Connecting Country AGM 2025 with special guest speaker, Professor Barry Golding

Posted on 6 November, 2025 by Lori

Please join us for our AGM with special guest speaker Professor Barry Golding – author of Six Peaks Speak, on Saturday 22 November 2025 from 2.00pm to 4.00pm

Professor Barry Golding

Dr Barry Golding AM is an Honorary Professor with Federation University in Ballarat. He self-describes as a ground-up, community-oriented, polymathic, place-based researcher and story teller. His degrees span four disciplines: geology, arts, environmental sciences and education. Barry has researched and published internationally about vocational, adult, community, First Nations and informal learning. In 2023 Barry undertook a State Library Victoria Creative Fellowship, researching and writing a book, Six Peaks Speak: Unsettling legacies in southern Dja Dja Wurrung Country, published in 2024 with local geologist, Clive Willman and in close discussion with Dja Dja Wurrung people.

Six Peaks Speak tells the unique stories and continuing legacies of the ancient mountains in the Central Victorian region from a multidisciplinary perspective. The book bears witness to ‘unsettling’ changes over the past 200 years, as viewed from the perspective of the peaks (including Dharrang Gauwa – Mount Tarrengower and Liyanganyuk banyul – Mount Alexander) that stand sentinel over an ancient volcanic landscape and its immense natural and cultural significance.

When: Saturday 22 November 2025 at 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Where: Guildford Community Hall, 30 Fryers St Guildford VIC

Cost: Free!

Delicious afternoon tea provided.

Everyone is welcome! For catering and logistical purposes, please register your attendance – click here

Dr. Barry Golding will present after brief AGM formalities.

AGM formalities

The following Connecting Country AGM 2025 documents are available to download:

Please note only current Connecting Country members can vote in the AGM. To become a member – click here

For more information please email info@connectingcountry.org.au or phone 0493 362 394

Nominate for the Committee of Management

Want to be more involved with Connecting Country? Why not consider becoming a committee member. We are actively looking for new committee members to broaden the skills of our Committee. The positions require 2 hours per month to attend committee meeting plus small amounts of reading or work time as required to keep the organisation rolling. If this sounds like you, please complete a nomination form or contact our office to discuss via info@connectingcountry.org.au.

The 2025 AGM is kindly sponsored by local community donors.

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