On Monday, September 30, India's only recipient of a doctorate in the study of falcons will present a free public lecture on our town's rare peregrine falcons.

Dr Zubair Medammal, Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Calicut in India, will offer his insights on the majestic birds' hunting, feeding, health, breeding and threats.

The Falcon Cam Project, run by volunteers, has placed fixed CCTV cameras and a roosting box at the top of the University's water tower to study, monitor and record the breeding and natural behaviour of a peregrine falcon family that calls CSU home.

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The lecture will begin with a short walking tour to observe the peregrine falcons living in the University's water tower. The lecture commences at 5.30pm at CSU's Orange campus.

To register please contact Cilla Kinross at CKinross@csu.edu.au or phone 6365 7651.

On Thursday, October 10 at the Groundstone Café in the Museum precinct, journalist Gabrielle Chan will present a talk and Q&A session based on her book 'Rusted Off: Why Country Australia is Fed Up', recently shortlisted for the PM's award for non-fiction.

Gabrielle has been a journalist for more than 30 years.

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Since 2013, she has worked for Guardian Australia as a political correspondent, live blogger and senior writer.

In 'Rusted Off', Gabrielle looks to her own rural community's main street for answers to the big questions driving voters.

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Why are we so fed up with politics? Why are formerly rusted-on country voters deserting major parties in greater numbers than their city cousins? Can ordinary people teach us more about the way forward for government?

Join us at 6pm at Groundstone for drinks and nibbles followed by Gabrielle's talk at 6.30pm. Register for this free event at csu.edu.au/explorations.