Maps: Science Week Opening Session

Following a sold-out season at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the launch of his Unknown Melbourne Map at Geography Victoria’s recent Going Places event, Julian O’Shea presents an afternoon of lively entertainment. Julian will go beyond Melbourne to share hilarious true stories about maps, mapping mistakes and the surprising quirks of geography. Discover how the Victorian and South Australian border ended up in the wrong place. Find out why one Australian petrol station has its own time zone. Learn how St Kilda owes its name to a spelling mistake. Hear the story behind the invention of audible pedestrian crossings...and so much more. Whether you’re eight or eighty, this entertaining event will have you laughing and seeing maps and geography in a whole new light. Light refreshments included. An Inspiring Victoria event, part of National Science Week and supported by the Royal Society of Victoria.