Have you ever thought about being a marine biologist when you grow up? What are some of the things that you would do as part of this job? Join us in this interactive workshop when we dive underwater and talk about some of the creatures we will find and be introduced to some amazing habitats…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Luminary Lectures at the Library: How to keep the Great Barrier Reef great
As the largest coral reef system on earth, the Great Barrier Reef remains one of the great wonders of the World. Professor Peter Mumby will share his research into the creatures that inhabit the reef and discuss the impacts of climate change. Learn some of the ways in which we can help the Great Barrier…
Gold Coast Libraries – Explore your world and climate science with Professor Tim Flannery
Learn all kinds of weird, wild and amazing facts about animals from Professor Tim Flannery’s recent book, Explore your world : weird, wild, amazing! He will also talk about climate change and ways that we can help protect the world, our oceans and all of the marine animals that we love so much. This special…
Luminary Lectures at the Library – Whales in the City: Humpback whale resting and calving on the Gold Coast
Humpback whales face many challenges during their migration. The Gold Coast bay is one of the few resting, socialising and emerging calving grounds for humpback whales. Humpbacks and High-rises is a community based not-for profit organisation established in 2011. They have monitored humpback whales for almost 10 years and now run South East Queensland’s largest…
Gold Coast Libraries – Sea World Rescue Animal video diary
Catch up with the Sea World Research and Rescue team, including some of the rescued animals, to learn more about how they assist marine animals that need our help. This event is part of the Gold Coast Libraries ‘Science of the Sea’ program. Don’t forget to explore our recommended National Science Week reading lists for…
Paradoxical Objects: online project at MOD.
Have you ever stopped to contemplate the objects around you? From clothes you wear, the cutlery you eat with, to the device you’re reading this on – our everyday objects slice through time to the origins of our universe, emerge from all continents across our globe, and are extracted, manufactured and transported by many human…
Gold Coast Libraries – Rocky Shore Explore
Our marine biologists from Ocean Connect will introduce you to some of the weird and wonderful creatures living amongst the rocks surrounding Burleigh Headland. You will be able to meet and greet without getting wet feet! There will be a chance to ask questions about anything marine science. Don’t forget to borrow your copy of…
SEVEN SIBLINGS FROM THE FUTURE: Exhibition at MOD.
The year is 2050. In southern Australia there is a plot of land known as Eucalara. Eucalara is already feeling the impact of climate change. Climate refugees started arriving decades ago, invasive species are on the move, and water is an increasingly precious resource. Amongst all this are seven siblings. The siblings have inherited this…
Gold Coast Libraries – Scinema: Screening of Blue
Join us for a virtual screening of the marine conservation documentary, BLUE. This fascinating documentary highlights how half of all marine life has been lost in the last 40 years, and by 2050 there could potentially be more plastic in the oceans than fish. Watch the film and find out how you can make a…
Luminary Lectures at the Library: The impact of climate change on whale shark movement and behaviour
Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea, but because they can travel vast distances and dive to great depths, they are difficult to study and there are still many mysteries surrounding their biology and ecology. Whale sharks are an endangered species and their biggest threats are from humans and changes to the ocean caused…