I turn 39. It’s the binary birthday of my life. 01.11.11. (Piss off Nerdstrom)

Host ‘Texts in the City’ for Reginald Rose’s ‘Twelve Angry Men’. Free event for VCE students at Wheeler Centre, 4.30pm. Bookings

Nillumbik Children’s Week, Hurstbridge Primary School, Main Street, Hurstbridge, 6- 7:30 pm

Wheeler Centre trivia night celebrating Victoria’s 150th birthday, hosted by Jane Clifton and including Damian Callinan, Kelli Paun, Simon Hall, Gael Jennings and Barbara Abley. Geelong Performing Arts Centre – Blakiston Drama Theatre. http://wheelercentre.com/calendar/event/geelong/

Interview with Alan Brough on 774 ABC Melbourne and Victoria.

Host ‘Iron Designer 3’ State of Design Festival, BMW Edge, Federation Square, 7pm.

Interview on SEN with Francis Leach and the Ox on ‘The Run Home’, 4pm

Interview on Breakfasters at 8.45am, with Fee B Squared, Ben Birchall and Tim Shiel.

Release of second novel, Making News, through Pier 9 (Murdoch Books).

Depart for World Cup South Africa, 2010.

Teacher /facilitator for video making day, Port Phillip and Westernport CMA team building trip, Kalorama, 10am-5pm.

MC Chisholm Graduation Ceremonies, Frankston Arts Centre, 7pm

Host University Blacks Football Club Season Commencement Breakfast, Australia Club, 7am.

Co-host ‘Drive’ on 774 ABC Melbourne with Lindy Burns, 3-4pm.

Host hypothetical ‘A Difficult Day’ for senior Camberwell Grammar staff at staff retreat

Two Tones fill for Banana Lounge Broadcasting (with Tony Martin), 3RRR, 12-2pm

3RRR Breakfasters OB to farewell Sam Pang, Corner Hotel, 6am-9am.

Geelong Yacht Club 150th Black Tie Ball, Deakin Waterfront Campus, 7.00pm – Midnight.
Book through the Yacht Club. (03) 5229 3705

2/10/09

Host On The Blower, 3RRR, filling in for Tony Biggs. 9-12am

The Night Before That One Day in September
A Sam Pang and John Origlasso produced panel extravaganza at Trades Hall, this year’s guest is Dermott Brereton. Bella Union Bar, Trades Hall, Lygon Street Carlton, 8pm. Panellists include Pang, Leaping Larry L, Judith Lucy, and Lawrence Mooney.

We have a baby boy! Harry Antony Wilson. Harry did a day under lights for jaundice, and momentarily was as cool as Ray Charles (was). He’s lovely.

Radiothon Max Headroom ‘You Can’t Do That on Radio’ with Tony Martin. Subscribe here.

Radiothon appearance on Breakfasters, Triple R, 8-9am. Subscribe here.

‘Players’ has been added to the curriculum of RMIT Journalism course. Talk to students about genesis for the novel and writing generally. RMIT City Campus, 3.30-4.30pm. Here is lecturer Amanda Crane’s endorsement of the book as a class text.

Host Iron Designer II, Closing Night of the State of Design Festival. It is a design in 20 minutes seat of the pants rip off of Iron Chef, and I eat raw capsicum. BMW Edge, Federation Square, 6.30pm.

Host trivia night for North Fitzroy Childcare Co-op, Collingwood Town Hall, 6.30pm.

5/4/09

5/4/09 Read ‘The Thirsty Flowers’ at Diggers Harvest Festival, Heronswood, Dromana, noon.

Release of ‘The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas’

C fundraiser for Cerebral Palsy Support Network, Life’s Not Always a Piece of Cake, Crown Palladium, 10am-noon.

9/3/09

Read ‘The Thirsty Flowers’ at Diggers Harvest Festival, St Erth, noon. I met a fan of the book, Fletcher Luscombe, who dressed up as Dr Hydrangea during Literacy Week.

Fill for ‘On The Blower’ Triple R, 9-12am, with Tony Martin. If you want to download, Tony M’s fans at champagnecomedy have made it available as Part 1 and Part 2.

Monahan & Rowell ‘Lawyers for Doctors’, Observation Deck, Rialto, 6pm

Motivational address to Somerville Rise Primary School staff at Planning Day

BOOK LAUNCH,

The Minister for Traffic Lights, to be launched by The Hon Rob Hulls MLA, Refectory Room, Abbotsford Convent,

1 St Helliers Street Abootsford, children welcome, 5.30 for 6pm formalities.

Dress red, amber, green ...mauve.

MC - Monash Blues FC Grand Final lunch.

