Around 300 people filled the Southern Cross University Whitebrook Theatre last month to hear renowned Melbourne author Dr Arnold Zable deliver the inaugural Dr Tania Lienert Annual Memorial Lecture for Social Justice and Diversity on the topic, 'The Healing Power of Story'.A packed house was testament to Dr Tania Lienert's impact throughout the region and Dr Zable received a standing ovation.Dr Lienert settled in the Northern Rivers area six years ago, but died tragically in December 2010, aged 44, following a car accident. She was an activist, feminist, researcher, community and health services specialist and environmentalist, and worked at Southern Cross University, ACON Northern Rivers and the Northern Rivers University Centre for Rural Health.Dr Arnold Zable is a compelling storyteller and lecturer. The award-winning writer's books include Jewels and Ashes, The Fig Tree, and three novels, Cafe Scheherazade, Scraps of Heaven, and Sea of Many Returns. Dr Zable writes about memory and history, displacement and the multiplicity of cultures that make up Australia.