The Sapphire Coast Science Festival is back, but with a different format for 2020. The Sapphire Coast Regional Science Hub Sustainability Education Network (SCRSHSEN), with the generous support of the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources and Inspiring Australia, is excited to present the Sapphire Coast Science Festival, a great opportunity for…
Topic: Environment and Nature
The Sea and Me Storytime
A 45 minute special storytime for children under five, consisting of rhymes and children’s stories about the ocean. We will make our own Ocean Aquarium. Please bring an empty recycled plastic water bottle.
Big Dumb Fun Ocean Quiz Game Night
Bring the whole family as MAJEK Collective goes Big Dumb Fun Ocean Quiz Game crazy for National Science Week at the Goodness Festival. Less a quiz and more of a weird adventure…where you learn all about the ocean on a fun night out. Dress up as your favourite ocean related creature. Bring simple drawing, dancing…
Chapman River Gauging Station Tour
Have you ever walked along the river and wondered what that big concrete structure is for and how it works? Now is your chance. Join hydrographers from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation as they walk you through the ins and out of a river gauging station and its importance in the larger monitoring…
2020 Vision
Why not capture a photo of some of our extraordinary biodiversity and enter it in the Atlas of Life Photo Exhibition? Vision 2020 is an exhibition and there will be no judging as such. However, there will be the opportunity for gallery viewers to lodge a “People’s Choice” vote. There will be two prizes for…
Deep Blue Display at Tura-Marrang Library
Deep Blue display featuring micro plastics, ocean facts and National Science Week information. The AUSMAP kit on display are part of a citizen science project which is helping solve a problem you can’t see. Until recently microplastic pollution presented scientists with a crisis that was near invisible to the naked eye. Now we have AUSMAP….
Science NOT in the Pub
Join Clean Energy For Eternity on Friday August 21 at 6pm with Professor Lesley Hughes from the Climate Council, for a discussion of the science that underpins the Australian Bushfire and Climate Plan. Hear how CEFE is bringing renewable energy generation to our community facilities as we come to grips with climate change mitigation, adaptation…
The Night Sky and the Seasons
Presented by Dr David Nicholls, an astronomer who works at Mt Stromlo Observatory near Canberra, part of the Australian National University (ANU). The night sky on the Sapphire Coast is exceptionally dark, making it a wonderful place to view the southern sky, the stars, the Milky Way, the planets and many other phenomena. As we…
The ID Crowd at the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre
Come along to the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre on Saturday 22nd August from 10am to 2pm and ask an expert from our ID CROWD. Bring in your specimen or a photo of it. Our ID Crowd include: Dr Anne Felton Marine Geologist; professional divers from Dive Eden; local Fisheries officers; NPWS staff; members of…
Climate and Birds
The FSCB are often found in habitats like Panboola, carefully observing the birds they love. FSCB and Panboola will post each day across National Science Week discussing the impacts of climate change upon some of the birds found at Panboola. Visit the FSCB Facebook page to find clues for the Science Week Scavenger Hunt. This…