Welcome to La Trobe University's Clever Conversations.
In this episode from our Bold Thinking series we will discuss and debate the past and future of the thriving city of Bendigo in regional Victoria. What influences are political, economic and structural changes having on regional cities like Bendigo?
Journalist, writer and presenter Frances Leach leads a panel that features:
- Dr Julie Rudner, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Inquiry, who aims to shift the way we think about risk and uncertainty.
- Rob Hunt, Managing Director of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank for over 20 years who awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University in 1998.
- Margot Spalding, a former Telstra businesswoman of the year and spokesperson for the ‘Believe in Bendigo’ campaign.
- Tasneem Chopra, a La Trobe graduate, curator, consultant author and activist. She grew up in Bendigo and now deliveries workshops on diversity, identity and racism.