Hazelhurst Arts Centre’s much loved Art Fest Days are back and we invite you to join us for FUTURE FEST, a family friendly day of art, live music and fun celebrating our current exhibitions; Jess Johnson and Simon Ward: Terminus, a virtual reality exploration of alien realms, and Alison Clouston & Boyd: Delving & Branching, an immersive installation…
Topic: Environment and Nature
National Science Week Museum Floor Talks: Working Closely Australia bees and What is palaeoenvironmental reconstruction?
Working closely with Australian bees Friday 19 August, 12.30–1pm The University of Sydney has a long research interest in bees through the work of The BEE Lab. Join Dr Rosalyn Gloag and Caitlyn Forster in our Object/Art/Specimen exhibition as they discuss their research work on Australian bees, and their work both out in the field and in the…
National Science Week Museum Floor Talks: The Social Lives of Termites
Monday 15 August, 12.30–1pm Join Professor Nathan Lo in our exhibition Natural Selections as he takes you through everything you need to know about termites. Focusing on Australian species, Nathan will discuss the importance of their role in ecosystems to their interesting symbioses with microbes and evolution. About the speaker Nathan Lo is Professor of Evolutionary Biology,…
Healthy Habitats in the Swan Canning Riverpark
Perth’s iconic Swan Canning Riverpark is a dominant feature of the city and habitat to a wide variety of plants and animals. Join researchers from Rivers and Estuaries Science at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions for a public lecture on two recent projects that are critical for understanding and maintaining ecosystem health. Seagrass:…
Killarney Heights High School Science Week
Killarney Heights High School will participate in National Science Week, Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology on 15- 19 August. Students and teachers will participate in a number of events including: a glass blowing workshop with glass artist Mark Elliot daily demonstrations and activities around school such as periodic table hunt, forensics investigation, and various…
Australian Seashores
Coastal areas are some of the most highly impacted and vulnerable environments in the world, particularly in Australia. This exhibition utilises stunning material from the Museum’s historic photography and natural history collections related to Australian Seashores, a landmark textbook published by three biologists, Professor William J Dakin and Dr Isobel Bennett from The University of Sydney,…
Exploring Exciton Science
Could you imagine a future where all light hitting our buildings, clothes and cars is transformed into renewable energy? A future where light powers our world. Join Dr Chris Hall and learn about exciton science, and all the possibilities for transforming light into energy and energy into light. Dr Hall is a part of the…
Avoiding Disaster: Can science protect us from bushfires?
Bushfires are becoming a regular feature of Australian summers. Fire seasons are becoming longer and starting earlier, and high severity fires are occurring more frequently and often in unexpected places. However, with all the recent rain and floods in Australia, do we need to be worried about the upcoming bushfire season? Bushfire scientists try to…
Spotlight Night
Come for a leisurely circuit track walk along the 800 metre Spotted Gum trail to observe the nocturnal animals that inhabit this section of bush in Springfield Lakes. We hope to see possums, Tawny Frog Mouths & some Squirrel Gliders that have taken up residence in one of the special rear entry glider boxes. BYO…
Soil Science
The science of soil is important to everything we do. Much of what we eat and wear is produced from the soil. We are in great need of caring for our soil as the great resource that it is. We are running an event for children, then one for adults. Both are themed “The Science…