Exploring the Universe from the Suburbs

Plympton Community Centre 34 Long Street, Plympton, South Australia

Dr Kym Thalassoudis will give an introduction to the night sky and describe how anyone can look up and explore its many wonders using just their eyes, binoculars or a telescope.   Further details will be available nearer the date of this event.  If attending an event remotely (using ZOOM), please remember to check your microphone […]

Coastal butterflies on the brink and how we are conserving them

Plympton Community Centre 34 Long Street, Plympton, South Australia

Matt Endacott is a Coastal Conservation Officer with Green Adelaide and hosted by Holdfast Bay Council. Matt will discuss his role and butterfly conservation his team is undertaking along the coast - including recovery programs for the Yellowish Sedge Skipper and Bitter Bush Blue butterflies. Photo L F Hunt   Further details will be available […]

AGM and It is time to protect our trees

Plympton Community Centre 34 Long Street, Plympton, South Australia

5th Sept. 6.30pm BCSA AGM 7.00pm Public Talk It is time to protect our trees. Dr. Stefan Caddy-Retalic, Adjunct lecturer, School Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, will provide an overview of studies undertaken to review the urban tree protection laws across Australia in order to assist with best practice tree protection.   Further details will […]

European Honeybees – friend and foe

Plympton Community Centre 34 Long Street, Plympton, South Australia

Rossi von der Borch from the Beekeepers’ Society of South Australia will speak about the social organisation of the European Honeybee (Apis mellifera), the pros and cons of suburban beekeeping, and the part beekeepers can play in the revegetation of urban and rural lands. An excursion to The Bee Hub and the walking trails at […]

Climate change and vegetation responses

Presented by Professor Robert S. Hill, Dept. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Adelaide.  Our climate is now changing at an unprecedented pace and the impacts will be severe. What should we do? There are some clear answers that will help us to be prepared for what is coming. This talk will be a ticketed […]