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Thursday Talks and 2013 Centenary Chats
Thursdays, 12:30pm in the Australian National Botanic Gardens Theatrette
In celebration of Canberra’s centenary year, the Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens will host special monthly Centenary Chats as part of their 2013 Lunchtime Talks program.
A fascinating series of talks about Australian plants, plants of the world and special topics related to plants.
Presented by the Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens 
Entry by gold coin donation to the Friends of the Gardens.
All donations support Australian National Botanic Gardens' programs and development.
Who’s a Scientist?
Dr Suzette Searle (ANU) | 12 Sept
Find out more about Australia’s scientists and citizen scientists
Canberra’s Gardens and Birds: Alison McKenzie Memorial Lecture
Martin Butterfield | 19 Sept
Hear about the birds found in the ANBG and Canberra’s gardens
From the Plenty to the Olgas: A Botanic Trip across the Red Centre
Dr Roger Farrow | 26 Sept
Delight in some botanical species recently observed in the Red Centre
Canberry Tales: An Informal History
Allen Mawer | 3 Oct
Hear about the history of Acton, ‘Canberra’s time capsule’, as captured in Allen’s book Canberry Tales
Wattle Gold (Centenary Chat)
Dr Joe Miller | 10 Oct
Learn about recent research into Australia’s iconic Acacia
A Maze of Memories
Marlena Jeffery (Vice-Patron of the Friends) | 17 Oct
Hear about vice-regal life in Western Australia
Revisiting the Inner - north Wetlands
Edwina Robinson (ACT Government) | 24 Oct
Get an update on the inner-north wetlands and hear some early thinking into some other potential wetlands
Scaring the Rabbits Away
Helen Wilson | 31 Oct
Learn about the experiences of new arrivals to Canberra in the 1930s
Boys or Girls? Temperature Decides
Dr Tariq Ezaz (UC) | 7 Nov
Hear how very small temperature variations determine gender in some Australian lizards
Tea Tree oils of melaleuca alternifolia
Carlos Segara Bustos | 14 Nov
Learn about current doctoral research into chemical diversity in the Australian Tea Tree
Keeping ‘Tree’ in the Urban Landscape
Michael Brice (ACT Government) | 21 Nov
Hear about the challenges of managing Canberra’s urban forest
Gardens of Ancient Rome
Karl van Dyke | 28 Nov
Delight in Roman gardens and the way in which they reflected Rome’s history