Jim Stynes Room MCG. Special guest, Paul Salmon, 12.30pm

Victorian Writers' Centre 'Me I Like Football' night with host Steve Grimwade and guests: Tony Wilson, Paula Hunt, Antoni Jach, William McInnes and Jeff Richardson.
1st floor, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street. Book on  9654 9068

Einstein Factor, Brains Trust Appearance

WORDSTORM COMEDY DEBATE

That the Pen is Mightier Than the Bat @ Waratah’s Sports Club; Coin Toss: 8:00 pm

for the pen:
Charles Firth, Anita Heiss, Deepika Shetty

for the bat:
Gideon Haigh, Dorothy Porter, Tony Wilson

MC Asthma Foundations Bubble Ball, Crown Casino, 7pm http://www.bubbleball.com.au/

7 December

MC Sandringham YC Menere's BMW Cup, Sandringham Yacht Club, 6pm.

9 November

My final appearance as a co-host on Get This. Triple M’s decision to axe this show is ridiculous. To support Tony Martin , Ed Kavalee and Richard Marsland, keep downloading the podcasts before they disappear at Christmas. You can also support them via this online petition

28 October

Play in ‘Fair Play Soccer’ futsal tournament for the Triple R team. Raises money for the Happy Football Cambodia project. http://www.happyfootballcambodia.org/

18 October

co-host Drive program with Lindy Burns, 774 Melbourne, 3pm

1 October

co-host Drive program with Lindy Burns, 774 Melbourne, 3pm

24 August

Melbourne Writers Festival opening night Interview with Dave Eggers, author of ‘Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius’ and ‘What is the What’, publisher of McSweeney’s, and screenwriter of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’.  Melbourne Town Hall, 9.30pm. Book here.

26 July

Presenter Victorian Cancer Council Arts Awards, ANZ Pavillion, Arts Centre. Artwork, stories and films exhibited at 15@15W 15 Williams St (CNR Williams St and Flinders Lane) Melbourne until 10th August.

17 July

Author visit to Yarrambat Primary School.

8 July

Appeared on ABCTV Offsiders program with Barry Cassidy. Enthused over Socceroos chances in Asian Cup. Pulled this face a lot.

4 June

– ‘Exploring the World: Journeys in Print’ panel at State Library of Victoria. Other panelists Richard I’Anson (Lonely Planet photographer), Caron Dann (travel writer Herald Sun), Richard White (University of Sydney) and Carolyn Lockhart (former editor Australian Gourmet Traveller). Event at State Library of Victoria, Swanston Street, 6.30-7.45pm.

14 May

Guest on Get This, Triple M network, noon-1pm, with Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee.

11/4/07

Talk at Moonee Ponds Library, 9 Kellaway Avenue, Moonee Ponds, 7pm. To book, call 8325 1950 or click here. The cost is $5.

22/2/07

MC/Guest Speaker, Superannuation Law Conference, Law Council of Australia, Adelaide

9/12/06

East Melbourne library ‘Sustainability Day’. Reading and signing ‘The Thirsty Flowers’, 122 George Street, East Melbourne, 11.30am.

29/11/06

Hosting The Third Umpire at www.theage.com.au and www.smh.com.au with Dean Jones and Greg Baum. A panel previewing each Test in the Ashes series.

24/11/06

Triple R Party Like It’s 1976 Ball, Forum Theatre, Melbourne. Dressing as Chief from ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’.

22/11/06

Guest speaker Borders VIP night – Highpoint

09/11/06

In conversation with The Chaser’s Charles Firth, author of ‘American Hoax’, Sleepers Salon, Trades Hall Bar, 54 Victoria Street (cnr Lygon Street), 8pm. http://www.sleeperspublishing.com/salons.html

18/10/06

24/10/06

Interview award winning picture book author and illustrator Shaun Tan about his new book ‘The Arrival’

Dymocks, 234 Collins Street, Melbourne, 6-7pm. Bookings are essential: Phone: 9660 8500, Fax: 9663 6901, E-mail: levents@dymocks.com.au or book in-store.

27/10/06

Guest speaker, Society of University Lawyers Conference, Level 10, Law School Building, University of Melbourne. To register, call Chantal Hildyard on (03) 8344 2032.

31/10/06

Co-host goodcompany’s ‘Find Your Perfect Match’ with Breakfasters Saluter, Emma Race.

Word Warehouse, 14 Goldie Place, Melbourne, 6pm. For more details about the event and goodcompany, click here.

15/10/06

Launch of Thirsty Flowers, Books Illustrated, GasworksPark, Albert Park, 2-4.30pm.

‘Get On the Green’ radio bowls challenge. The Breakfasters came third behind Mix FM and Sport 927.

24/9/06

Hockey debut for The All-Stars versus The Offsiders, State Hockey Centre, 1pm.

Replayed on Channel 31’s The Hockey Show, 27/9/06, 8pm

25/8/06

3/8/06

Friday
9/6/06

Monday
24/4/06

Sunday
9/4/06

Saturday
19/11/05

Trivia Host,
Australian Red Cross Trivia Night for YConnect
(View the promo poster)

Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell Street Coburg 7pm
Entry $20 per person, $180 per 10