Miscellany

A Fire Safety Presentation Team will present information about home fire safety, Community Team roles, smoke alarms, escape plans, kitchen safety, electrical issues -especially heaters, winter and summer fire safety. If time permits, operational systems at call outs and systems of training.

Dr. Hurren will focus on the changes and challenges in learning processes and assessments. He will look into the profound impact of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) on the tertiary sector-speaking to the many ways in which this cutting-edge technology is reshaping approaches to education, with both positive and negative perceptions. He will also explore the exciting possibilities and overall implications of this technology with interactive examples.

Colin will talk about The National Picture. with examples of the role of wetlands in the preservation of our flora and fauna, followed by the reasons behind their overall decline in the area.
Then he'll focus on the Local Scene, Including the conflict over whether local wetlands should be drained for farming or used for housing such as a Travis Country Estate.
He'll also discuss which groups have been involved in preserving and restoring bio-diversity and enhancing water and land such as the Travis Wetlands Nature Heritage Trust. We'll learn about the plans the Trust has for the future and be given guidance for our visit to the Travis Wetlands, including maps of the circuit and what we should see.

Memory is fundamental to the identity of both the collective and the individual. In this lecture, I consider socially sanctioned and individual memory practices and how we decide what should be remembered and what should be forgotten. To illustrate, I focus on specific memory practices which I have researched (and published on):the use of “memory work” for orphaned children in South Africa; and the confrontation of painful memories in South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the endeavour to heal and build a nation in the aftermath of apartheid.

Ross has had a long association with the Court Theatre. He will return to give us an update on the new theatre and precinct.