Monthly Talks

Monthly Talks, Semester 1 2025

Cronulla School of Arts (Arts Theatre), 8 Surf Road, Cronulla (just a short walk from the train station, or you can park for free for four hours on the top floor of the car park)
NO bookings required. Please bring a friend.
Entry: $2.00 optional donation
Enquiries: cherie167@hotmail.com

History
Pearls and Pearling in Australia
Monday, January 20 10:30 to 12:00
Journey from a time before white settlement, to the ‘grab what you can’ of the early settlers on the north coast of West Australia to the current sustainable pearling industry practices and hear about the mystique and glamour of some famous pearls.
Presenter: Gillian Lewis

Musicals
How Musicals are Made
Monday, February 3 10:30 to 12:00
How musicals are selected, cast, rehearsed, and staged and how it is now a big business.
Presenter: Tom Sweeney

Identity Misuse
Your identity is important. Let’s protect it!
Monday, March 10 10:30 to 12:00
ID Support NSW, the nation-leading identity support unit are working to minimise risks associated with identity theft.  Learn how to: strengthen your cyber resilience to stay secure online, how to spot a scam, run credit checks, create and maintain strong passwords.
Presenter: Alicia Anderson

History
Tales from the Cemeteries
Tuesday, April 29 10.30 – 12.00
A grim title but a funny talk. The talk reveals the curious epitaphs written, unintentionally funny quotes and the outright lies told on memorials. There is an enormous amount of material to be found in cemeteries and nothing is more satisfying than to connect someone to an ancestor’s grave.
Presenter: Judith Dunn

History
The Royal Flying Doctor Service
Monday, May 26 10.30 – 12.00
Learn about the history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The primary and emergency medical care today for rural and remote Australia. How is it funded and what is the future?
Presenter: Greg Woodward

Science
An Introduction to Forensic Science
Monday, June 16 10.30 – 12.30
We look at the history of Forensic Science across a number of disciplines, including Forensic
Anthropology, together with a study of Forensic Entomology and the use of insects in the investigation of criminal matters.
Presenter: Ian Thompson