Are you at greater risk now of shark bite than ever before? More than 85% of all Australians live within 50 kilometres of the beach, a place many of us have a deep affection for and enjoy spending time at in the warmer months. Since the 1950’s, there has been an increase in reported shark bites…
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Big Science Adventure
Celebrate National Science Week at Capricorn Caves on Friday 18 & Saturday 19 August. All your favourite cave adventures over one weekend, and more. Saturday is jam-packed with activities. Harness up and try our 8m climbing wall or do our 25m abseil off the cave, grab a head torch and explore the cave chambers and…
Port Moresby-Darwin International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Event
Join the FST Network of Indigenous Partnerships for this Darwin-Port Moresby event on 9 August at 12:30 (ACST). The Piku Biodiversity Network would like to provide a presentation for the International Day of Indigenous People, to illustrate and demonstrate what our vision looks like in action, where we are acting locally in implementing solutions to…
Capricorn Caves: Under the Stars & Into the Caves
Capricorn Caves is a well regarded ecotourism attraction just north of Rockhampton, Queensland. Come along to our Big Science Adventure, a weekend full of science surprises. Join us on the evening of Friday 18 August for a special tour through the enchanting Cathedral Cave. You may even see the cute little bent-wing bats on their…
Solar Powered Cars
Come along to a special STEM based activity session and make your very own solar powered car. Learn about solar power, where it comes from, how it works, and why it helps the planet, then construct your own solar powered car and watch it go. This is a National Science Week event, presented with the…
Create a Parasite Clay Workshop @ Blackwood Library
There are parasites all around us, but they are often not noticed. Although some can cause diseases many are important parts of nature. Come join Dr Gerrut Norval as he will introduce some kinds of parasites and what they do, and then create your own parasite with clay. The City of Mitcham welcomes all to…
Science and Engineering Challenge Warrnambool
The Science and Engineering Challenge is a STEM program run by the University of Newcastle. The challenge will be visiting regional Victoria’s Great South Coast on 14 August at Deakin University, Warrnambool. We are welcoming 8 schools from across our region which has been fully funded by the Rotary Club of Warrnambool, Wannon Water, The…
“Whales, poo and Antarctica all make the world go round!” with Dr Vanessa Pirotta
Whales are just amazing! They: are the largest animals on Earth have the biggest babies feed in a way that helps keep the oceans healthy can talk to each other over hundreds of kilometres love living in Antarctica There is no one better to talk to us about amazing whales than the very excellent Dr…
BreakerSpace
Children aged 9 years and over are invited to come along to BreakerSpace in National Science Week. BreakerSpace give kids the opportunity to explore common household items and find out how they work. Broken toys, electronics, and common household appliances will all be on offer for careful dismantling. We’ll look at object’s components and circuitry…
Re-imagining Jaws: A shark appreciation, awareness, and education event
Our event aims, in releasing adult epaulette (walking) sharks Hemiscyllium ocellatum, to raise awareness about the effects of climate change on highly vulnerable sharks, gain appreciation for the roles sharks play, and educate our youth, adults, and community about healthy marine ecosystems. This small, easy to handle, ‘non-bitey’ shark species that calls these regions of…