Lecture Program of the RGS

Please note that lecture meetings are generally held on a Thursday at  5.30 pm, in the Goodman Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Goodman Building, Hackney Road, (large brick building) within the Botanic Gardens (enter and park in Hackney Road car parks).  

Meetings may be followed by an optional light dinner at a venue on the nearby Norwood Parade. Details will be advised at meetings and in the bi-monthly members newsletter GeoNews. 

Supper will be available after most lectures and student cameo presentations may precede some lectures during the year.

Recordings of past lectures can be heard  through this link (members login required) and more will be added as the program continues.

27th June
Brock Lecture - "John Rymill - Polar Explorations from S.A."
Peter Rymill


25th July
Sand, Stone, Water - Some landmarks of outback explorers and settlers."
1130 RGS Library tour followed by
1400 Lecture at the Treasures Wall - Hetzel Lecture Theatre, State Library


22nd August
Weather and the Science of Settlement
Tony Rogers
Australian Meteorological Association


26th September
The Role of the Kaurna People in their Environment and
Interactions with other Aboriginal Groups.
Lewis Yerloburka O'Brien


24th October
Development Geography and Sustainable Practices in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Rebecca Brandford-Bowls and Simon Badcock