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๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ: ๐—” ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€Discover how language shapes our minds, our ...
21/06/2026

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ
๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ: ๐—” ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€

Discover how language shapes our minds, our connections and our culture.
This seminar introduces the many forms of human and nonโ€‘human communication โ€” from spoken and written language to animal signalling, invented languages and the spread of ideas through memetics. We also explore how language evolved and how the brain makes it possible, offering a rich, multidisciplinary look at what makes us human.

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€Enrolments open at 10am, 24 June 2026 They saw Australia. But did they really look?Colonia...
21/06/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ
๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€
Enrolments open at 10am, 24 June 2026

They saw Australia. But did they really look?

Colonial settlers recorded two versions of history. One was convenient. One was true.

Uncover the real impact of white โ€œsettlementโ€ โ€” on First Nations people, on the land, and on the issues weโ€™re still living with today.

The past explains everything. Are you ready to explore it?

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ ๐ž: '๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐žโ€™Explore what it really...
21/06/2026

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ
๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ ๐ž: '๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐žโ€™

Explore what it really means to live well in the โ€œthird age.โ€
We begin with key insights from evidenceโ€‘based social science on happiness, fulfillment and the ingredients of a good life. From there, we look at the diverse ways people in later life define wellbeing for themselves โ€” their values, priorities and sources of meaning โ€” and invite you to reflect on your own.

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†A friendly, stepโ€‘byโ€‘step g...
20/06/2026

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ
๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†

A friendly, stepโ€‘byโ€‘step guide to getting the most from your phone.
Over four sessions, weโ€™ll demystify your Settings, explore essential apps, and show you how to protect your device, boost performance and use everyday features with ease. From VPNs and safety tools to calendars, screenshots, AI features, Airdrop, document scanning and emergency contacts, we cover the things that matter most to you. Please bring two devices and headphones for handsโ€‘on learning.

Join us on 26 June for Karmele (4.00pmโ€“6.09pm), a powerful Spanish historical drama based on a true story.Set during the...
19/06/2026

Join us on 26 June for Karmele (4.00pmโ€“6.09pm), a powerful Spanish historical drama based on a true story.

Set during the Spanish Civil War, Karmele follows a nurse and a trumpet player who fall in love and escape to Venezuela in search of safety and a new beginning. Their journey eventually brings them back to Spain, where they take a stand against the dictatorship.

A moving story of courage, love, music and resilience, Karmele is an inspiring and unforgettable film.

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ตMake your phone your best travel companion.Across this cour...
19/06/2026

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ
๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต

Make your phone your best travel companion.
Across this course, youโ€™ll learn how to stay connected overseas, avoid roaming surprises, use maps without internet, keep track of people and luggage, and organise your photos and videos with ease. Weโ€™ll cover messaging apps, Wiโ€‘Fi calling, offline navigation, safety tools and quick editing techniques โ€” everything you need for smoother international travel.

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒDiscover how Einstein reshaped our under...
19/06/2026

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ
๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

Discover how Einstein reshaped our understanding of the universe.
This beginnerโ€‘friendly course unpacks why time slows down at high speeds, why objects appear to shrink, and how famous โ€œparadoxesโ€ dissolve under careful reasoning. We finish by exploring gravity as the curvature of spacetime โ€” a mindโ€‘stretching idea with realโ€‘world impacts, from astronomy to everyday GPS.

๐Œ๐ž๐ฅ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž ๐€๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐š๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ - ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐•๐„๐๐”๐„: ๐…๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ, ๐Œ๐ž๐ฅ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž ๐€๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐š๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐€๐ƒ๐ƒ๐‘๐„๐’๐’: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ– ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ, ๐Œ๐ž๐ฅ๐›๐จ๐ฎ...
18/06/2026

๐Œ๐ž๐ฅ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž ๐€๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐š๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ - ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐•๐„๐๐”๐„: ๐…๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ, ๐Œ๐ž๐ฅ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž ๐€๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐š๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ž
๐€๐ƒ๐ƒ๐‘๐„๐’๐’: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ– ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ, ๐Œ๐ž๐ฅ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž
๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„: ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž
๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„: ๐Ÿ—:๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ
๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž
Step inside one of Melbourneโ€™s most charming cultural treasures.
Senior Librarian Fiona Malcolm will guide us through the historic Athenaeum Library โ€” a vibrant institution tucked beside the Town Hall and home to one of the cityโ€™s most beautiful firstโ€‘floor libraries.
Youโ€™ll explore the buildingโ€™s rich history, discover its hidden corners, and even see Melbourneโ€™s oldest operational lift, now approaching its 96th year.

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜A lively introduction t...
18/06/2026

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ
๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜

A lively introduction to the life and ideas of Margaret Preston.
Join us for a oneโ€‘session Zoom lecture tracing Prestonโ€™s evolution from student to pioneering modernist, shaped by her encounters with Postโ€‘Impressionism and European modernism. Back in Australia, she pushed for a bold national aesthetic and engaged โ€” controversially โ€” with Aboriginal art traditions.
Her legacy remains powerful and contested, making this session a timely leadโ€‘in to the NGVโ€™s September exhibition.

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐†๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐๐š๐ ๐†๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ - ๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐คStep into the stories of remarkabl...
18/06/2026

๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐„๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐‰๐”๐๐„ ๐€๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ
๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐†๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐๐š๐ ๐†๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ - ๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค

Step into the stories of remarkable women who changed the world.
This lively course introduces trailblazers whose achievements, controversies and overlooked contributions have shaped history. With multiple presenters offering fresh perspectives, youโ€™ll enjoy rich discussion and a dynamic mix of voices.

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