On just his ninth day as a teacher, Rob Hunter’s life changed forever.

Armed and unpredictable, Edwin John Eastwood stormed into the tiny remote classroom at Wooreen State School in South Gippsland in 1977. At gunpoint, he took Rob and his nine young students hostage, triggering one of Australia’s most shocking and unforgettable school sieges.

Now, Rob Hunter brings his story back to the very prison Eastwood escaped from — the Old Geelong Gaol — for a powerful firsthand account of bravery, fear, and survival.

Hear how ordinary people became heroes.
Learn how trauma lingers — but healing is possible.
Experience the truth behind a crime that made national headlines… told by the man who lived through it.

This is not just a history talk —
It’s a journey into resilience, courage, and the will to return from the darkest of moments.