Saturday 9th May, 2009: Campaspe Writers' Day. An all day writers' workshop to be held at Echuca.

Saturday, 4th April, 2009: Writers in Conversation. Julie was part of a series of conversations with writers. Led by poet Ross Donlon, other writers in this all day session were Alex Miller, Cate Kennedy and Judith Rodriguez. Part of the Castlemaine Regional State Festival program.

March 2009: Varuna Retreat Fellowship

Feb. 22nd, 2009: Concertina bookmaking workshop, Newstead Community Centre.

Nov. 21st, 2008: Guest speaker at the launch of the Goldfield's Regional Library Short Story and Poetry Anthology.

Oct 6th - Oct 12th 2008: Writer in residence and workshop presenter at the Varuna Community Week, Katoomba, The Blue Mountains.

September 8th, 2008: Guest writer / reader at the Roving Reading sessions at Ballarat:

August 16th 2008: Launch of Saltwater Moons.

May, 2008: Guest reader at the Sea of Words Literary Festival in Queenscliff, Victoria. 'Story Telling for Adults' session with Pam Baker, Janey Runci, Paddy O'Reilly and Anthony Lynch

March, 2008: Workshop presentation to the Ballarat Writer's Group: 'Polishing Your Writing'.

March, 2008: Workshop presentation to the Tarrangower Women's Prison Writing Group: 'Getting the words down on paper.'

September 2007: Writer in residence and workshop presenter at the Varuna Community Week, Katoomba, The Blue Mountains.

June 2007: Guest panelist with Adib Khan and Robbi Neal discussing; 'Finding Home - Established writers talk about the solitary journey of being a Victorian regional writer' at the Victorian Regional Writers Festival in Buninyong, Victoria.