Shiva Prasad tells the story of Honey, its benefits and challenges in the commercial market. Honey is big business. The National Measurement Institute has played a big role in helping save the Australian and New Zealand high end honey market. See how honey is produced, learn its incredible benefits and understand how an Australian research…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
The Future of Food – Emerging protein sources
Professor Michelle Colgrave leads the CSIRO Future Protein team. Hear how she uses proteomics to improve human health, agriculture and food. Learn about the future of proteins and what we might be eating in a few years. Crunchy crickets anyone? How can science help future food security ,disease, allergies and sustainability. Are you a flexitarian??…
Quantum Shots at the Bar
Celebrate National Science Week at the Rose Hotel, a renovated, history-rich pub in the centre of Bunbury. The Front Bar of the Rose is hosting the Quantum Road Trip Team as they present ‘Quantum shots at the bar: Quantum technologies and the mysteries of dark matter’. Enjoy your favourite shots or maybe a draught of…
Wharf to Wharf – Fire Recovery and Rocky Shore Investigation
Merimbula has a number of magical marine and coastal environments to explore which are a rich stimulus for learning about the natural environment. Students will examine the fire history of areas burnt on Long Point to see what happens to vegetation after a fire event. A visit to the Merimbula Wharf rockpools will include a…
Wharf to Wharf Walk – Sharing the Shoreline
The South Coast is home to many threatened shorebird species including the critically endangered Hooded Plovers. This program allows school students to be immersed into the world of the shorebird while visiting Bournda National Park. Students will have the opportunity to meet National Parks and Wildlife staff who coordinate the South Coast Shorebird Program, and…
Wharf to Wharf Underwater Drone Explorer @ Tathra
Take on the Underwater Drone Explorer challenge and discover the beauty of Kianinny Bay. Students will master the skill of the underwater drone, filming using ipads the variety of life they find in the underwater world. This program is designed to allow students the opportunity to observe the fascinating creatures of the rocky bay, examining…
EchidnaCSI
The short-beaked echidna is an iconic Australian animal and Australia’s most widespread native mammal. Despite this, we have poor understanding of most of their wild populations as they are difficult to find, track and study in the wild. To combat this, EchidnaCSI was launched in 2017, which is a national citizen science project with the…
Glossies in the Mist and Gang Gang Cockatoos
Presenters Lauren Hook and Erna Llenore want to raise the conservation profile of threatened glossy black- cockatoos (GBC), the Saving our Species, Glossies in the Mist project provided identification training to the Southern Highlands community and invited citizen scientists to submit sightings of GBCs. Glossies in the Mist (GITM) teamed up with community champions to…
A celebration – The Atlas of Life and iNaturalist
The Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness is celebrating its 10 years anniversary, so we will have a short trip down memory lane and share some of our favourite events and records. Thomas Mesaglio will give you a tour around our biodiversity mapping platform, the rapidly growing Australian iNaturalist – how you can use…
Bega Cheese – Sustainability Programs
Bega Cheese is a leading Australian owned and operated dairy and food company located in the beautiful Bega Valley, on the south coast of New South Wales. The company was founded as a dairy co-operative in 1899, and many of the current owners of Bega Cheese are the 100 plus dairy farmers. This presentation will…