For over 30 years, Tracey Lee Holmes has been a trailblazer in Australian broadcasting – breaking ground as the first female host of a national sports program and championing gender equality both on and off the field.
Now, with the release of her new book The Eye of the Dragonfly: A Life Seeing the World Through Sport, she reflects on sport’s unique power to uplift the human spirit – or expose its deepest flaws – and the insights gained over a remarkable career spent documenting it all.
A sharp-eyed commentator on the intersection of sport, politics and society, Holmes takes the stage in Ballarat to share electrifying stories of athletic triumph and heartbreak, while examining the powerful forces of money, politics, and discrimination that continue to shape the world of sport.
Don’t miss Tracey on Thursday 4 September at 6pm – This event is staged in partnership with The Wheeler Centre.
Our library stands on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, learn and create. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.
