Sir John Quick Public Lecture Series
The Sir John Quick Lecture is presented annually on the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University with the support of the Sir John Quick Lecture Committee and the City of Greater Bendigo.
The lecture series has been established to revive the memory of the acknowledged 'father' of Australia Federation.
As a delegate from the Bendigo A.N.A., John Quick attended the 1893 Corowa Conference where he presented the famous resolution which took Federation's fate away from Parliaments and gave it directly to the people via elections for representatives and a referendum on the draft Constitution.
He was awarded a knighthood in 1901 for his work for Federation. Sir John Quick was Bendigo's first Federal MP, holding the seat until 1913.
2008 Lecture
The 2008 Lecture, Politics and the Public Language, was presented by Mr Don Watson, La Trobe alumnus, author, public intellectual and former speechwriter to Paul Keating. An audio version and transcript of the presentation is also available.
Enquiries
Shioban Downing
Events and Communications Officer
- T: +61 (0)3 5444 7374
- E: Bendigo-Events@latrobe.edu.au