Guest Speaker December 2024

Les Burdett former curator Adelaide Oval talking on cricket

Les commenced with his links to John Gibson through Variety. He talked of his early years and his family in Beulah Park.  His early years associated with ovals began at Norwood Oval.  He began at Adelaide oval in 1969 with Arthur Lance.  Then National Service.  Anecdotes from his journey at Adelaide oval were fascinating including the light towers, concerts and cricketers.  He was a consultant to many ovals in the world.

Guest Speaker January 2025

Rod Hill to talk on ‘The Unacknowledged Materials Requirements and Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy’:

He spoke of the huge copper and lithium mines and statistics on current sources in Australia and the world.

He went on to discuss the costs in production of renewables and the footprint required for wind and solar, efficiency of output, life cycle of the equipment and its disposability. He further talked about the mineral requirements for renewable energy production.

Guest Speaker Feruary 2025

Pin Needham spoke on South Australian whales

Pin opened with his background which is a small animal vet. He had a long stint at Seaworld earlier in his career. He became involved in whales during a costal survey. He went on to describe the types of whales in SA including the blue, southern right and sperm whales and the history of whaling in SA.