IN CONVERSATION with
LISA WILKINSON and PETER FITZSIMONS
A NOOSA alive! QUEENSLAND EXCLUSIVE
NOOSA alive! proudly present – Media power couple Lisa Wilkinson and her husband, Peter FitzSimons, for this Queensland Exclusive – Double Bill – Literary event.
THE COURAGEOUS LIFE OF WEARY DUNLOP
PETER FITZSIMONS – 5.00 PM
The extraordinary story of the heroic doctor whose courage and leadership were a lifeline for thousands of Australian prisoners-of-war on the infamous Thai-Burma Railway of World War II – brilliantly told by Australia’s favourite storyteller, Peter FitzSimons AM
Author Biography
Peter FitzSimons AM is Australia’s bestselling non-fiction writer, and for the past 39 years has also been a journalist and columnist with the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD and the SUN-HERALD.
He is the author of a number of highly successful books, including BREAKER MORANT, BURKE AND WILLS, MONASH’S MASTERPIECE, KOKODA, NED KELLY and GALLIPOLI, as well as biographies of such notable Australians as Sir Douglas Mawson, Nancy Wake and John Eales.
His passion is to tell Australian stories, our own stories: of great men and women, of stirring events in our history.
Peter grew up on a farm north of Sydney, went to boarding school in Sydney and attended Sydney University. An ex-Wallaby, he also lived for several years in rural France and Italy, playing rugby for regional clubs.
THE TITANIC STORY OF EVELYN
LISA WILKINSON – 6.30 pm
An epic tale, this is the never-before-told true story of Evelyn Marsden, a brave Australian nurse who was the only Australian-born survivor of the sinking of the Titanic.
It is an unforgettable story of the best and worst of humanity.
Lisa Wilkinson’s exhaustively researched and superbly written new book brings together the incredible drama of the sinking of the Titanic and Evelyn Marsden’s own extraordinary, uniquely Australian story.
Author Biography
Lisa Wilkinson AM is one of Australia’s most well-known, admired and respected media identities.
An early groundbreaking publishing career – Lisa was the youngest-ever editor of a national magazine, Dolly, at the age of twenty-one, then spent ten years as editor of the iconic and bestselling Cleo magazine – led to a stunning television success story for one of Australia’s most accomplished journalists.
Following over a decade as co host of the Nine Network’s Today Show, in 2017, Lisa accepted a new challenge by joining the Ten Network as host of its prime time award-winning news and current affairs program, The Project. Currently focused on her writing, Lisa is married to journalist and bestselling author Peter FitzSimons. They have three children.
This is a NOOSA alive! 2026 Fundraising event.
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Time
Venue and Bar open 4.00pm
Event start 5.00pm – 6.00pm – Peter FitzSimons AM
Interval
6.30pm 7:30pm – Lisa Wilkinson
* Book sales and signing for both Peter FitzSimons and Lisa Wilkinson from 7.30 pm
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* The J Bar will remain open from 7.30 pm
