This National Science Week, NT Fisheries will hold an interactive event for Highschool students to discover how Fisheries scientists use data, research, and technology to understand the health of fish populations and make informed decisions about managing our fisheries. Students will explore how fisheries scientists collect information from fishers, surveys, and scientific monitoring programs to…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Governor General’s Design Challenge 2026
Meet the Governor General, explore how seeds move, and design your own wind-dispersed seeds from your classroom with this free webinar. Look to nature for inspiration and explore how seeds travel away from their parent plants and examine the different plant structures that help them. Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC will be live…
Under the Sea – Coral Reefs Webinars with Questacon
Make a splash with us this National Science Week! We’ll look at what makes up the coral reef and the animals that live in them. You will make your own model reef, learn about some of the conditions corals need in order to survive, and how engineers test equipment to help us study the ocean…
Fabulous Fungi and Hidden Physics
In autumn across the Hunter region, colourful and strange mushrooms pop up, each lasting for a few hours or a few days. Some of them even glow in the dark! The hidden physics behind the glow and the spreading of mushroom spores will be explored in this talk, as we kick off National Science Week…
STEM in the Tropics – Meet the Tangaroa Blue Foundation
Meet Tangaroa Blue Foundation at the Cairns Launch! Tangaroa Blue Foundation is a leading Australia-wide charity dedicated to protecting our oceans by preventing and removing marine debris. We coordinate the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI), an inspiring on-ground network of volunteers, communities, and organisations working together to clean up our coastlines and build a massive…
National Science Week with NT Fisheries – How do we know if a fish stock is healthy?
To celebrate National Science Week 2026, NT Fisheries will hold an interactive event for high school students to discover how Fisheries scientists use data, research, and technology to understand the health of fish populations and make informed decisions about managing our fisheries. Students will explore how fisheries scientists collect information from fishers, surveys, and scientific…
How does your Garden Grow?
Join us at the Long Gully Community Garden for a morning where we plant seeds and share growing tips. We will be growing several varieties of the same vegetable and comparing how each variety has similar (or different!) growing conditions and needs and how each culture would utilize the vegetables once grown. Our seeds will…
Discovering Insect Biodiversity
Did you know that most animals are insects? Did you know that most insects are unknown to science? Join researchers at the Australian National University to explore the hidden insect biodiversity all around us. At this interactive workshop, you’ll get the chance to look at real insect specimens collected in scientific research, learn how to…
Koala Connections – Join a real koala survey
How do scientists find and count koalas in the wild? Find out during National Science Week 2026 by joining a real koala research survey at The Koala Sanctuary on Kangaroo Island. This is not just a talk: citizen scientists will collect observations that support wildlife monitoring and conservation. Participants will join a guided koala survey…
The Clitoral Chronicles
We’re lifting the hood on the most misunderstood organ in biology: the clitoris! Through immersive performances, outrageous anatomical costumes, and wild but true tales from the animal kingdom, you’ll learn what you should have learned in sex-ed. By looking to science and the world around us, we celebrate and empower perspectives that have historically been…