Hon Bill English, the Deputy Prime Minister and Paul Kelly editor-at-large on The Australian are joining the list of noteable speakers at Aspiring Conversations presented by Milford Asset Management. Bill English was MP for Clutha-Southland for 24 years until he … Continued
We’re getting close – only two weeks to go until we launch the programme. Invitations to the launch evening have been sent to Patrons, Benefactors and Sponsors and we will reveal the eagerly anticipated programme on 18 February. Priority booking … Continued
Happy new year! And what a great year it is going to be. The eagerly anticipated Aspiring Conversations programme, presented by Milford Asset Management, will be launched in only five weeks’ time. We can’t wait to share the wonderful line … Continued
We are very excited to reveal one of our keynote speakers – acclaimed scientist and author Tim Flannery who will talk about the very topical issue of Climate Change. Tim is Australia’s former Chief Climate Commissioner and founder of the … Continued
As we approach December and the year starts to disappear, our thoughts turn to Aspiring Conversations in April. The programme will be released on February 18th and do make sure you have the dates in your diary – April 22 … Continued
Wow, what a weekend and well done to the All Blacks for their victory in the World Cup. It’s November already and we’re just not sure where the time goes. We held our AGM on 20th October and copies of … Continued
The trust managing both the Southern Lakes Festival of Colour and the Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas has announced a modest surplus in its latest two-year accounting period that will be reinvested in future events. The Southern Lakes Arts Festival … Continued
Plans are forging ahead for Aspiring Conversations 2016 and with more speakers confirmed, the line up is starting to look very impressive. Remember that we have moved it to our regular Autumn time slot – diary those dates of April … Continued
LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (June 10, 2015) – A detailed survey following April’s Southern Lakes Festival of Colour has revealed the seven-day celebration of art, music, theatre and conversation was judged the best ever by its audience. The online questionnaire … Continued
Winter is advancing and our plans for Aspiring Conversations 2016 are well underway. So lock in the dates of 22 – 24 April now. European Overview An important part of Festival Director Philip Tremewan’s job is to keep abreast of … Continued
