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Mal Walden - The News Man

Author Talk

2025-05-12 17:30:00 2025-05-12 18:30:00 Australia/Melbourne Mal Walden - The News Man Mal Walden, Australia's longest-serving veteran TV news presenter and established author joins us to discuss his 50-year career in Australian news media and the stories that inspire him to write. Newcomb Library - Meeting Room

Monday, May 12
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-12 17:30:00 2025-05-12 18:30:00 Australia/Melbourne Mal Walden - The News Man Mal Walden, Australia's longest-serving veteran TV news presenter and established author joins us to discuss his 50-year career in Australian news media and the stories that inspire him to write. Newcomb Library - Meeting Room

Newcomb Library

Meeting Room

Mal Walden, Australia's longest-serving veteran TV news presenter and established author joins us to discuss his 50-year career in Australian news media and the stories that inspire him to write.

‘You’ll never be journalist’s bootlace!’ Mal Walden was 17 years of age when he applied for his first job in media, and during his cadetship in the early ’60s, Mal Walden heard these words frequently from his news editor and media mentor, John Maher.  Walden not only proved his mentor wrong, he went on to become a respected journalist and the longest-serving newsman on Australian television with a media career spanned six decades in radio broadcasting and television.

Since his retirement from television in 2013 Mal has written eight books: his personal and insightful memoir The News Man (2016), and Good News! (2017) a selection of feel-good stories that helped shape Melbourne; Don't Piss in my Pocket and Tell Me It’s Raining (2018), Mal Walden's crazy Aussie crims (2020), Mal Walden's Aussie Icons and Legends (2021), Mal Walden's Aussie Myths, Mysteries and Memories (2022), Homeland Heroes (2023) and most recently, Box Kites to Boeings (2024), the story of the sky-high heroes of Aussie aviation.

This is a free event but bookings are required.

Book sales and author signings will be offered at this event.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Author Talks |

TAGS: | recommended |

Newcomb Library

Phone: (03) 4201 0657

Hours

Newcomb Library

Mon, Jul 21 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Tue, Jul 22 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, Jul 23 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, Jul 24 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Fri, Jul 25 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jul 26 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Sun, Jul 27 Closed

Tel: (03) 4201 0657

About the Library

Newcomb Library is a popular community gathering space and is situated within a busy shopping precinct. The branch features a range of services and facilities including public access PCs, free WiFi, zones for reading, study and working, and a large meeting room available for community hire. Regular Baby, Toddler and Preschool Story Time sessions are held here, and events and lifelong learning programs for adults are run throughout the year. 

Upcoming events

Thu, Jul 24, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Fri, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Tue, Jul 29, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Children's Area
Learn and develop skills with watercolour paints to create artworks with depth using geometric patterns. All ages.

Wed, Jul 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for Code Club and take a tour of Scratch 1 or stretch your coding muscles with advanced projects in Scratch... more
Join us for Code Club and take a tour of Scratch 1 or stretch your coding muscles with advanced projects in Scratch 2 and 3. Ages 8-15. Bookings essential.

Thu, Jul 31, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Jul 31, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all artists & creative legends. Get hands on with painting, origami, cut & pasting, & all things art &... more
Calling all artists & creative legends. Get hands on with painting, origami, cut & pasting, & all things art & craft. Activities vary each week. Come & let your imaginations fly! Recommended ages 5-18

Fri, Aug 01, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Aug 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Wed, Aug 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for Code Club and take a tour of Scratch 1 or stretch your coding muscles with advanced projects in Scratch... more
Join us for Code Club and take a tour of Scratch 1 or stretch your coding muscles with advanced projects in Scratch 2 and 3. Ages 8-15. Bookings essential.

Thu, Aug 07, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Aug 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all artists & creative legends. Get hands on with painting, origami, cut & pasting, & all things art &... more
Calling all artists & creative legends. Get hands on with painting, origami, cut & pasting, & all things art & craft. Activities vary each week. Come & let your imaginations fly! Recommended ages 5-18

Fri, Aug 08, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Wed, Aug 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for Code Club and take a tour of Scratch 1 or stretch your coding muscles with advanced projects in Scratch... more
Join us for Code Club and take a tour of Scratch 1 or stretch your coding muscles with advanced projects in Scratch 2 and 3. Ages 8-15. Bookings essential.

Thu, Aug 14, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Aug 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all artists & creative legends. Get hands on with painting, origami, cut & pasting, & all things art &... more
Calling all artists & creative legends. Get hands on with painting, origami, cut & pasting, & all things art & craft. Activities vary each week. Come & let your imaginations fly! Recommended ages 5-18

Fri, Aug 15, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Aug 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Wed, Aug 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for Code Club and take a tour of Scratch 1 or stretch your coding muscles with advanced projects in Scratch... more
Join us for Code Club and take a tour of Scratch 1 or stretch your coding muscles with advanced projects in Scratch 2 and 3. Ages 8-15. Bookings essential.

Thu, Aug 21, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Aug 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Area
Calling all artists & creative legends. Get hands on with painting, origami, cut & pasting, & all things art &... more
Calling all artists & creative legends. Get hands on with painting, origami, cut & pasting, & all things art & craft. Activities vary each week. Come & let your imaginations fly! Recommended ages 5-18

Fri, Aug 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.