Nicholas Hartgerink

Nick Hartgerink has more than 40 years experience in the media industry as an editor, journalist, freelance writer, publicist and media consultant. He worked at the Illawarra Mercury from 1977-2001, and was Editor of the paper from 1995 to 2001, when he established his own media consultancy. Nick is the author of eight non-fiction books, including a best-selling biography of Australia’s first world 500cc motorcycle champion Wayne Gardner, published in 1989 and a history of the University of Wollongong, published in 2011. He has been the Honorary Publicity Officer for the Illawarra Folk festival for around 15 years.