

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: In Conversation with Louise Milligan
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 07:45 pm (+11:00)
- **Event Description**: Don’t miss an evening with multi-award-winning investigative journalist and award winning author Louise Milligan.About this EventWe are delighted to be hosting Louise Milligan, with her astounding back catalogue of non fiction and fiction work, as she celebrates the release of her new crime fiction novel Shelleybanks.Louise will be in conversation with Renee Price and the venue will be confirmed soon.About 'Shelleybanks'A novel of buried secrets, unimaginable trauma and how the love of family can pull you through to a brighter future from Louise Milligan, bestselling author of Pheasants Nest.'So much more than a crime novel. I loved it.' Chris Hammer, author of LegacyOn the sands of Shellybanks, where tides can quickly turn treacherous, journalist Kate Delaney once nearly drowned. Years later, reeling from a violent crime that has upended her life in Melbourne, she returns to Dublin to comfort her beloved aunt Dolores—only to discover Dolores has her own buried trauma.As a teenager, Dolores was drawn into a disturbing religious movement that stole her youth, her freedom, and so much more. With Kate's help, she is determined to confront the powerful network that made her suffer years of silence and shame.Shellybanks is a haunting tale of secrecy and survival, charting how two women find strength in each other as they reckon with Ireland's hidden histories and the scars that endure across generations.About Louise MilliganLouise Milligan is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist for ABC TV's Four Corners, the Australian national broadcaster's flagship current affairs documentary program. Louise's first novel, Pheasants Nest, was published in 2024 to wide acclaim, and was shortlisted for the Best Debut Fiction, Indie Book Awards and the Best Crime Fiction, Danger Awards. She also is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books: Cardinal, The Rise and Fall of George Pell and Witness, An Investigation into the Brutal Cost of Seeking Justice. Her books have been awarded multiple prizes, including the Walkley Book Award, the Davitt Awards Best Non-Fiction Crime Book, the Melbourne Prize for Literature People's Choice Award, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award's People's Choice prize, the Sir Owen Dixon Chambers Law Reporter of the Year Award, a Press Freedom Medal and a shortlisting for the Stella Prize. Louise's journalism, particularly her coverage of historical institutional child abuse and the experience of women in the criminal justice system and parliament, has broken national and international news, sparked government inquiries and led to profound cultural change and law reform. She started her career in newspapers and is a former High Court correspondent and political reporter. Born in Ireland to an Irish mother and Scottish father, Louise moved to Australia as a child. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children. Shellybanks is her second novel.
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 10, currency: AUD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ballarat Central
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Palace Regent Cinemas Ballarat
- **lat**: -37.5602553
- **long**: 143.8578093
- **full address**: Palace Regent Cinemas Ballarat, 49 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, Australia

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- **organizer**: Collins Booksellers on Lydiard (https://allevents.in/org/collins-booksellers-on-lydiard/22596350)

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- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+11:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Palace Regent Cinemas Ballarat, 49 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, Australia
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 10 up to 10 AUD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Collins Booksellers on Lydiard
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
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