Our Thursday lunchtime talks cover diverse aspects of the natural world in Australia and around the globe.

The talks are aimed at a general audience and everyone is welcome. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins, notes, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated.

It is a good idea to reserve a seat in advance, as talks can book out very quickly. The booking link for each talk is on the Friends calendar website entry for the respective talk. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk.

Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team

Thursday Talks – February to April 2024

Please see the Friends calendar website for a detailed description of each talk.

1 February 12:30pm
Sally Barnes ‘I am a sucker for getting people out into nature’.

8 February 12:30pm
Bradley Desmond: The Rare Bloom Project: A partnership approach to conserving Australian wildflowers.

15 February 12:30pm
Dr Peter Caley: On estimating waterbird abundance and trend across eastern Australia.

22 February 12:30pm
Dr Linda Broome: Emergency feeding of Mountain Pygmy-possums after the Black Summer fires.

29 February 12:30pm
Distinguished Professor Sue O’Connor: Art in the Bark: The Indigenous carved boab trees of northwest Australia.

7 March 12:30pm
Dr Chris Cargill: Extremophiles: bryophyte discoveries in southwest Western Australia and Central Australia.

14 March 12:30pm
Sharon Field: 3000 days … and counting … - a botanical artist’s response to Climate Change.

21 March 12:30pm
Toby Golson: Collaboration for conservation: Macadamia jansenii at the ANBG.

28 March 12:30pm
Tom North: Seed Banking and National Parks, an ideal conservation partnership.

4 April 12:30pm
Andrew Skeoch: Deep Listening to Nature.
Andrew will be happy to sign copies of his new book.

11 April 12:30pm
Cormac Farrell: City living for pollinators.

18 April 12:30pm
See further details on the Friends of ANBG website.

25 April 12:30pm
Scott Saddler AM ‘National Arboretum Canberra: A twenty-year story’.