The Astronomical Society of South Australia is pleased to announce its Stockport Observatory Winter Star Party to be held on Saturday 14 August. This is a ticketed public event with a strict No Ticket, No Entry policy. COVID Safety: To ensure the safety of everyone, the ASSA has stopped the use of shared eyepieces due to the potential to spread…
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Art vs Science
We’re a small community with a large art exhibition. This year’s theme is Art vs Science. Science is the system of acquiring knowledge and art is the expression of the knowledge. Charles Tambiah is this year’s guest Artists and speaker. Charles is from the Australian National University in Canberra, where he is a Science-Art Academic…
Brain Break – McIlwraith State School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
Blunders and Bad Luck in Space
You’ve heard about the brilliant successes – now this is your chance to hear about some of the embarrassing blunders and bad luck that has happened along humankind’s journey into outer space. This fun and family friendly event will be presented by Astronomer Martin George and includes a 40 minute audio visual presentation + Q&A.
Under the Coverslip
Under the Coverslip is a unique exhibition that showcases the incredible images captured by students in the field of biomedical science research. The event aims to draw attention to the beauty and intricacy of biomedical science by magnifying images of cells and molecules that are usually invisible to the naked eye. These are captured using…
The different tastes of honey
We are going to spend the week learning about the “Wonderful World of Bees”. We are going to link with CMG Honeybee a local beekeeper and educator for all things bees. We will provide 4 workshops during the week. Join Carmel from CMG Honeybee as she tells you all about honey. She will take you…
Wonderful Bees Wax Uses
We are going to spend the week learning about the wonderful world of bees. We are going to link with CMG Honeybee a local beekeeper and educator for all things bees. We will provide 4 workshops during the week. Join Carmel from CMG Honeybee as she tells you all about the wonderful things you can…
Bee Friendly Plants and Garden Identification
We are going to spend the week learning about the wonderful world of bees. We are going to link with CMG Honeybee a local beekeeper and educator for all things bees. We will provide 4 workshops during the week. Join Carmel from CMG Honeybee as she tells you all about which bee and pollinator friendly…
From Land to Hand
We are going to spend the week learning about the wonderful world of bees. We are going to link with CMG Honeybee a local beekeeper and educator for all things bees. We will provide 4 workshops during the week. Join Carmel from CMG Honeybee as she tells you all about which bee and pollinator friendly…
Space Update
Astronomer Martin George will take you on a journey through the latest advances and innovations in space exploration. This fun and family friendly event includes a 40 minute audio visual presentation + Q&A.