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Lectures

The RGSSA hosts a series of stimulating lectures on a broad range of geographical topics, both current and historical.

Experience. Geography. Together.TM

Lecture Program

Monthly Lectures are generally held on the third Thursday of the month at 5.30 pm, preceded by drinks and nibbles from 5:00 pm in the Hetzel Theatre, Institute Building on the corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue.  Members are requested to make a $5 donation to help offset the lecture costs. The cost for non-members is $10.  Meetings may be followed by an optional light dinner at a local venue.

Lunchtime meetings are held during the cooler months of the year.  Members are requested to make a gold coin donation while the cost for non-members is $5.

Videos of some previous lectures are available on YouTube.

The Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Lecture Program is supported by the State Library of South Australia.

Upcoming Lectures

Blue Whale With Calf

20 August 2026 | 7:30 pm

Monthly Lecture

Blue Whales in the Upwelling

Along the continental shelf between King Island and Kangaroo Island from November to April each year, the Great Australian Coastal Upwelling System comes to life, pumping nutrients from deep water onto the shelf, nourishing swarms of krill which in turn sustain pygmy blue whales.

Image courtesy Blue whale - Wikipedia

Maps to apps publicity shot

17 September 2026 | 5:30 pm

Monthly Lecture

Maps to Apps - the digital revolution in map making

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have transformed the way we create and distribute maps, offering dramatic new opportunities never previously envisaged.  This lecture will review the benefits and limitations of traditional printed maps and demonstrate the basic operation of Geographic Information Systems.

Previous Lectures

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