The inaugural winner of Alone Australia Gina Chick launches We Are the Stars, the story of her extraordinary, indomitable life, at Bondi Pavilion Theatre, in conversation with Richard Morecroft.

From day one of her wildly unconventional childhood, Gina Chick blazed her own trail, which led her to dance through the hidden world of 90’s Sydney nightlife into the arms of a conman. She fled to the wilderness to find healing, began a wondrous love affair with the deepest lessons life – and death – can offer, and found that all the answers are written in the wisdom of the body and the whirling silence of stars.

If you’re ready to get lost in jungles, wander into wolf-dens, sing with storms, rescue orphaned animals, dive to the depths, dance ’til your knees wobble, fall in love, find yourself by losing it all, and most of all be real; this book is for you.


Gina Chick is a rewilding facilitator, adventurer, writer and speaker. Writing is in Gina Chick's genes. Her grandmother, Charmian Clift, was an author, essayist and Australia's first female columnist in the early 60's. Charmian's teenage indiscretion, an illegitimate daughter, was given up for adoption. Gina's mum, Suzanne Chick, who, after finally discovering her mother's identity at 48, wrote her own book, Searching For Charmian, which was shortlisted for the NBC Banjo Award. Gina was one of ten participants of the first series of Alone Australia. After 67 days of unforgettable moments of searing vulnerability, Gina was the last person standing, and the second woman to win an Alone solo challenge. Her determination, passion, and love of the natural world endeared her to more than 5.5 million people around Australia. Gina's articles have been published in The Guardian, news.com.au, Mamamia and SBS online. 

Richard Morecroft is one of Australia’s most respected media figures. He was the ABC’s nightly TV news presenter for more than two decades and has been the host of a huge range of broadcasts, from wildlife documentaries to election coverages. He’s also interviewed many fascinating people over the years, from John Cleese to Tina Turner and Sir David Attenborough – as well as a few Australian Prime Ministers – and was the host of SBS TV’s popular quiz show Letters and Numbers.

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Prepurchase your copy of We are the Stars when booking your ticket and receive a special discount on the recommended retail price of the book. Orders will be available for collection at the venue from the team at Gertrude & Alice Bookstore pop-up. Discount only applies to pre-purchased books, bought as part of the book bundle. Gina Chick will be signing books after the talk.

Event information  
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Photo credit: Mark Rogers via Simon & Schuster