Take some time to find some stillness at the start of the new year and join us in beautiful Lartelare Park alongside the Port River and have a go at nature journaling.

Connect with nature while you learn to sketch, make notes and record your surrounds in a gentle, fun and supported way. Facilitated by Jenny Deans, this workshop invites you to explore your creativity and find some mindful moments considering whats growing around you, while developing your artistic skills.

No experience necessary - this relaxing workshop will introduce you to seeing nature in different ways. From complete beginners to the most experience artist, everyone will find new ways to connect through this session. All equipment provided and you will receive a notebook to take home with you and continue your nature journaling practice.

While this event is aimed at adults, families are also welcome to attend. Children will need to have a concession ticket, must be accompanied by a guardian and be appropriately supervised at all times. The workshop is generally suited to children over 8 years but may suit some younger children.

Lartelare is a beautiful, waterfront space to explore, observe and reflect. Lartelare was designed as a place to tell local Aboriginal stories and to recognise the birthplace of Lartelare. Full of local native plants, it is a space that combines indigenous culture, art, history, nature and play.

Parking is available under the Hart Street Bridge, accessed from Wirra Drive (note the nearest public toilets are a 5 minute walk away).

Please dress for the weather and remember to bring a hat, sunscreen, water bottle and snacks. In the morning, by the river, with shade from the bridge above, we should be protected from the worst of the summer heat.

We will postpone the event if the weather forecast is over 35 DecC and will notify you of this via email and sms. If we need to postpone, the backup date is Wednesday 29th Jan, 6pm - 8pm.

Please contact the Port Environment Centre if you have any mobility or access concerns.

Numbers are limited, so please let us know if you can no longer make it.

For event enquiries please contact the Port Environment Centre on 0488 229 925 or email hello@portenvironmentcentre.org.au

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of male homosexual acts in South Australia, join us for a panel discussion led by Greens MLC Robert Simms, with historian Tim Reeves and historian and 1970s gay activist Will Sergeant OAM.

The session will delve into the fascinating story of how South Australia led the nation when it enacted gay law reform, exactly 50 years to the day on 17 September 1975. 

We will be officially launching a new online exhibition, ‘Leading the Nation: South Australian Gay Law Reform 1972–1975’, a collaboration between Tim Reeves, State Library of South Australia and the History Trust of South Australia, which tracks the tragic death of Dr Duncan, the process of legislative change and its ongoing impact and legacy. 

After the panel discussion you are invited to view a special display, ‘The Life and Death of Dr Duncan 1930-1972’, along with an opportunity to purchase books by Tim Reeves and Will Sergeant.