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The Gift of Truth Telling: A Lecture Series

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Presented by Kinjarling Djinnung Maat project (UWA Albany) and Friends of UWA Albany.

Supported by the City of Albany and Lotterywest.

VenueUWA Albany Function Room, Stirling Terrace

About the Event

Learn about the many truths of Kinjarling through different lenses - from Menang Elders, to expert historians, to cutting edge scientists.

Expect to inspired, and awed by the amazing people, history, and culture of Kinjarling/Albany.

Join us for science lectures on the 2nd Thursday, and history lectures on the 4th Thursday* of each month, from April until October.

Lectures will be 5.30-6.30pm in the UWA Albany Function Room, on Stirling Terrace.

Past Lectures

  • 23/04/2026: Aunty Eliza Woods and Dr Allison Lullfitz - Our Home, Boronia Valley: the past, present and future of Borden Reserve
  • 14/05/2026: Dr Sarah Comer, Dr Lynette Knapp and Shandell Cummings - Walking together to conserve threatened fauna
  • 29/05/2026: The Gift of Truth Telling Book Launch

Details

Date & Time
25th June 2026, 5:30PM – 6:30PM - Elevating the Lives of Menang Women in Historical Collections9th July 2026, 5:30PM – 6:30PM - Fire-Killed Plants in a Fire-Prone Land23rd July 2026, 5:30PM – 6:30PM - When the Apple Fell in Menang Boodjar13th August 2026, 5:30PM – 6:30PM - The PEAT Project27th August 2026, 5:30PM – 6:30PM - The Battle of the Harbours: Fremantle vs Albany10th September 2026, 5:30PM – 6:30PM - Mirnong Maat: Whale Journeys24th September 2026, 5:30PM – 6:30PM - How Two Young Women Defied the Exclusion of Aboriginal Children from School in the 1940s8th October 2026, 5:30PM – 6:30PM - The Gift of Truth Telling Lecture Series Finale
VenueUWA Albany Function Room, Stirling Terrace
Pricing$5 + booking fee

Schedule

25 June 20265:30 PM – 6:30 PM
9 July 20265:30 PM – 6:30 PM
23 July 20265:30 PM – 6:30 PM
13 August 20265:30 PM – 6:30 PM
27 August 20265:30 PM – 6:30 PM
10 September 20265:30 PM – 6:30 PM

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