Dear Friends of Glenthorne,

How can we engage our hearing to connect more deeply to nature around us?

Acoustic ecologist, Andrew Skeoch, will guide you into hearing the communications of nature; developing your listening skills, identifying species by ear, recognising behaviours and repertoire, and finding empathy with the voices of other beings. Deeper listening also allows us to hear the integrity of entire ecosystems, and reveal what the interactions of creatures tell us about how natural systems function to achieve sustainability. Andrew’s presentations are an immersive weaving of evocative recordings, fascinating spectrogram analysis and original ideas. You’ll hear the natural environment around you in a whole new way.

This is an event not to be missed.

Book your free ticket to this event for Wednesday 8th October, 2025, 7:00-9:30pm at the Waite Lecture theatre.

Free entry but gold coin donation would be appreciated to cover costs, but there is Limited Seating.

Bookings are essential on the Nature Festival web site.

https://naturefestival.org.au/event/deep-listening-to-nature-s-resilience

Over the last thirty years, Andrew has documenting the sounds of environments around the planet, and through his label 'Listening Earth', published over one hundred recordings allowing listeners to immerse themselves in the beauty of the world’s wild soundscapes.  His recordings have been heard in documentaries, installations and feature films such as Peter Gabriel's soundtrack to 'Rabbit Proof Fence’.

For the last decade, he has been giving presentations to audiences ranging from local community and naturalist groups to university students, and at festivals including Woodford and WOMADelaide’s Planet Talks.

He has recorded radio features, such as for ABC radio’s ‘Big Ideas’, written for The Conversation, delivered conference keynote addresses and in 2017, gave a TEDx talk in Canberra.

He is the president of the Australian Wildlife Sound Recording Group, and on the board of the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology.