SESSION 11

‘Looking Forward to Looking Back: reflections of a culture broker’ presented by Greg Mackie OAM, History Trust of South Australia

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Before his near decade as CEO, while heading up Arts SA in the Rann era, Greg long hankered to see History SA reclaim its true name – the History Trust of South Australia – and in 2016 – he got his way. As an independent bookseller from the mid 80s, into the 90s, he led Adelaide Writers’ Week into a golden era, and in 1999, inaugurated the Adelaide Festival of Ideas.

Respected across the political spectrum, Greg Mackie has been a trusted keeper of secrets – and ‘knows where the bodies are buried’. In this, his final public address as the History Trust’s CEO, join Greg for a saunter down the memory lanes, boulevards – the odd ‘dead ends’ of unfinished business from 40 years as a culture broker in South Australia.

Presentation time: Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 7:15 pm
Presentation duration: 40-45 minutes

Please note: tickets include x2 presentations by Brian Samuels and Greg Mackie OAM.

Image: Greg Mackie and Douglas Gautier on stage at the launch of the first Adelaide International Guitar Festival Program 2007