Past Events

Twenty-seven species are listed as having gone extinct from Tasmania in recent times. Threatened Species Day (7 September) marks the date since the last known thylacine died, in 1936. It’s a time to reflect on…

Peek behind the scenery to hidden places and creative lives. Word images and visual images, here, the Island’s own story comes alive through the stories of its people. Through a rich and beautiful browse, the…

The Hobart Bookshop is pleased to invite you to the launch, by Charles Wooley, of Donald Knowler‘s new book, The Shy Mountain, published by Forty South Publishing. Silent and brooding, the Shy Mountain does not have to speak her name.…

Presented by Dr Sue Cook Ice​ ​Shelf​ ​Glaciologist Antarctic​ ​Climate​ ​&​ ​Ecosystems​ ​Cooperative​ ​Research​ ​Centre Events​ ​such​ ​as​ ​the​ ​1​ ​trillion-tonne​ ​iceberg​ ​which​ ​recently​ ​broke​ ​away​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Larsen​ ​C​ ​Ice Shelf​ ​capture​ ​headlines​ ​around​…

Visit 5 sustainable houses in the Huon Valley in Cygnet, Lucaston and Ranelagh. Inspect first hand houses that have been designed with energy efficiency in mind with passive solar, solar panels on an axis and…

Heart disease? We don’t need to worry about that any more We have had 50 years of progress in understanding, preventing and treating heart disease. Death rates have fallen dramatically and some risk factors have…

Most people regard chemistry as an experimental science and experiments are certainly very important- after all, one of the main goals of chemical research is to make useful materials upon which modern life depends. Still,…

The setting of the monthly gatherings will be very informal. You can come-and-go as you please (whenever you need a refill) and there is no cost to attend. Each panellist will spend about 10 minutes…