Join us in Birdsville for the sixth of our travelling launch of National Science Week 2025, celebrating the exciting world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in one of Australia’s most iconic and remote outback towns. We’ll gather at the Birdsville Hotel, a legendary outback pub that has stood since 1884, welcoming travellers from across the…
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Digging Up The Past
Join us for a playful introduction to archaeology designed especially for young archaeologists! Drop in anytime and get your hands dirty in our mini dig boxes. Try out brushes and tools and uncover hidden treasures buried in the sand. For the young artists amongst us, carefully record what you find on our artefact record sheets….
Street Science at Our Lady Help of Christians School
Get ready for an electrifying journey beyond the limits of what we can see! Street Science’s brand-new stage show, ‘Into the Unknown’, is designed to ignite curiosity and thrill audiences while bringing to life the 2025 National Science Week theme: Decoding the Universe – Exploring the Unknown with Nature’s Hidden Language. This thought-provoking, high-energy production…
National Science Week 2025 Travelling Launch – Boulia Queensland
Join us in Boulia for the next stop of our travelling launch of National Science Week 2025, celebrating the exciting world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the outback town famous for its mysterious Min Min lights, ancient landscapes, and spectacular skies. We’ll gather at the Boulia Shire Hall, a central meeting place in this…
First Nations Economic Forum – Empowering Aboriginal communities through STEM
Coinciding with the United Nations International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the 2025 First Nations Economic Forum aims to build Indigenous economic independence through STEM. Explore how STEM can significantly boost community development, self-determination and employment outcomes. Dialogues will revolve around positive and sustainable community development (from an Indigenous perspective), and how STEM disciplines…
National Science Week 2025 Travelling Launch – Winton Queensland
Join us in Winton for the next stop of our travelling launch of National Science Week 2025, celebrating the exciting world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the poetic ‘dinosaur and dark sky’ heart of Central Queensland. We’ll gather at the Waltzing Matilda Centre, the world’s first museum dedicated to a song. Rebuilt after a…
Stayin’ Alive – Discovery Walk and nature spotlighting
A ranger, a botanist and an ecologist wander in the New England… and you’re invited join them! Come along to our visitor walks in the New England area to observe and question. Learn about local flora, fauna, insects and/or fungi. Our passionate and knowledgeable hosts will describe whatever species are able to be observed on…
The Amazing Science Race
Think along the lines of the TV Show “The Amazing Race” and add a bucket full of science, and you have UNE Discovery’s “The Amazing SCIENCE Race”. Teams will be provided with a clue to solve a science challenge before moving onto the next station until they reach the sixth and final station and the…
Sketching Science – The art of plants
Have you ever really looked at a plant? With pencil in hand, you’ll zoom in on the tiniest details of leaf, flower and seed to uncover the secrets of how nature works. Who will notice the most, adults or kids? In this workshop, families will take time to slow down and observe like a scientist,…
The Shape of Infinity – Fractals and art
At the intersection of art and mathematics sit fractals – intricate, infinitely repeating structures found throughout the universe. From the tiniest snowflake to the lungs in our bodies, fractals can be found everywhere in nature. Inspired by these naturally occurring fractals, as well as modern digitally created fractal art, students will be guided to create…