{"product_id":"the-australian-dream-with-tim-ross-kirrawee-library-1","title":"The Australian Dream? with Tim Ross. Kirrawee Library","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE:  Wednesday 22 July\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTIME: 7PM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVENUE: Kirrawee Library \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 Kiln Road, Kirrawee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDuration 70 minutes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFrom the ‘burbs, to the bush, to the inner city, Australians are obsessed with the idea of home and the dream of home ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eArchitecture and design enthusiast Tim Ross grew up in the suburbs, and ever since he was 8, when he found himself drawn to a family friends’ very groovy conversation pit, he has been thinking about homes and what makes a good one. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eThe Australian Dream?\u003c\/strong\u003e Tim Ross casts his discerning eye across the archival treasures of our much-loved public libraries and uncovers the telling images that reveal a multi-decade story of Australian homes - how they’re sold to us, why we buy them, and how we make them our own.  Ross explores the reasons why home ownership is such an all-consuming distraction among Australians and uncovers some of the unique and special ways we have built in this place. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA funny and factual talk based on 18 months of research, it includes a selection of new cinematic style films produced specially for \u003cb\u003eThe Australian Dream?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAustralia is a nation that is undeniably fixated on property, but increasingly the headlines are about housing scarcity, affordability, and mortgage pain. For many Australians, owning a home now seems like an unattainable dream. So, what can we learn from our past to help solve the problems of the future, and how can we reimagine the Australian Dream?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis is Tim Ross doing what he does best: telling human stories anchored by his passion for Australian design, previously showcased in his ABC TV shows \u003cem\u003eDesigning A Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStreets Of Your Town.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eRoss has become one of TV’s most persuasive presenters: authentic, congenial, and knowledgeable. He brings with him a moral conscience too…He never misses an opportunity to slip a gag in, or an appropriate defusing one-liner delivered almost by a kind of verbal sleight-of-hand.\u003c\/em\u003e” – The Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/2371\/5886\/files\/DreamWatermark_SLWA_Foodpreparation_1973-Stevenson_Kinder_Scott.png?v=1731370612\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"General Admission - Wednesday 22 July - 7PM","offer_id":62788794089631,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/2371\/5886\/files\/KIRRAWEE_CREAM_SQUARE.png?v=1778131974","url":"https:\/\/modernisterbooks.com\/products\/the-australian-dream-with-tim-ross-kirrawee-library-1","provider":"Modernister - Tim Ross","version":"1.0","type":"link"}