Bannisters Long Table Lunch with Lisa Wilkinson

Lisa Wilkinson will be the guest of honour for a long table lunch at Rick Stein at Bannisters to talk about her first historical non-fiction book, The Titanic Story of Evelyn. The Titanic Story of Evelyn is the never-before-told true tale of the only Australian-born survivor of the sinking of the Titanic; the story of a brave young Australian nurse who wanted to see the world, fell in love, and then almost lost it all in the greatest maritime tragedy the world has ever known. And yet somehow, few Australians know anything of Evelyn's existence, the courageous role she played in the hours after Titanic was fatally hit by an iceberg, or the heartwarming love story behind it all, that even now, lives on. Lisa Wilkinson AM is one of Australia's most well-known and respected media identities. An early ground-breaking publishing career – Lisa was the youngest-ever editor of a national magazine, Dolly, at the age of twenty-one, then spent ten years as editor of the iconic and bestselling Cleo magazine – led to a stunning television success story for one of Australia's most accomplished journalists. Following over a decade as co-host of the Nine Network's Today Show, in 2017, Lisa accepted a new challenge by agreeing to join the Ten Network as host of its prime-time award-winning news and current affairs program, The Project.