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Science Together for the 20th anniversary of the Reef Guardian Program

A regional convention for National Science Week, Science Together for the 20th anniversary of the Reef Guardian Program at the Bundaberg Multiplex. Teachers, stall holders and the community will: further develop their science knowledge learn about conservation and protection of the Great Barrier Reef through special guest speakers engage in hands-on activities designed to inspire…

Megafauna at Yulara School

Two staff members (Drs Adam Yates and Sam Arman) will present at Yulara school on the morning of 16 August on the topic of megafauna and the science of uncovering the ancient past. Two sessions will be held, the first from 8.40 – 9.20AM for secondary learners, and 9.30 – 10.30 AM for primary school….

Big Science Fun Show at Frankston Library

We are celebrating National Science Week at the library with Fizzics Educations, bringing their Big Science Fun Show to Frankston. In this National Science Week event, presented with the support of the Inspiring Victoria program, you’ll see gigantic bubbles, flying toilet paper, hair-raising electricity experiments, levitating beach balls, volunteers on a nail chair, a giant…

Water You Waiting For? Let’s have a beer

This event carries on from the At Yeast There’ll be Beer, What’s the Malternative and In Pursuit of Hoppiness presentations from the past three years. This will follow the same format with a one hour talk followed by a beer tasting to illustrate the concepts covered in the talk and general conversation. This talk will…

Water you waiting for? Lets have a beer!

This event carries on from the “At yeast there’ll be beer”, “What’s the malternative” and “in pursuit of hoppiness” presentations from the past three years. This will follow the same format with a one hour talk followed by a beer tasting to illustrate the concepts covered in the talk and general conversation. This talk will…

Water you waiting for? Let\’s have a beer!

This event carries on from the “At yeast there’ll be beer”, “What’s the malternative” and “in pursuit of hoppiness” presentations from the past three years. This will follow the same format with a one hour talk followed by a beer tasting to illustrate the concepts covered in the talk and general conversation. This talk will…

Water you waiting for? Let\’s have a beer!

This event carries on from the “At yeast there’ll be beer”, “What’s the malternative” and “in pursuit of hoppiness” presentations from the past three years. This will follow the same format with a one hour talk followed by a beer tasting to illustrate the concepts covered in the talk and general conversation. This talk will…

Oh boy, here comes El Niño

Don’t let the cute names fool you: El Niño (‘the little boy’) and La Niña (‘the little girl’) can have devastating impacts. These oscillating phases of a massive ocean-atmosphere interaction strongly influence Australia’s year-to-year climate variability, driving floods, droughts, and bushfires. How will global warming affect this planetary system? Dr Josephine Brown and Ruby Lieber…

Wollongong University’s Design a T-shirt Competition

The University of Wollongong is delighted to announce that entries for the Design a T-shirt Competition are open. The competition is for children in Years 3-8 (Stages 2, 3 & 4) to help celebrate the National Science Week theme of Innovation: Powering Future Industries. The theme incorporates the advancement in technology in all industries, especially…