Events

We run many events across Charles Sturt campuses and within our communities. You can attend free lectures as part of our Explorations series or attend future student events such as Open Day.

We are working out how to reintroduce events on campus that meet NSW Government Guidelines and balance the health and safety our staff, students and communities with our desire to find our new normal.

Interested in holding an Event at Charles Sturt?

Contact the events team.

Upcoming events

Bathurst event: Yindyamarra Pledge for Democracy

Please join Charles Sturt University and Stan Grant, Professor of Indigenous Belonging, in Bathurst to sign the Yindyamarra Pledge.Yindyamarra Winanghana: “To live with respect in a world worth living in.”...

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EVENT / 12 Apr 2023 11:00 am

An Evening with Stan Grant

Join us in Canberra for the launch of Stan Grant’s upcoming book, “The Queen is Dead” (HarperCollins). The evening will consist of reflections and readings by Stan Grant, followed by...

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EVENT / 10 May 2023 4:00 pm

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Past community events

We have held a number of exciting and informative community events in the past. Further information can be found within each event.

An evening with Clive Hamilton

Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth, bringing on a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. The stable environmental conditions that allowed civilisation to...

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EVENT / 8 Nov 2022 6:00 pm

Explorations Series: Louise Hardman in partnership with Sustainability at Charles Sturt

Plastic Solutions and Circular Economy Principles for Regional and Remote Communities.Please join us for an evening in the Charles Sturt Theatre with leading plastic educator, zoologist, and science teacher Louise...

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EVENT / 26 Oct 2022 5:45 pm

Explorations Series: Driving social change, inclusion and belonging

FREE Ticket: Find out more or RSVP Please join us for an evening at Charles Sturt Theatre, as Associate Professor Cate Thomas shares her real-life and professional experiences, as she...

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EVENT / 19 Oct 2022 5:45 pm

Online event: Yindyamarra Pledge for Democracy

On Monday, 17 October 2022, Charles Sturt University will launch the Yindyamarra Pledge for Democracy. Hosted by Professor Stan Grant Jnr, the pledge invites all Australians to set aside their...

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EVENT / 17 Oct 2022 11:30 am

Port Macquarie Mardi Gras and Queer Screen Short Film Festival

Purchase tickets Queer Screen 29th Mardi Gras Film Festival As a follow on from the main event, Charles Sturt University is proud to be the regional partner of the Queer...

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EVENT / 25 Aug 2022 6:00 pm

Wagga Wagga Mardi Gras and Queer Screen Short Film Festival

Purchase tickets Queer Screen 29th Mardi Gras Film Festival As a warm-up to the main event, Charles Sturt University is proud to be the regional partner of the Queer Screen...

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EVENT / 10 Mar 2022 6:00 pm

Regional Media in the Digital Age Summit

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the School of Communication at Bathurst, and to launch our new Bachelor of Communication - the only Communication degree co-designed, co-developed and co-delivered with...

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EVENT / 5 Nov 2021 1:00 pm

Explorations Series: Yindyamarra Talks - COVID: Mental health matters

In a world of fear and misinformation, Charles Sturt University brings together an expert panel to break down the issues for First Nations People. As well as being vulnerable to...

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EVENT / 30 Sep 2021 10:00 am

Explorations Series: Yindyamarra Talks - COVID: Our Lives matter

Yindyamarra Talks - COVID: Our Lives Matter from Adam Bannister on Vimeo. In a world of fear and misinformation, Charles Sturt University brings together an expert panel to break down...

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EVENT / 26 Aug 2021 10:30 am

Explorations Series

Charles Sturt University's Explorations Series is part of the Community-University Partnership (CUP) program and aims to engage our rural and regional communities in discussion and debate about major issues facing our regions, the nation and the world.

Our events are free and open to the public.

The name of the University honours the noted explorer Captain Charles Napier Sturt.  It was, in the words of Charles Sturt, a "… wish to contribute to the public good" that gave him the gumption to explore and map the interiors and major waterways of western NSW.  Through his explorations, Sturt contributed to our understanding of rural and regional Australia, and the natural world.

The Explorations Series brings speakers from diverse disciplines to our campuses to share the latest ideas, thinking and opinions on contemporary social, scientific and cultural issues. Delivered by prominent academics, authors and keynote speakers, events in the series are designed to encourage debate and explore ideas about the big issues facing our society.

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Recorded lectures

Where possible, we record the lectures from our Explorations Series.

See the recordings