Stories from the Lyell Region
12pm–1pm
Lou Rae
Tasmanian author and West Coast historian, Lou Rae, presents a selection of historical stories from the Lyell region along with readings from his latest book, The Lost Provence, due for publication in late 2023.

Adaptive Reuse – An Architectural Investigation
2pm–3pm
Mat Hinds and Poppy Taylor
In early 2023, architects Mat Hinds and Poppy Taylor spent a week in Queenstown exploring and observing The Unconformity’s base of operations, the former Queenstown Presbyterian Church. Hear their investigations into history, community and cultural traditions alongside the potential for sensitive adaptive change of the building.

Gilded Memories – The Story of a Necklace
4pm–5pm
Emma Bugg
Part-time local artist, Emma Bugg, presents the story of Marion Sticht's famous charm necklace and talks about creating her own jewellery project inspired by Marion, her necklace and the storytelling power of the charms.

The Unearthed
10am–11am
Lenny Bartulin
Hear Tasmanian author, Lenny Bartulin, talk about his recently-released novel The Unearthed (Allen and Unwin, 2023). Set amidst the harsh terrain of the timber and ore industries of the West Coast, this is a haunting story about the past and its quiet, but tenacious, grip on the present.

Thresholds – Returning Voices Underground
12pm–1pm
Polly Stanton and The Queenie Quoir
Artist Polly Stanton talks about the process of creating her moving image installation, Thresholds, recorded with The Queenie Quoir underground in the Mt Lyell mine.

West Coast Writers’ Corner
2pm–3pm
Patsy Crawford, Paul Frisby, Michael Galvin and Cheryl Weare
West Coast writers gather to read from their original writings influenced by the unique history, community and landscape of the region.

West Coast Songbook
4pm–5pm
Tony Newport
Performing with his Bradshaw Autoharp, West Coast musician and author Tony Newport, shares stories and songs of miners and railways, Marion Sticht, Robert Sticht's Zither, The Bradshaw Mill and the characters of the old west from his West Coast Songbook.

kani palawa writing (talking Tasmanian Aboriginal writing)
10am–11am
Adam Thompson
Join palawa author Adam Thompson as he talks about Tasmanian Aboriginal writing and its evolution, sharing both his own work and that of other palawa writers.

West Coast Cultural Commons
12pm–1pm
Tandi Palmer Williams and Peter Matthews
Consultants Tandi Palmer Williams and Peter Matthews discuss the unique challenges, opportunities and realities in co-devising the region's first cultural strategy with the West Coast community.

Shift Change
2pm–3pm
Andrew Callaghan
Festival artist Andrew Callaghan discusses his sound installation Shift Change and shares the stories of what the shift-change siren meant to local people and how he is creating work with those memories and sounds.

West Coast Poet Corner
4pm–5.30pm
David “Fitzy” Fitzpatrick, Sally Lovell, Julie Massey-Ross, Randal Morrison and Ros Muir
Poets from across the West Coast come together to share their original work, local stories and historical poetry sourced from Queenstown’s Galley Museum. Poets in the audience can share their own work at the end of the session.

The House of Art and Nature
10am–11am
Raymond Arnold
Queenstown artist Raymond Arnold speaks about the potential redevelopment of the Queenstown Central School site into a ‘cultural precinct’, a multi-faceted facility using the rubric of ‘art and nature’ as its central coordinating principle.

Open Session
11am–1pm
Gather in the MOONLAND space for tea or coffee, to reflect on the weekend, connect with friends, or recharge for the journey home.