Geoff Parkes In Conversation
Friday, 13 February 2026 | 11:00 AM
Bookings: 6333 6281
Hear Geoff in conversation at the library for his brand-new book!
The First Law of the Bush is Geoff Parkes’ new rural noir set in New Zealand’s rugged King Country.
A year after Bill Dickerson fell to his death on a worksite, his widow has received no explanation about what happened.
She hires Ryan Bradley, who has just returned to the remote town of Nashville as a lawyer, to get answers. Was it suicide? An accident? Or murder? In small towns, nothing is quite what it seems.
About the author
Born and raised in rural New Zealand, Geoff Parkes has written a weekly opinion column for The Roar, Australia’s leading on-line sports website for 12 years. He is the author of two crime novels.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing on the day.
Sustainable Living Talk & Wild Fermentation Demonstration
Saturday, 21 February 2026 | 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM
Bookings: 6333 6281
Join Anna Axisa for an enlightening regenerative living talk!
Anna will share her personal journey and insights from the past decade discussing topics such as:
- permaculture
- organic gardening
- fermentation
- wholefoods
- composting & worm farming
Anna is a homesteader, gardener, author and passionate advocate for simple, sustainable living. She is the author of Homegrown Healthy Living – Start Your Journey Towards Self Sufficiency, a beautiful and practical guide filled with stories, recipes, projects, and tips from her family’s journey. Anna will be selling copies of her book on the day.
Movie Matinee- Finding You
Monday, 02 March 2026 | 02:00 PM
Bookings: 6333 6281
Sit back and enjoy a film screening at Bathurst Library. This year the film is ‘Finding You’ – a charming story of love, fame and finding the courage to be yourself.
Spaces are limited and may book out. Part of Bathurst Seniors Festival 2026.
Take My Advice, I’m Not Using it! Author Talk with Rod Halsted
Thursday, 05 March 2026 | 11:00 AM
Bookings: 6333 6281
Hear larrikin Rod Halsted speak about his memoir Take My Advice, I’m Not Using It!
About the book.
The laugh-out-loud story of Rod’s rollercoaster life from penthouse to the slammer, and how he finally found his way back to sanity.
Rod Halsted is the classic irrepressible Aussie larrikin. As soon as he could leave school, he headed straight to Kalgoorlie for adventure. Not that he needed to cross the country: adventure always finds Rod, and he loves to take a risk. Rod drank with Bob Hawke, did business with drug tsars, was rescued from the nick by Charles Waterstreet, hung with one of the Great Train Robbers, and wrote off endless cars. Then it all caught up with him. He has long since abandoned the drugs and conquered his alcohol addiction. This is his laugh-out-loud story. Copies of the book will be available for purchase on the day.
