Come and celebrate National Science Week at Capricorn Caves on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 August. All your favourite cave adventures over one weekend, and more. Sunday is jam-packed with activities. Harness up and try our eight metre climbing wall, grab a head torch and explore the cave chambers and tunnels, or take it easy…
Topic: Environment and Nature
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 Saturday 20 August for a special tour through the enchanting Cathedral Cave. You may even see the cute little bent-wing bats on their…
S4PG x TFOM: Themed Gathering on Citizen Science
This second event of the S4PG x TFOM series will explore science for the public good through the lens of science conducted with public involvement, with positive outcomes for both science and the public. Our invited speakers Dr Victoria Metcalf, Dr Tahlia Perry, and Dr Ivy Wong will present their work with citizen science projects…
Quandong and Sandalwood Plantation, Seedbank and Eco-habitat
Tour Brian Teakle’s award-winning quandong and sandalwood plantation, eco-habitat, seedbank project and regenerative farming concept. In a small paddock by the seedbank he’s been trialling mixed multi species summer and winter crops and re-establishing native grasses. Emerging from winter makes perfect timing for a tour. The eco-habitat project is recolonising the area with frogs and…
Atlas of Living Australia How-to session: Intro to {galah}
For National Science Week, we’re celebrating all things STEM. As Australia’s national biodiversity database, the Atlas of Living Australia delivers trusted data services for Australia, supporting world-class biodiversity research and decision-making. We store these data in a way that is open and accessible, but the ALA website is not the only way to access them….
Atlas of Living Australia How-to session: Beginner’s guide to using the ALA
For National Science Week, we’re celebrating all things STEM. As Australia’s national biodiversity database, the Atlas of Living Australia aggregates biodiversity data and stores them in a way that is open and accessible. But what does this actually mean, and what can you use the ALA for? Find out in this interactive workshop. Follow along…
Atlas of Living Australia Webinar Series: STEM Career Stories
For National Science Week, we’re celebrating all things STEM. As Australia’s national biodiversity database, the Atlas of Living Australia delivers trusted data services for Australia, supporting world-class biodiversity research and decision-making. Our data are used by a range of professionals from different fields, such as research, government, museums & herbaria, and industry, just to name…
WA Museum Virtual School Program
This National Science Week meet our biologists, palaeontologists, archaeologists, chemists, molecular scientists and more. Our WA Museum National Science Week events are the perfect way to meet and hear from one of our team who spend their days using science in a variety of ways to learn more about our State and the world we…
Petrology in the Pub: Geological origins of glass
The glass that holds our favourite cold fizzy liquids is actually rapidly cooled molten silica, we know this by studying rocks and the processes that form and transform them – petrology. Grab a drink chilled in molten silica and join us for an immersive space-themed evening. Hear from our stellar petrologists Professor Tony Kemp and…
A Modern-day Noah’s ark – conserving Western Australia’s threatened plants
The south-west of Western Australia is renowned for its rich plant diversity. This diversity, combined with the loss of a large proportion of the original vegetation, has led to this area being recognised internationally as a Biodiversity Hotspot. The Western Australian Seed Centre, Kensington, is a key pillar in conserving some of WA’s most threatened plants….