Visit Menang Boodja with local Noongar guides and discover the technologies of the Oyster Harbour Fish traps and the Djildjit (fish) harvest of long ago. Enjoy a morning on the tranquil Oyster Harbour foreshore exploring the rich culture of an ancient peoples. Bring sturdy shoes, jacket, own water.
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Museum of the Great Southern Tuesday Curatorial – Breathing Life into Boodja
Breathing Life into Boodja Gondwana Link conservation experts explore 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…
Astrophotography Exhibit at Museum of the Great Southern
Astrofest 2020 features a stunning range of images from WA’s talented astrophotography community. The exhibition includes a wide range of new and well-established WA photographers of skyscapes and objects close to Earth (International Space Station) through to distant nebulae and star clusters.
UWA Albany Info Day 2020 – on campus
Info Day is the perfect opportunity to learn more about what life as a UWA student in Albany has to offer. Staff and students will share course advice, general information and their experiences of studying and working in Albany. You can find out about entry requirements, study options and scholarships for UWA courses in Albany.
Shooting for the Stars: In conversation with Geoff McNamara AM and Dr Jane Hunter (UTS Aluminated)
Been to the stars? Join secondary school science teacher Geoff McNamara AM from inside the MSATT telescope at Mt Stromlo observatory in Canberra when he talks with Dr Jane Hunter from the STEM Education Futures Research Centre at UTS. We’ll chat about binary star orbits, dark matter and understanding why science education is critical in the lives…
Little Bang Discovery Club Online
The Little Bang Discovery Club Online teaches kids about scientific methods using engaging videos, hand-on experiments and everyday objects. This easy, fun hands-on STEM program is designed for 3-8 year olds and their carers to complete together at home in celebration of National Science Week. Set up your discovery box using everyday objects, and then…
Marine Ecosystem Building in CoSpaces
Take a deep dive into the ocean from your own home with our 3D environment building event. When you visit the beach you may see the water, sand and surfers but what lies beneath the surface? The seafloor hosts plants, animals and their surrounding environment. It is also characterised by its vast and beautiful appearance…
Telethon Kids Science Adventure
Kids visiting the Discovery Centre 17-21 August can dress up like as scientists and go a science adventure. Try our body quiz, solve the mystery code, build a cell, try the photo booth, be challenged by activity sheets and enter a colouring in competition. Plus, all the Discovery Centre games and activities will be open.
Sustainability pioneer & Mars explorer: Ask Me Anything (LIVE)
Between Monday 17 and Friday 21 August, sustainability expert, Mars One astronaut candidate and biohacker Dianne McGrath is hosting ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions on Instagram Stories LIVE. Submit questions on Dianne’s Instagram page. Topics already requested include: biohacking sleep and recovery, and Mars One: status, what it means for Dianne today, and what next? Visit…
Tech Girls STEM Entrepreneurship Workshop
The team from the Tech Girls Movement Foundation will work with students to identify issues that are important to them. Through various activities, we help students determine how technology (an app) can be used to help solve their important issue. Students learn skills for developing an app and pitching their idea. There will be two…