Past Events

There will be trade tables, jewellery, gem, crystal and mineral displays, working demonstrations of gem faceting and rock polishing, plus activities for the children (including … gem sieving). An excellent canteen will cater for lunches…

A national gathering nestled comfortably in Hobart with some of Australia’s greatest food garden innovators coming together to teach connect, share, inspire and mobilise. We’re all about super productive urban gardens. This is a gathering…

A public lecture by Dr Jim Salinger discusses emerging climate change impacts as pertaining to the world and New Zealand, documented in a new book, Living in a Warmer World, edited by Dr Salinger, with…

What’s it like to be a polar scientist? To walk on the ice sheets of Antarctica, understand the extraordinary seasonal freeze-up and melt back of the sea ice zone, investigate the myriad organisms that inhabit…

A presentation by Holger Meinke Agricultural systems are undergoing rapid transformations. Consequently, there is a lot of talk about the importance of ‘innovation’. In this talk Professor Holger Meinke will unpack what ‘innovation’ means, why…

When somebody loses weight, where does it go? If you’ve never thought to ask, join Ruben Meerman for some cocktails and canapés as he explains the fascinating science of weight loss with live demonstrations and experiments.…

Do you want to help care for your local marine environment? Do you want to be involved in science at a local, national or international level? Come along and hear about fantastic opportunities to be…

600 species superbly illustrated… Covers all of Southern Australia… Native and introduced species… Includes boletes, polypores, leather fungi, cup and disc fungi, puffballs and all other artificial groups that constitute the macrofungi. FASCINATING!Come along to…

The Tasmanian Writer’s Centre is excited to be presenting well-known Tasmanian writer and 2013 Victorian Premiers Literary Award winner, Henry Reynolds in conversation with Patsy Cameron. The Larger Conversations is chaired by UTAS Distinguished Professor of…