What can Aboriginal astronomy tell us about the night sky? How is our native flora used as bush medicine? What can we learn about sustainable living from 60 000+ years of Indigenous culture? Find out the answers to these questions and more during the Indigenous Science Experience Online. The Indigenous Science Experience Online will consist…
Topic: Archaeology and Antiquity
Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: Dating Australia’s rock art
Australia hosts the oldest ongoing culture in the world with Aboriginal rock art providing an important window into what Australia’s First People were doing and the things that were important to them when it was created. However, in order to understand how these remarkable artworks might relate to things like changes in the climate and…
Virtual Tour: Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre – Meet Magnus for the last time
Join the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre as we take you on a live tour of the facility – your last opportunity to meet the Magnus Supercomputer, before it is replaced by Setonix, a supercomputer 30x more powerful than its predecessors. The tour will be live streamed on Pawsey’s Facebook page. Invite your friends and family…
The Devonian Billabong
The Orange Cowra Cabonne Science Hub invite communities in the Central West NSW and beyond to imagine a world ruled by fish. Long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the mighty rivers of the Central West teamed with bizarre ancient fishes – armoured fishes, fishes with lungs, and some huge predators with jaws like crocodiles. Thousands…
Imagining lutruwita’s Deep Time: a journey through science, art and song
Join us for a performance art journey through lutruwita’s deep time at the beautiful Art Farm Birchs Bay, overlooking the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. This event combines science with story-telling, music and the visual arts to journey through lutruwita’s often surprising geological history: from our island’s birth at the edge of Nuna, an ancient supercontinent, through to…
A Virtual Reality Experience
The Charlton Neighbourhood House will be giving our community the opportunity to dive into the world of virtual reality. Two Oculus headsets will provide a 3D experience to residents of all ages, from young children to older adults, and will show the unlimited possibilities that virtual reality offers. It may be a trip to a…
Science Tall Tales
Why would a fetus glow? Why study space dust? Learn about the WHAT, WHY and the WEIRD of science! This season of short videos explores why science is important and the sometimes bizarre things that happen in the world of science. Join each of our Tall Poppy Scientists as they give you a snapshot of…
Science Tall Tales
Why would a fetus glow? Why study space dust? Learn about the WHAT, WHY and the WEIRD of science! This 2021 season of short videos explores why science is important and the sometimes bizarre things that happen in the world of science. Join each of our Tall Poppy Scientists as they give you a snapshot…
Science Tall Tales
Why would you make a fetus glow? Why study space dust? Learn about the WHAT, WHY and the WEIRD of science! This 2021 season of short videos explores why science is important and the sometimes bizarre things that happen in the world of science. Join each of our Tall Poppy Scientists as they give you…
Science Tall Tales
Why would you make a fetus glow? Why study space dust? Learn about the WHAT, WHY and the WEIRD of science! This 2021 season of short videos explores why science is important and the sometimes bizarre things that happen in the world of science. Join each of our Tall Poppy Scientists as they give you…