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Mick Dark at Varuna 2010

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Mifsud, Bette

Varuna The National Writers House

Varuna, the National Writers House is a creative retreat and writers's network for Australian stories and ideas. Varuna supports bringing rigour and commitment to the writing craft; building a respectful and inclusive community; valuing of heritage and place; and making writing and creativity matter.

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Varuna

Large Katoomba house built by Eleanor and Eric Dark in the 1930s and donated to the New South Wales government as a writer's retreat in 1989.

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Dark, Mick

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Conservationist and philanthropist who donated his family home to the nation as a writer's retreat.