Ray Goodlass

Ray has been a Wagga Wagga resident since 1979, employed as Senior Lecturer in Drama at Charles Sturt University until retiring in 2006. He was well known as a director of productions for the University Theatre Ensemble. A long-term member of the Greens NSW, he served as party Secretary for four years, has been a state and federal election candidate several times, and has been Secretary of the Riverina Greens since its inception.

He was the first openly gay Wagga Wagga City Councillor and its Deputy Mayor. He is a weekly Opinion Piece columnist for the Daily Advertiser, Chair of the Board of the Multicultural Council of Wagga Wagga, and a volunteer with many environmental, cultural and social justice organisations.

He was also a regular visitor to Palestine, working as a volunteer in refugee camps.

Join us celebrate Ray's written work followed by Poetry Open Mic for new and original work.