Nerd Nite Melbourne is back for another round of wild, weird, and wonderful talks that make you say “huh, cool!” and “wait, WHAT?” all in the same night. It’s like school—but in a bar, with drinks, laughs, and nerds who actually want to be there. This August, we’re diving into three totally different (and totally…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Nerd Nite Melbourne
Nerd Nite Melbourne is back for another round of wild, weird, and wonderful talks that make you say “huh, cool!” and “wait, WHAT?” all in the same night. It’s like school—but in a bar, with drinks, laughs, and nerds who actually want to be there. This August, we’re diving into three totally different (and totally…
Nerd Nite Melbourne
Nerd Nite Melbourne is back for another round of wild, weird, and wonderful talks that make you say “huh, cool!” and “wait, WHAT?” all in the same night. It’s like school—but in a bar, with drinks, laughs, and nerds who actually want to be there. This August, we’re diving into three totally different (and totally…
Water Wonders: Water for Life – Helping Plants and People Grow
Water Wonders: Water for Life – Helping Plants and People Grow is a FREE hands-on, child-led STEAM program for kids aged 2–5 that celebrates National Science Week by turning water play into a fun science adventure. Using pipes and special water racing gates, kids will experiment with how water flows, how pressure changes the speed,…
The intriguing world of aromatic molecules in plants
Come along to our August presentation by Jankees Van Der Have. He will share his insights into native aromatic plants! Australian native plants also produce a wide array of these aromatic compounds. Secondary metabolites are plant compounds not directly required for normal growth or reproduction. Each plant species produces its own range of these components-many of them aromatic molecules,…
Auburn High School Science Expo
Get ready to put on your scientist hat because Science Week is here! This year’s theme is all about exploring the hidden secrets of nature and science through hands-on experiments. You won’t just be reading about science—you’ll be doing it! Join us for a fun-filled session where you’ll solve mysteries, test cool ideas, and discover…
Making Art with the Sun!
Craig Family Centre presents a hands-on, creative experience where children and their caregivers explore how the sun shapes the world around us. This activity centres on cyanotype printing — an early photographic process that uses UV light to develop images on specially treated paper. Safe and highly visual, it’s perfect for child–caregiver pairs to discover,…
STEAM Showcase
Join us for this year’s STEAM Showcase, an interactive celebration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. Inspired by the 2025 theme “Decoding the Universe”, this exciting event invites students, families, and community members to get hands-on with the hidden languages of nature — from DNA to binary code, and the light and logic that shape our understanding of the cosmos….
NMI National Measurement Awards celebration
Join the National Measurement Insitute as we celebrate our 2025 National Measurement Awards! These awards celebrate people doing great things in measurement science in Australia. The event will include presentations from each of the finalists, and your chance to vote live for the winner of the People’s Choice award! Join us for the ceremony at…
Paradise by Ian Hutton and Selva Ozelli
Visit the Morton Memorial Library during the month of August to see the art show “Paradise” created by world renown photographer Ian Hutton, curator of the Lord Howe Island Museum, and award-winning oil artist Selva Ozelli. This art show was a United Nations World Wildlife Day and International Day of Forests Event shown on a…