Hugh Mackay in conversation with Mhairi Fraser

Hugh Mackay returns to Goulburn to discuss his latest book, Just Saying, with local, Mhairi Fraser. Hugh has written this warm, witty, and wise book, reflecting on twenty five quotations from some of the world’s greatest thinkers and writers, including Confucius, Plato, Miles Franklin, and Gloria Steinem. Mackay explores themes and issues in today’s society encouraging us to have conversations about what is important and to inspire us to do better.

Includes drinks, nibbles, book sales, and signings.

BOOKINGS WILL OPEN AT 9AM ON MONDAY 20 OCTOBER.

MEET HUGH

Described as 'the man who explains us to ourselves', Hugh Mackay is a social psychologist and the bestselling author of twenty-five books, including The Way We Are and The Kindness Revolution. He had a sixty-year career in social research and was for thirty years a weekly newspaper columnist.
In recognition of his pioneering work in social research, he has been awarded honorary doctorates by five Australian universities and in 2025 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia.

MEET MHAIRI

Mhairi Fraser made a tree change from Sydney to Goulburn in 2008. She has worked as a frontline social worker and as a community advocate for renewable energy benefit sharing. Mhairi believes that a worthwhile life is a life lived for others and to this end volunteers for a range of community projects and groups. Preserving and enhancing the cultural, heritage, environmental, and artistic life of the region is a passion. Mhairi met Hugh Mackay in 2014 when she approached him to participate in the Goulburn Connects Sustainability Festival that year. They have been friends and "conversation partners" ever since.