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  • Silent Book Club

    Conder Conder, ACT

    If you love reading and you're an introvert, come read in companionable silence. Hosted by Lake T Lions Club.

  • 2025 Kenneth Myer Lecture, Melbourne: Professor Brett Sutton AO

    Southbank Saint Kilda Road, 100, Southbank, VIC

    Join the National Library for the 2025 Kenneth Myer Lecture in Melbourne, presented by Professor Brett Sutton AO. The world is increasingly faced with what might be termed existential threats – climate change, biodiversity loss, fracturing of multilateralism and social cohesion, enabled by political and ideological polarisation and mis- and disinformation. These threats have complex […]

  • Deadly Dialogues: Bringing Them Home Oration with Kutcha Edwards at the National Library

    Parkes Parkes Place West, Parkes, ACT

    Kutcha Edwards delivers the inaugural Bringing Them Home Oration at the National Library of Australia. The Bringing Them Home Oral History project ran between 1998 and 2002. The project was established by the Library in response to the first recommendation of Bringing Them Home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and […]

  • Film Developing and Scanning Workshop

    Griffith Manuka Circle, 30, Griffith, ACT

    In this workshop, you be guided through the process of developing your own 35mm or 120 black and white film in the photo access film developing room. Your tutor will also give you a detailed demonstration of how to scan your negatives using the PhotoAccess Digital Suite.

  • Legally Blonde! The Musical

    St Francis Xavier College is proud to announce our upcoming school musical, Legally Blonde! The fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances - […]

  • Gorgeous books and royal annotations at the National Library

    Parkes Parkes Place West, Parkes, ACT

    What did Katherine Parr and Henry VIII write in their books? Step into the private libraries of one of history’s most infamous royal couples and discover how ink, margins, and manuscript flourishes reveal more than meets the eye. In this illuminating lecture at the National Library, renowned scholar Professor Micheline White delves into the marginalia […]

  • Spotlight Conversations: Mr Squiggle and the legacy of Norman Hetherington

    Join us as we examine the remarkable legacy of Norman Hetherington, artist, performer and creator of Mr Squiggle. The evening will feature Norman's daughter, Rebecca Hetherington, grandson Tom Hetherington-Welch, exhibition curator Danielle Cassar and Deputy Director Dr Sophie Jensen, in conversation with Alex Sloan AM. It will be followed by an audience Q+A and an […]

  • 6-Week Short Course: Eco Dyeing with Pinal Maniar

    Greenway Reed Street North, 137, Greenway, ACT

    Explore the fascinating world of eco-dyeing. Textile artist Pinal Maniar will guide you through the process of dyeing fabric and paper using natural materials like leaves and flowers.

  • Future Council Q&A Screening with Damon Gameau & Special Guests

    Future Council - Get on board! Future Council is the inspiring new feature documentary from Director Damon Gameau (2040, That Sugar Film). It follows eight young people on the ultimate excursion: an epic road trip across Europe to challenge and collaborate with powerful leaders and find solutions to our greatest ecological challenges. Following their journey, […]

  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Screening at the NFSA

    Unnamed Venue McCoy Circuit, 1, ACT

    M | 138 Mins | Peter Weir Spotlight | 2003 | 35mm | US | D: Peter Weir British naval commander Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) faces a French privateer threatening British trade routes in the South Pacific during the Napoleonic Wars. Peter Weir’s study of masculinity, duty and glory contrasts the brash and unapologetic […]

  • Travelling Stock Reserves (TSR) and aquatic conservation values. A talk by Jane Roberts

    Unnamed Venue Sullivans Creek Road, 46

    Travelling Stock Reserves are increasingly recognised for their terrestrial biodiversity, but less clear is their role in conserving aquatic biodiversity. Jane Roberts will discuss her findings from TSR in the Southern Tablelands and their conservation implications. All very welcome.