2023 Governor-General’s Design Challenge Presented by Questacon

Questacon, in collaboration with the Office of the Governor-General, presents the Governor-General’s Design Challenge. Get ready to be blown away by the possibilities of mechanical engineering and create something amazing – your very own windmill. In this free virtual workshop, Their Excellencies, the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia,…

Photography for Fungi Fans

Automatic features of modern cameras make it easy to avoid the technical and sometimes daunting aspects of photography. However, the decisions your camera makes on your behalf are often less than ideal and rarely take into account your own artistic intent. This workshop will improve your understanding of photography fundamentals so you can make better…

CellAg Challenge

We will be bringing together students from diverse academic backgrounds and introducing them to the field of cellular agriculture. Events will be held across online and in Melbourne, hosted by the University of Melbourne Future Food Hallmark Research Initiative. Students will have the opportunity to explore new opportunities using cellular agriculture technologies through exploring a broad…

Brad Darkson exhibition: Ruled Us, Ruled Us, Ruled Us

Bringing together sound, sculpture and digital collage, the work has been developed in response to the transmutations that South Australia’s social and physical environment has undergone since first contact with British settlers. Two years in the making, Ruled Us, Ruled Us, Ruled Us was initiated as part of a curatorial mentorship between Patrice Sharkey (Artistic Director, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental)…

Sparking Science

A fun-filled interactive event aimed at pre- and school aged children and their parents to discover the many facets of science. To help our diverse Merri-bek community discover how science fits within our daily lives and encourage discussion and deeper understanding what science means and how it can contribute to all areas of our lives.

Biggest Science Lab Ever

Help us celebrate National Science Week with the Biggest Science Lab Ever. Join us as we explore the idea of innovation. Whether its AI and coding, robot construction, finding sustainable ways to design and create new products or creative ways to help wildlife to thrive in our suburbs, we’ve got you covered in this fun…

Family Science Day at Hive

Family Science Day at Hive returns with a showcase of amazing science activities. With National Science Week’s focus on Innovation: Powering Future Industries, there will be mini-workshops, extra planetarium shows and even more interaction than ever in the Science Centre! PLANETARIUM In addition to several of our popular planetarium shows we shall debut We are Guardians….

Science Week Family Morning

Lyrebird College will be hosting a Science Discovery morning where we are inviting our families and board members to attend the school for morning tea and a range of themed science activities. Each class will put together displays and conduct experiments based on their chosen theme.  The junior class (Wattle) will be conducting a number…

Science Week Family Morning

Lyrebird College will be hosting a Science Discovery morning where we are inviting our families and board members to attend the school for morning tea and a range of themed science activities. Each class will put together displays and conduct experiments based on their chosen theme.  The junior class (Wattle) will be conducting a number…