Speaking

 

Gary Presland is a highly experienced public speaker and lecturer of more than 35 years’ standing, and a regular participant in community/Council-based workshops and forums. He is available to speak on a range of subjects, including Victorian Aboriginal history, natural history in the Melbourne area,  and the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria.

 

Gary’s forthcoming public engagements include:

 

12 March 2024: Coronella Retirement Village, Nunawading: ‘Pre-European Indigenous culture of the Melbourne area’. 2.00 pm

8 May 2024: History Matters Seminar: ‘A history of Gardiners Creek’ 5.30 pm Malvern Library 

16 May 2024: Australian Plants Society, Waverley Group: ‘Vanished Wetlands of Melbourne’ 8.00 pm Wadham House, 52 Wadham Pde, Mt Waverley.

9 July 2024: Australian Plants Society, Cardinia Region: ‘Indigenous history in the greater Melbourne area’, 7.30 pm, Auditorium, Deep Creek Reserve, 62 Cameron Way, Pakenham.

12 November 2024: Australian Plants Society, Cardinia Region: ‘The natural history of Cardinia region, and Indigenous use of natural resources’, 7.30 pm, Auditorium, Deep Creek Reserve, 62 Cameron Way, Pakenham.

Recent presentations

22 January 2024: Nunawading U3A Summer School: ‘Pre-European Indigenous culture’. 10.00-12.00 am, Whitehorse Community Hub, 96-106 Springvale Rd, Nunawading, VIC, 3131.