WHEN: Thursday 22 October 2026 – 5.15 for 6.00 pm start – refreshments from 5.15 pm in the hall, lecture to commence at 6.00pm in the Church.
WHERE: Canberra Baptist Church, 11 Currie Crescent, Kingston, ACT (** note different venue this year **)
The lecture will also be broadcast nationally on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/y_Dms-Cl-2s.
SPEAKER: Travis Lovett , Executive Director of the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Truth Telling and Dialogue.
Travis Lovett is a proud Kerrupmara Gunditjmara, Boandik man and Traditional Owner who served as Deputy Chair and Commissioner of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, Australia’s first formal truth-telling inquiry. A lifelong advocate for justice and cultural preservation, Lovett has held senior leadership roles in the Victorian Public Service, including Executive Director and Acting Deputy Secretary, Department of Premier and Cabinet. His leadership has been pivotal in advancing Treaty and truth-telling, reforming Koori Courts and protecting cultural heritage across Victoria.
Lovett’s commitment to truth was powerfully embodied in his 905-kilometre National Walk for Truth, a symbolic and deeply personal journey from Victorian Parliament in Naarm to Parliament House in Canberra on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country. This landmark walk called on the Federal Government to commit to a national truth-telling process, developed in genuine partnership with First Nations Peoples. Upon reaching Canberra, Lovett carried a message from many Nations, hands and hearts to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the doors of Parliament. His work with the Yoorrook Justice Commission helped deliver a landmark report with over 100 recommendations for systemic reform, leading to a historic apology from the Victorian Government.
Centre for Truth-telling and Dialogue at the University of Melbourne
Walk For Truth! – LET’S WALK TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL TRUTH
Please share with others who might be interested – you can download an A4 flier below.
David Hunter was one of the founding members of ANTaR, and an enormously supportive and inspiring activist on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues. He died in December 2003, and since then, ANTaR ACT has hosted an annual memorial lecture in memory of David’s contributions to reconciliation and Indigenous rights.
You can find a list of all past lectures at: David Hunter Memorial Lecture.
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