2024 Engagement Australia Excellence Awards

Join us for an evening of celebration as we reveal the winners of our annual Excellence Awards for Engagement, honoring the most impactful and purpose-driven engagement leaders from Australia and New Zealand.

The night will feature pre-dinner drinks, canapés, and a two-course meal at the Woodward Centre in Carlton, Victoria.

Time: 6.30 – 9.30pm

Cost: Individual Ticket $250 (+ booking fee and GST) / Table of 10 $2,300 (+booking fee and GST)

Dress Code: Formal attire

Keynote Speaker

Professor Tony Birch holds the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne. In 2017 he was awarded the Patrick White Award in recognition of his contribution to Australian literature. He is the author of four novels, five short fiction collections, and two poetry books. In 2022 his book, Dark As Last Night won the Christina Stead Literary Prize and the Steele Rudd Literary Award. The book was also shortlisted for the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for fiction. His most recent book is the novel Women and Children, which won the 2024 Age Book of the Year Award.  Tony is also a Fitzroy Blak, an educator and teacher of writing and history.

Accommodation

Special discount of 15% off Best Available Rates rates available at the following hotels

Adina Melbourne (Queen Street) (1.6km)
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