Find out all about the water cycle, where water comes from, how life depends on it and why it’s so important to so many processes and cycles we interact with. You’ll also make your own cloud jar and create a terrarium while you become a scientific expert in all things water. For ages 7+. Bookings…
Topic: Environment and Nature
On Country – Oyster Habour Boodja
Visit Menang Boodja with local Noongar guides and discover the technologies of the Oyster Harbour Fish traps and the Djildjit (fish) harvest of long ago. Enjoy a morning on the tranquil Oyster Harbour foreshore exploring the rich culture of an ancient peoples. Bring sturdy shoes, jacket, own water.
Museum of the Great Southern Tuesday Curatorial – Breathing Life into Boodja
Breathing Life into Boodja Gondwana Link conservation experts explore the social and ecological restoration in an ancient land. At the heart of Gondwana Link is a bold but simple plan: protect what bushland remains, restore the critical gaps, and maintain the extraordinary nature of south-western Australia. Tuesday Curatorials explore various subjects across the Albany and…
UWA Albany Info Day 2020 – on campus
Info Day is the perfect opportunity to learn more about what life as a UWA student in Albany has to offer. Staff and students will share course advice, general information and their experiences of studying and working in Albany. You can find out about entry requirements, study options and scholarships for UWA courses in Albany.
Shooting for the Stars: In conversation with Geoff McNamara AM and Dr Jane Hunter (UTS Aluminated)
Been to the stars? Join secondary school science teacher Geoff McNamara AM from inside the MSATT telescope at Mt Stromlo observatory in Canberra when he talks with Dr Jane Hunter from the STEM Education Futures Research Centre at UTS. We’ll chat about binary star orbits, dark matter and understanding why science education is critical in the lives…
Little Bang Discovery Club Online
The Little Bang Discovery Club Online teaches kids about scientific methods using engaging videos, hand-on experiments and everyday objects. This easy, fun hands-on STEM program is designed for 3-8 year olds and their carers to complete together at home in celebration of National Science Week. Set up your discovery box using everyday objects, and then…
Marine Ecosystem Building in CoSpaces
Take a deep dive into the ocean from your own home with our 3D environment building event. When you visit the beach you may see the water, sand and surfers but what lies beneath the surface? The seafloor hosts plants, animals and their surrounding environment. It is also characterised by its vast and beautiful appearance…
Sustainability pioneer & Mars explorer: Ask Me Anything (LIVE)
Between Monday 17 and Friday 21 August, sustainability expert, Mars One astronaut candidate and biohacker Dianne McGrath is hosting ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions on Instagram Stories LIVE. Submit questions on Dianne’s Instagram page. Topics already requested include: biohacking sleep and recovery, and Mars One: status, what it means for Dianne today, and what next? Visit…
Waste Export Ban Webinar
From January 2021, Australia will begin to phase out the exportation of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres over a four-year period. This is an exciting time for the waste sector as we will begin to see collaborations between governments, private industries and communities that strive to build a new refined and resilient approach towards…
Jervis Bay Bites
Jervis Bay Maritime Museum will provide you with bite-sized insights into innovative future food production in the waters of Jervis Bay. There will be a short presentation by two speakers who discuss the production of future food in the bay. The speakers will include: a representative from South Coast Mariculture outlining mussel farming in Jervis…