Heather Ewart has been senior political reporter and a foreign correspondent posted to London, Washington and Brussels. Raised on a farm in country Victoria, her adventures have come full circle to see her hosting ABC TV’s popular program Back Roads.
In Ewart’s new book, Back Roads: The Great Aussie Road Trip, the much-loved journalist shares hot tips from her travels around Australia. From ideas on where to go and when to go, what to pack and what to see – she covers it all.
For this in-conversation event, she will be in conversation with Lexie Jeuniewic at Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to discuss the joyous moments of her road trips and share practical tips for discovering lesser-known parts of this beautiful country.
Presented in partnership with Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute.
Accessibility
Accessible toilets available
Assistive Listening
Companion tickets available
Quiet space available
Registered Assistance Animals welcome
Wheelchair accessible
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About the Book
Heather Ewart will be signing books after the event.
The bookseller for this event is Collins Booksellers on Lydiard.
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Heather Ewart is a much loved, award-winning journalist and the popular host of Back Roads. In a career at the ABC spanning four decades, she’s been senior political reporter for flagship TV and radio news and current affairs programs, and a foreign correspondent posted to London, Washington and B... Read more
Lexie is a reporter for ABC Ballarat, covering radio, digital, and television. She previously worked as a senior reporter for 9News Sunshine Coast and as a video journalist for 9News Border North-East.
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