2026 Festival

Speaker Profile

Dwayne Russell

Dwayne Russell is an experienced radio and television presenter and one of Australia’s most respected sports commentators. He rose to prominence with the ABC in 1997, later joining Channel 9’s AFL commentary team and Fox Sports in 2007. His career spans the AFL, Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Australian Open Tennis and the NBL. Russell hosts SEN’s national talkback show Dwayne’s World and is a regular sports columnist. 

From Footy To Fiction: How did you make that handball?

Thursday April 23
Hotel Sorrento (Salt Bar)
3.00pm / 60 mins

Dwayne Russell and Kelvin Templeton and Steve Perkin 

Special Event
Thursday April 23
Halcyon Hall, The Continental
6.30pm / 90 mins

Dwayne Russell, Kelvin Templeton and Caroline Wilson with Emma Race 

This session is supported by Kay & Burton

This is a Special Event