Family History Brick Walls

When: Wednesday, 8 March 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: Mary Kidson Hall, City of Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, MacLeay St, Turvey Park NSW 2650, Australia

A perfect family tree? But where’s Uncle Bill? Where did that second marriage certificate for Great Grandfather Fred come from? And how come I can’t find my cousin’s grandma? These “Brick Wall” questions exist in[…]

Advanced Health Care Planning

When: Wednesday, 20 July 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Where: Mary Kidson Hall, MacLeay St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650, Australia

Dr Lucy Scholfield and nurse Wendy Swann will talk about the importance of having an advance health care plan. Your wishes concerning your quality of life should be documented to enable your loved ones and[…]

Seniors Empowerment Seminars

When: Tuesday, 8 February 2022 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Vintage Car Club, Docker St & Morgan St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650, Australia

his course is a series of presentations to help you plan ahead and protect your rights, dignity, choices and wishes. The seminars will be presented by community members representing each sector. The topics for the[…]

Medical Practice in Wagga Wagga: 1930s – Present

When: Monday, 1 August 2022 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Where: Mary Kidson Hall, City of Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, MacLeay St, Turvey Park NSW 2650, Australia

There will be two sessions. The first will be a historical overview of the development of medical practice in Wagga Wagga from 1930 to the present day, and will be supported by a PowerPoint presentation.[…]

A Life Spent Staring Into Space

When: Friday, 29 April 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Mary Kidson Hall, City of Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, MacLeay St, Turvey Park NSW 2650, Australia

All my career was looking up – although it was not always looking up. From Wagga to Wagga, a life of passion for science, research and teaching. Steel, telescopes, comets, space craft, x-rays and cancer.[…]

Our Place in the Stars

When: Tuesday, 8 February 2022 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: North Wagga Hall, 76 Hampden Ave, North Wagga Wagga NSW 2650, Australia

When you look up what do think of? Day or night, cloudy or clear what do the heavens hold? Down through the eons the heavens have stimulated fascination, mystery and sometimes harboured a few fears.[…]

Journey of Australian Birds

When: Monday, 7 February 2022 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Where: Vintage Car Club, Docker St & Morgan St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650, Australia

We plan to examine the Journey of Birds from feathered dinosaurs before the meteorite impact through their expansion to fill available niches world-wide (especially predators) and into the present day. Tony Dare-Edwards will take these[…]

Development of Hospital Pharmacy

When: Thursday, 4 May 2023 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Mary Kidson Hall, City of Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, MacLeay St, Turvey Park NSW 2650, Australia

Development of Hospital Pharmacy In the late 1960s and early 1970s hospital pharmacy was locked into the old style of pharmacy where mixturessuch as aspirin were still in vogue and your GP had visiting rights[…]

The Music in Our Lives 2023 – Gordon Hall

When: Tuesday, 7 February 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: Mary Kidson Hall, City of Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, MacLeay St, Turvey Park NSW 2650, Australia

  Join me on a light-hearted journey through the ever-changing styles of songs, music and fashion, as seen through the eyes and ears of a music lover. Reminisce with me as I take you on[…]

Come from Away Canberra Excursion

When: Saturday, 1 July 2023 – Sunday, 2 July 2023 all-day
Where: Canberra

  This course involves an overnight trip to Canberra to see the stage performance of COME FROM AWAY at the Canberra Theatre Centre at 2 pm on Saturday 1 July 2023. The show ‘Come from[…]