Wattle vs woollybutt: what is Australia’s favourite tree? – online Do you love the water-bulging boab or the towering mountain ash, the world’s tallest flowering tree? Are you intrigued by the carbon capturing power of grey mangroves or the ‘living fossil’ story of the Wollemi pine? The search is on to find Australia’s favourite tree….
Month: July 2022
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival Community Screenings
SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Register to host your own free SCINEMA screening during National Science Week. SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from…
NT Community Event Funding 2022
The National Science Week NT Coordination Committee receives funding from the Northern Territory and the Australian governments to coordinate National Science Week in the NT. The Committee allocates some of these funds to supporting events in 3 categories: Large Community Grants ($5,000 to $10,000) Remote Community Grants ($250 to $3,000) Major Centers Community Grants ($250…
Tasmanian Event Program 2022
Get Curious This August The Patron of National Science Week in Tasmania is Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas, and she has penned this poem for the foreword of this year’s Tasmanian National Science Week event program (4.98 MB, pdf). Dear Tassie: I’m thrilled! It’s finally time And as patron I offer a science week rhyme… The excitement’s…