PepTalks Brisbane, March 2025
$92.00 inc GST
In stock
UPDATE! Peptalks has sadly been postponed until March 2025 – stay tuned for new details!
Want to know what our last event was like? Read all about it here or here!
Here’s to evenings filled with community, creativity and connection!
Launching in 2016, PepTalks has offered audiences around Australia the chance to come together to be uplifted, informed and inspired. Last year we were extremely proud that our little event with humble beginnings won the Mumbrella Event of the Year. And we are very excited to say: tickets are now on sale for our 2025 event!
PepTalks features speakers from the community of Peppermint and beyond who are making a difference in the world. Sharing the highs and lows of their journey, along with their most inspirational tales and how-tos, these speakers are sure to leave you feeling inspired and empowered.
With all the usual fun including selfie walls, good chat, great snacks, me-made parade, giveaways galore and much more, PepTalks 2025 is a night made just for you – our beloved Peppermint community!
DATE: March 2025
TIME: 6pm – 9.30pm
LOCATION: Morningside School of Arts, Morningside, 4170 Brisbane.
This beautiful Art Deco community-owned hall is in need of restoration, and we’re proud to be supporting their efforts by holding our event here! This will help put funds towards preserving the heritage value of this historic building.
TICKETS: $92 per person
We are proud to say we are donating $5 from every ticket sold to Dangerous Females – a movement founded to combat violence against women by raising awareness and funds for support services in Australia.
Your ticket gets you…
Organic wine from Yalumba
Solar-powered beer from Helios Brewery
Gluten-free donuts from NoDo
Incredible goodie bags with delights from some of our wonderful Peppermint partners like Woohoo Body, Sew To Grow, Lauren Rogers, Love In A Bottle, Grants of Australia, Dr Bronners, Pablo & Rusty’s, Weleda and BellyMe!
Plus the chance to win lucky door prizes from these gorgeous brands – an original artwork from Lauren Rogers, a merch pack of socks, pencils, patches from Kylie and The Machine, mending kits from Shayeket Productions and a Luxury Sleep Oil Serum Gift Set from The Sleep Boss!
Want to bring your friends? Yes, please!
PepTalks 2025 is a night made for gathering together – add three or more tickets to your cart and use the code PEPPALS20 for 20% off the total price!
Coming solo? Our events are made for finding your people, so don’t be afraid to grab your ticket now!
This is an 18+ event.
THE SPEAKERS:
Lauren is a contemporary artist with Ngarabul and Torres Strait Islander roots, sharing her love for nature, culture and Country through art. Lauren’s work is inspired by the beauty of native botanicals and the stories of her heritage, blending traditional elements with modern techniques to create unique and vibrant art pieces.
Sara is a bilateral above-knee amputee, disability advocate, speaker, model, and health care professional. She is passionate about establishing equal opportunities, increasing representation of people with disabilities particularly from diverse backgrounds, and creating authentically inclusive environments where all persons can thrive. With a background in policy, Sara believes taking an intersectional approach to addressing societal challenges will result in improved outcomes for all individuals. Sara has recently been awarded the 2024 Minister’s Multicultural Award for her advocacy work on behalf of culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability.
Jes is a Founder and the Managing Director of Dangerous Females. With a strong focus on creativity and community engagement, Jes drives social media initiatives to amplify the charity’s message, as well as collaborating with talented artists to create limited edition tees that empower and inspire. She also works closely with charity partners to maximize the impact of fundraising efforts. Through engaging events, auctions, and panel discussions, Jes facilitates important conversations around domestic violence and the strength of survivors.
Katie is an environmental scientist with a passion for sustainable fashion. With a Master of Environment majoring in Sustainability Education, and founder of Sustainability In Style, Katie has a varied background; she’s been a plant and water science research officer, yoga teacher, park ranger, part of the fashion teaching team at UniSC, as well as having studied and worked in the fashion industry across a range of positions. Her passion for the social and environmental reformation of the fashion industry is fierce and she believes that consumers hold the power to create change.
SPECIAL ME-MADE CHAT!
Our Sewing Coordinator Laura Jackson will chat all things sewing, community, making and sustainable fashion with some icons of our local me-made community.
An enthusiastic sewist, crafter and all-round creative Laura is our go-to gal for all things me-made. She is a wearer of all things bright and homemade and is our in-house master of all matters stitchy and crafty. This multi-talented human (she is also our People and Culture expert) is our go-to gal for (actual) pep talks, project inspiration and sewing conundrums.
Sue-Ching is a multidisciplinary artist, predominantly working in textiles and soft sculpture. She turned her creative (and anxious) energy to making garments in the first Covid lockdown in 2020 and brings her colourful clothing ideas to life with love and happiness.
Ellie Whittaker affectionately labels her bold, joyful designs as ‘modern nostalgia’. She has worked with some of Australia’s biggest retailers, including Target and Cotton On and gained widespread repute with licensed ‘Ellie Whittaker’ ranges for Streets Ice Cream, Big W, Best&Less and Spotlight Stores. When she’s not working on licensing partnerships she runs her own online fabric store, manufacturing ethical and sustainable fabrics. Ellie is always happy to talk about creativity, business and fabric and is known for spreading education, silliness and fun on her social media channels.
KATIE WEYCHARDT (@KatieMakesADress)
Katie, an all times maker and sometimes seller, is the talented and creative sewist behind the account @KatieMakesADress. You may have recently peeped her many versions of the cult-followed Roberts Wood Drafter’s Grid dresses (the first version of which she famously created out of tea towels and almost broke the internet) not to mention her triumphant range of dresses, hand-embroidered boilersuits, shorts, bras and swimwear makes. With a passion for the bright, the patterned, and the bespoke, Katie is more than a little bit inspiring.
KYLIE BRÚLÉ (@KylieAndTheMachine)
Kylie launched Kylie and The Machine in 2017 with a small range of woven labels for the home sewist. When it became clear that this was exactly what was missing in the sewing community, she added more designs to the range and from there it became the KATM you know today. KATM provide a curation of sewing items including must-have tools for sewing, denim hardware sets and labels to finish off your me-made garments. Kylie recently teamed up with Gemma Thebault, the force behind Sewing Gem, to unleash a whirlwind of sewing splendour with their podcast Sewing Club. The two dive headfirst into the world of stitches, fabrics, and creativity, exploring the hottest trends, most enticing patterns, breaking news, and a whole lot more.
Questions? We want to help! Email us at hello@peppermintmag.com!
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.