Saturday Seminar – A Life in Botanic Gardens

Tutor/Facilitator Tim Entwisle

When
Date: on/from Sat 13 May 2023 to Sat 13 May 2023
Frequency: Single Event
Class time: 2:30-3:30

Delivered ZOOM

Other information

To watch the seminar click here on the day at 2:20pm for a 2:30 start.

Presenter: Professor Tim Entwisle

Facilitator: Kerrie Cross

Professor Tim Entwisle will talk about his life as a botanist and in botanic gardens, based on his 2022 memoir Evergreen: The Botanical Life of a Plant Punk. Tim believes botanic gardens address the key threats of our time, such as climate change and plant extinction, while simultaneously serving up gorgeous landscapes and offering a balm to the weary human spirit.

After 25 years as a director at some of the world’s finest botanic gardens – in Sydney, London and Melbourne – Tim concludes that botanic gardens are a cure for the world’s ills, and a powerful mix of nature, science and culture. He explains why he prefers nature found kerbside rather than in the wild, and how he comes to have a seaweed named after him.

Tim has been Director and Chief Executive of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria since 2013, following two years in a senior role at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and eight years as Executive Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust in Sydney. Tim is an Honorary Professorial Fellow at The University of Melbourne and an expert in freshwater algae but has a broad interest in plants and public gardens. He is a regular contributor to Australian radio and writes for science, nature and garden magazines. Tim also has a weekly blog: talkingplants.blogspot.com.

Kerrie Cross is a U3APP member, author of a recent publication Les, a biography of Les Williams, and a gardener at St Vincent Gardens in Albert Park, among other pursuits.

To view the beautiful flyer created by Margaret Byron, click here.

This seminar is open to all U3A Port Phillip members and subscribers and to the general public.

As there are limited numbers, please book in below.

This is an online live seminar, presented as a webinar on Zoom.

If you have not yet used Zoom, you will need to download Zoom onto your device in advance- click here for instructions.

Enrolments / Bookings

U3APP members must log in, and members of the public must register, to make a booking.
U3APP Members, please login.


Login with your email address and password. If you haven't used the system before, your password is also set to your email address. If you've changed it but forgotten what you changed it to, send an email to webmaster@u3app.org.au and we will reset your password for you.

Members of the public, please register to attend an event open to non-members.

To enrol in a course, you must be a financial member of U3A Port Phillip. If you are financial and still unable to book, it means bookings have not yet opened.

 

How to Enrol

On-line: after bookings have opened

On-line enrolments are preferred as this significantly reduces the amount of back-office work for our volunteers.

  • Login to the U3APP.org.au website.
  • Go to the Courses & Enrolling page.
  • Scroll down to find the course that you are interested in.
  • Does the course have spaces available?
    • Click on the course name to go to the booking page.
    • Click on “Book for this course or event”.
    • You will receive a confirmation email.  Please check your Junk/Spam folders as these automatically-generated emails often finish up there.
  • OR is the course shown as FULL?
    • Click on WAITLIST.

Paper Enrolment Form: before bookings open for First Semester

  • Obtain a paper Enrolment Form either from the Office or by printing an online copy available here.
  • Complete the paper Enrolment Form and submit it to the Office.

The start date for acceptance of paper Enrolment Forms for first semester is published on the U3APP website and in the e-Bulletin. Enrolment Forms received before this date are treated as though they had been received on the start date (ie there is no advantage to be gained by submitting early). On the start date and thereafter, paper Enrolment Forms are numbered in order of receipt.  Paper Enrolment forms are processed by U3APP volunteers on the same day as on-line bookings.

If your enrolment is successful, you will receive a confirmation email.  Please check your Junk/Spam folders as these automatically-generated emails often finish up there.

If your enrolment is unsuccessful,  you will receive an email telling you that you have been waitlisted.

Via the Office: after bookings have opened

  • Contact the office in person, or by email or phone.