Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Monday 26 September
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Grappling with an abiding sorrow? Grinding your teeth when that car cuts you off in the street? Searching for that ever-elusive sense of satisfaction and well-being? If Melbourne’s a city that often experiences four seasons in a day, most of its residents face much the same experience internally.
We’re always in the mood for a good discussion at the Wheeler Centre, but let’s face it - an even temperament is hard to find and even harder to achieve. Over three nights we take a digressive exploration through the tempers and moods of modern life. From the electrical signals and balance of chemicals that fire up our brains, to the social pressures and metaphysical entanglements that drive our behaviour, our panels of experts consider depression and rage, contentment and joy.
Featuring
Ben Pobjie
Ben Pobjie is a writer, comedian and poet with no journalistic qualifications whatsoever. He has a weekly column at Australian news commentary site newmatilda.com, and his writing has appeared in Crikey, The Age and The Punch, among others.
Noni Hazlehurst
Actor, presenter and broadcaster Noni Hazlehurst AM studied drama at Flinders University in South Australia, and after graduating gained roles in television shows Division 4, Homicide, Matlock Police and The Sullivans. From ...
Andrew Robb
Andrew Robb is the Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction. He was elected to the Federal seat of Goldstein in 2004, and has previously served as Federal Director and Campaign Director of the Liberal Party.
Andrew has held positions at PBL and the National Farmers Federation, and has been a board member at Sinclair Knight Merz, Garvan Research Foundation, Menzies Research Centre and the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring organisation. In 2003 Andrew was awarded the Office of the Order of Australia and Centenary Medal for his service to agriculture, politics and the community.
Nicole Highet
Dr Nicole Highet is the Founder and Executive Director of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE).
Nicole is a Doctor in clinical psychology, with extensive experience in marketing, campaign development, and advocacy. Nicole founded COPE in 2013 in response to the need to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to perinatal mental health.
COPE has a dedicated focus on the specific issues faced by women, men, partners and their families during pregnancy and the year following birth, in order to reduce the known personal, social and economic costs associated with undiagnosed and untreated perinatal mental health conditions.
COPE’s work includes National guideline development and world-leading innovative approaches to e-health promotion and stigma reduction, psycho-education, e-screening platforms, online training, and e-referral pathways via the eCOPE Directory.
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