Events

Brian Oldman has held senior executive roles in some of London’s most respected cultural and scientific institutions, having worked in transformative roles at the British Museum, the National Maritime Museum, the Zoological Society of London and Sir John Sloane’s Museum.   Brian commenced at the South Australian Museum in January 2014. The Museum is Australia’s […]

Visit the ‘Cedars’ and enjoy a guided tour. Cost is $50 pp and includes bus hire, admission and fully guided tour. Own lunch can be purchased at the on-site Restaurant. Our Bus will depart at 10:00 am from the bus stop on the south side of Grote Street, opposite Her Majesty’s Theatre and arrive back […]

Michael O’Connell is a consulting Victimologist; Victim Advocate for Second Chances SA; Member of the International Network of Services for Victims of Terrorism; White Ribbon Ambassador; Patron, Love and Gratitude and, Foundation Board Member of Victim Support Asia. Michael served as the inaugural Commissioner for Victims’ Rights, South Australia (2006-2018).  Before that appointment, he served […]

Visit Monarto Zoo and enjoy a guided bus tour. Cost is $60 and includes bus hire, admission and fully guided tour.   Members of the Zoological Society pay only $30 for the bus hire. Own luncheon can be purchased at the Restaurant. Our Bus will depart at 10:00 am from the bus stop on the south […]

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC is a proud sixth-generation South Australian: her mother, the Honourable Jennifer Cashmore AM, was a South Australian parliamentarian; her late father, Ian, was a manager at Hills Industries and her late step‑father, Stewart Cockburn AM, was a distinguished Walkley award winning journalist. Her Excellency studied economics at the […]

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC is a proud sixth-generation South Australian: her mother, the Honourable Jennifer Cashmore AM, was a South Australian parliamentarian; her late father, Ian, was a manager at Hills Industries and her late step‑father, Stewart Cockburn AM, was a distinguished Walkley award winning journalist. Her Excellency studied economics at the […]

Pamela Rajkowski OAM is a South Australian historian who, since 1980, travelled Australia while teaching full-time to research, conduct interviews and document the history and contribution of the Afghan cameleers of Australia.   Pamela interviewed cameleer and Afghan-Aboriginal descendants, academics, ethnic community leaders, Aboriginal people and significant outback characters. Her first book “In the Tracks […]

Richard Venus is a retired electrical engineer with an interest in researching and writing about engineering heritage. He has served as chairman of Engineering Heritage SA; deputy chair of the national body, Engineering Heritage Australia; and Vice President of the History Council of SA. In 2015 he received Engineers Australia’s John Monash Medal, which is […]

Professor Adrian Esterman is Chair of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of South Australia, a position he has held for the last seventeen years.   Professor Esterman’s career includes five years as a WHO staff member based in Geneva and two years as a staff member in the WHO European office in Copenhagen.  His […]

Genevieve Rueger grew up in Belair with her parents and two older brothers. She left Adelaide at 17 years of age to commence her military training in Canberra. Genevieve graduated from the Army Pilot’s Course as a Helicopter Pilot in 2006 and joined the Counter Terrorism Regiment in Sydney. Genevieve lived in most states and […]