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Three visionary fashion leaders come together in this game changing conversation at State Library of Queensland. Gain first-hand industry insights into innovation, culture, community, creativity, responsibility, and the economic realities of fashion. Jane Milburn OAM (founder) Textile Beat Jane Milburn is a sustainability consultant, Slow Clothing pioneer, TEDx speaker, Churchill Fellow, upcycler, and agricultural scientist. Jane established Textile Beat as a purpose-driven business in 2013 to inspire a creative approach to the way we dress, to embrace natural fibres and upcycling for pleasure, reward and sustainability. Jane has trained as a climate reality leader and her work aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Troy Casey (co-owner) Magpie Goose Magpie Goose creates unique and wearable garments designed to make a statement while generating economic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through creative industries. Magpie Goose is owned and led by Troy Casey (Kamilaroi) and Amanda Hayman (Wakka Wakka/Kalkadoon). It is a family-run business and social enterprise, passionate about creating positive outcomes. Jessie Sadler (founder) Christina Stephens Jessie Sadler is the CEO of one of Australia’s most recognised adaptive fashion brand, Christina Stephens. Christina Stephens exists to disrupt disability stereotypes. Their colourful and elevated designs, combined with smart innovations, has turned adaptive clothing on its head. The brand allows people with disability, dexterity issues, and changing bodies to wear what they want, not what they're given Facilitator: Melanie Finger is a Senior Lecturer in Transdisciplinary Design and the Academic Lead Engagement for the School of Design (QUT) This event is presented as part of Brisbane Fashion Month, Queensland’s premiere fashion event for Brisbane and Queensland designers. Accessibility If you require accessible seating options please call 3842 9318 or email slqevents@slq.qld.gov.au Auslan interpretation has been planned for this event. About Game Changers Game Changers brings innovation leaders from business, technology, and creative industries to share their insights with aspiring Queensland entrepreneurs. This is your chance to ask how entrepreneurs and business leaders build companies, reinvent themselves, inspire teams, and envision success. Game Changers is a Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame initiative presented by State Library of Queensland and QUT. The talk will be live streamed and you can join the conversation online using #qblhof @slqld @QUT. Book for the livestream here. Alternatively, you can ask questions via slido.com; use the code #qblhof Subscribe to be the first to know about our program of events. Disclaimer: The views expressed by the speaker are their own and the promotion of products/services is not endorsed by State Library.

Camp Columbia in Brisbane's west is a symbolic location connecting US, Australian and Dutch histories during WWII in the South West Pacific. It is the location where plans were made to re-occupy Indonesia at the end of WWII and to formulate the new relationship between the Netherlands and its former colony. The Dutch operated from this camp between 1944 and 1947 and established the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) Government-in-Exile, the only foreign government ever operated from Australian soil. The Camp was used for POWs and refugees from the Japanese Camps in the NEI. After the war part of the site was taken over by the Australian Defence Force many of the former barracks were transformed into the Wacol Migration Centre, the largest in Queensland. Join Paul Budde, Chair of the Camp Columbia Heritage Association as he discusses plans to preserve the history of this important heritage site through the creation of a heritage trail along the last remnant of the area – the major staging camp for the war in the Pacific from US General MacArthur. After the talk, visitors can stay to explore the Memorial Galleries, embarking on an interactive journey from the First World War to today, before taking time to reflect on the remarkable stories of bravery and sacrifice in the tranquil parklands. Anzac Square Memorial Galleries is located at 285 Ann Street, Brisbane. Entry is through the double brass doors located beneath the Shrine of Remembrance.

The Australian Library of Art Showcase displays rare items curated from State Library's collections. Our current display, A is for Ox, focuses on the art and history of typography. Did you know that the capital letter A, from our modern Latin alphabet, started as a picture of an ox head? If you turn it upside-down you can still see its horns.The Ancient Greeks adopted it for their phonetic alphabet, turned it onto its head, and there it has remained. Generations of typographers and book artists have since exercised their skills on the letters of the alphabet, turning those symbols representing sounds back into art again. This display roams through the collections of the Australian Library of Art – from the typewriter art of Henry Greenhow’s Ziggurats and the word art of Richard Tipping to the glorious typographic books of Alan Loney. Free Curator's Tours are held monthly. Join one of our specialist librarians to discover the hidden gems of the Australian Library of Art collections.