Thursday Talks
The Friends of the ANBG have run a program of popular weekly lunchtime talks for many years, known as the Thursday Talks. Botany is naturally the principal focus of these talks, though topics can range anywhere across the natural world.
These talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins, notes, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated.
Unless otherwise indicated, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette.
It is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend as talks may be booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.
ANBG and the Friends are exploring ways that may present an opportunity for some talks to be made available online in the future.
Below is a list of upcoming Thursday Talks.
Jay Nicholson ‘Understanding the impacts of climate change on plants at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park – a summary of my PhD working with Anangu’
Illuminate ’26
Shelley Rowntree ‘From the herbarium to the genome: new discoveries in Australia’s everlasting daisies’
Anna Howe ‘36 Views of a mountain, a tower and gardens’
Dr Karen Marsh ‘A koala’s guide to fine dining’
Plant Recognition Workshop: the amazingly diverse tribe Gnaphalieae
Maurice Hermann ‘Success in propagating and growing Australian native plants’
Kingsley Dixon ‘A life in the service of plants’
Professor Tim Entwisle ‘Three Worlds Oak: The First Memoir of a Genus’
Dr Bruno Ferronato ‘Cultural turtles: experiences from Peru and Australia’
Kushini Kalupahana ‘The mimic and the fool: A tiny bird’s use of vocal mimicry as an antipredation strategy’
Kim Pullen ‘Our local ants: big in numbers and big in diversity’
Contact information
The organising committee is always pleased to hear of interesting potential speakers. Contact us by email at talks@friendsanbg.org.au
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