The RGSSA hosts a series of stimulating lectures on a broad range of geographical topics, both current and historical.
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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.
18 August 2025 | 12:00 pm
Lunchtime Meeting
Historian and ethnographer Dr Philip Jones will focus on Stuart's 1859 expedition, during which he discovered the mound springs which became the key to his successful transcontinental expedition of 1862-63.
21 August 2025 | 5:30 pm
Monthly Lecture
Ethiopia’s rock churches are nothing short of amazing. They have even been described, though perhaps with a little exaggeration, as the eighth wonder of the world.
18 September 2025 | 5:30 pm
Monthly Lecture
Anlaby Station, established in 1839, is Australia’s second-oldest Merino stud and a cornerstone of South Australia's pastoral history.
22 September 2025 | 12:00 pm
Lunchtime Meeting
Following the lecture on Anlaby on 18 September, and preceding a visit to Anlaby on 24 September, this award winning film about the last Patriarch of Anlaby will be shown.
17 July 2025 | 5:30 pm
16 June 2025 | 12:30 pm
8 May 2025 | 5:30 pm
14 November 2024 | 5:00 pm
15 August 2024 | 5:30 pm
18 July 2024 | 5:30 pm
2 July 2024 | 5:00 pm
15 February 2024 | 5:30 pm
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