http://www.sydneytalks.com.au Who is talking where this month en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:27:07 +1000 http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/images/sydneytalks_rss.gif http://www.sydneytalks.com.au 88 http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8701&Itemid=25 Well-known for his life-long concern with landscape, Peter Sculthorpe reflects on writing music at a time when there is much debate on climate change. ... http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8770&Itemid=25 As they celebrate their 60th birthday, committee members of the Garden Clubs of Australia will speak about the Club which encourages friendship through gardening. ... http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8751&Itemid=25 Designer Liane Rossler and TV Presenter Nell Schofield, members of Al Gore's Climate Change Leadership Project, talk about how artists are addressing climate change. ... http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8567&Itemid=25 UK garden historian Dr Janet Waymark teases out the evolution of the natural, informal with native plants, garden movement and asks is there any such thing, or are gardens just artificial but with n... http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8058&Itemid=25 Locust plagues are one of the most infamous insect scourges, affecting the lives of 1 in 10 people on the planet. But they have also provided important new clues as to the causes of human obesity, h... http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8755&Itemid=25 Join artist Nafisa Naomi and writer Tammie Matson as they speak about how they combine different forms of communication, from Nafisa's art to Tammie's books and the documentary Elephant Wars, to giv... http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8771&Itemid=25 Eric Whitby, President NSW Apiarists Association, speaks about how bees make honey, how it is harvested, the many products bees supply, the enormous health and nutritional benefits of honey - and ho... http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8389&Itemid=25 Traveller Margaret Bradford discusses the flora and fauna of the Canadian Rockies, Jasper and Banff, as well as that found in world famous National Parks including Denali , Glacier Bay, Wrangell-St ... http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8797&Itemid=25 For 19 years, Richard and Carolyn Green have used their private helicopter to find and photograph some of the most remote, wild and beautiful environments in Australia. Hear about their exciting adv... http://www.sydneytalks.com.au/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=8730&Itemid=25 Dr Ziggy Switkowski traces the growing importance of nuclear technology around the world, examines concerns with its use, and concludes that nuclear power cannot be excluded if Australia is to meet it...