#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Our city was shaped, literally and metaphorically, around the Brisbane River. Join our panel as they discuss floods, loss, recovery and the unique spirit which keeps our city together through it all.
#Artists
Margaret Cook
Margaret Cook is the author of A River with a City Problem: A History of Brisbane Floods (UQP 2019) which was shortlisted for two awards. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Queensland and is a Research Fellow at the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University.
Jamie Simmonds
Born in the central New York town of Auburn, Jamie Simmonds was awarded an athletics scholarship to Pennsylvania State University where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in Environmental Engineering. Jamie moved to Australia in 2001 and lives in Brisbane with his wife and kids. Jamie spent most of his early career working in local and state government. He was appointed the Project Director of the multi-award winning ‘Strengthening Grantham Project’ and successfully directed the relocation of the town of Grantham following flooding in 2011. Jamie now works in the property development industry.
