Breathing Life into Boodja Gondwana Link’s, Keith Bradbury explores 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…
Topic: Indigenous Knowledge
Great Southern Great Science Symposium 2020
A day of short talks showcasing the fabulous science of the Great Southern region. Discover recent research and innovations from RV Falkor scientific investigations of the Bremer Canyon with Professor Malcolm McCulloch, Gondwana Link project, Noongar food plants, threatened fauna management, geological past of the Great Southern, regenerative agriculture, and much more. The Great Southern…
Fighting Fake News and Phonies
Science provides enormous value to our community, but, this message is often drowned out by misinformation and negative press. It’s harder than ever to judge fact from fiction as people are faced with an onslaught of information at their fingertips. That’s What I Call Science is on a mission to bring people accurate and engaging…
Great Goodness Challenge
9 GREAT THINGS IN 9 GOOD DAYS The Great Goodness 9 in 9 Challenge is about celebrating all things goodness. e are challenging you and your friends to share 9 great things in the 9 good days days of the Goodness Festival (15 – 23 August) for a chance to win cool prizes and maybe…
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…
The University of Newcastle’s 2020 Science in Practice
Held in August each year, Science in Practice is a one-day event hosted by the Faculty of Science to coincide with Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology, National Science Week. Developed and led by our world-class experts, we’ll be offering a FREE online experience this year, delivering a virtual day of exciting, interactive activities and presentations for the whole…
Tasmania’s First Scientists – Investigations into Tasmanian Aboriginal canoe-making
Can you guess how many years Indigenous canoe making existed before colonisation? This web-based resource includes an investigation into the resilience of Indigenous culture in surviving the impact of British invasion. Look deeper into the rich cultural knowledge and science behind Tasmanian Aboriginal canoe-making with a focus on Naval architecture and cultural use of plants….
Purple House Bush Medicine Workshop
Join Traditional Owners for a one hour bush medicine workshop where you can see, feel and smell the local native plants that form the key active ingredients of the bush rubs made by Purple House for use in Traditional Healing. This is your opportunity to sit with the women and grind the leaves into a…
Coffee in the Studio
We have a very exciting line-up of some of Australia’s most interesting artists and scientists who will be hosted by artist / scientist Steven Durbach (aka Sid Sledge) live –for online conversations as part of National Science Week. We have recognized that with this year’s unprecedented bushfires and the ongoing COVID crisis that people –…
STEM Design Challenge for Regional Students
This National Science Week, the University of Technology Sydney, Engineers Without Borders and Tech Girls Movement Foundation invite regional students to create for your community in a two-day design challenge. On Thursday 20 & Friday 21 August, classes from Stage 3 and 4 can join our virtual classroom to design, create and build solutions to…