1 INTRODUCTION

2 THE SAMPLE DATA
2.1 The 6dF Galaxy Survey
2.2 Spectroscopic data
2.3 Photometric data

3 SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS

4 RESULTS
4.1 Emission line galaxies
4.2 Age and metallicity
4.3 Errors in age and metallicity
4.4 Photometric properties and dynamical masses
4.5 The effects of age and metallicity on photometric properties
4.6 Mass-to-light-ratios in old galaxies
4.7 The fundamental plane
4.8 The effects of age on mass-to-light-ratio
4.9 Colour-magnitude relations

5 CONCLUSIONS