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    AFL CHAMP SPEAKS AT BRIMBANK WRITERS AND READERS FESTIVAL

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    All-Australian AFL champion and three-time premiership player Bachar Houli will be the special guest at the opening night of the Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival, on Thursday 17 March, at the Bowery Theatre in St Albans.
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    HIGH SCHOOL BLUES

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    22 high profile Australian's share their 'Hard Knocks' at school and, how it shaped them into the strong, resilient people they are today.
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    AND THE PEOPLE STAYED HOME

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    And the people healed.
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    HOW A TEAM OF LOCAL TALENTED KIDS WROTE AND ILLUSTRATED TALES FROM DEEP BELOW

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    Most people who write books are adults, so it’s great that we could make a book as kids.
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    BENEATH THE FIG LEAVES

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    Beneath the Fig Leaves weaves an irresistible tapestry of family, food and history to stir the heart and senses.
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    AS I TURN 22…

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    I’m mourning for the family that I’ve missed and those I haven’t seen in years
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    TOUGH GUYS READ TOUGH BOOKS

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    The Tough Guy Book Club is all about getting men to read and talk.
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    THE WILLIAMSTOWN LITERARY FESTIVAL – EVERY CROWD HAS A SILVER LINING

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    After a year online, the much loved winter west festival is delighted to be back in the frame.

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