Media personality added to festival

TELEVISION presenter and journalist Lisa Wilkinson is the latest big name to be added to the Bendigo Writers’ Festival.

Ms Wilkinson will appear on Saturday, 14 May at the Capital Theatre in conversation with manager at Bendigo Venues and Events, Julie Amos.

Currently co-hosting Channel Ten’s The Project, she has recently published her memoir It Wasn’t Meant To Be Like This and her appearance was made possible by the date of the Federal election being set as 21 May, a week after the festival ends.

“We just kept hoping that Lisa would be able to join us for what promises to be a fantastic festival this year,” Ms Amos said.

“Lisa is a household name and one of Australia’s most respected and recognised journalists, who has had a remarkable media career over more than four decades.

“At 21 she was the youngest-ever editor to lead a national magazine, Dolly, and was then editor of Cleo magazine for 10 years before making the leap to television.

“More recently, she has stood up to the media industry on the gender pay gap and broken the Brittany Higgins story, sparking a national conversation about workplace culture in Australia’s Parliament.”

For tickets head to bendigowritersfestival.com.au.