Opening Night Address 2026 - Bob Brown at Word on the Waves Festival

Sit in for an evening of stirring words from five of our country’s finest thinkers at the 2026 Words on the Waves Writers Festival Opening Address.

Reflecting on the 2026 festival theme Take the Time this exciting event will be hosted by:

• Former leader of the Australian Greens, trailblazing environmentalist Bob Brown.
• Multi-New York Times and Amazon best-selling writer Sarah Wilson. 
• Booker-shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole, Steve Toltz
• Indigenous knowledge leader and founder of the Firesticks Alliance, Victor Steffensen, and; • Viral social media sensation, Jack Toohey.

Don’t miss this inspiring event, which also launches the festival’s sixth celebratory year here on the Central Coast.

Doors 6:30pm for a 7pm SHARP start.