Join us for a very special session of Read & Craft Storytime as we celebrate Science Week at Yass Valley Library. This session will include stories that explore the natural world and the plant life around us. This will be followed by kids creating their very own Botany Buddy stocking grass head. This activity will…
To celebrate the launch of Science Week, Yass Library will be hosting a propagation workshop. Participants will learn all about propagation and the importance of it within gardens and farming, with examples to view. Then we will be using water beads to make our own aqua propagation vase and adding a cutting of pothos (devil’s…
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is full of incredible birdlife, from coots to cormorants, spinebills to swans. On this guided walk, spot water birds nesting around Ornamental Lake and delight in the sights and sounds of the birds that call the Gardens home. Continue your discovery with a take-home bird guide.
Cranbourne Gardens is a unique haven for endangered Southern Brown Bandicoots, along with a wide array of native wildlife. Enjoy a guided walk through the Australian Garden to learn all about these marvellous marsupials and be empowered to transform your own garden into an oasis for wildlife including native bees, butterflies, birds and more. Whether…
Discover the wonderful world of the birds that call the Australian Garden home. Take a behind-the-scenes look at how they have shaped the country’s forests and wildflowers on a guided tour through the Australian Garden. See and hear them flying, feeding and nesting as you explore the landscape. Some of the unique species you may…
Wominjeka! Journey into Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, a significant cultural site for the local Kulin Nation, with a First Peoples guide. Gain insight into the rich history and thriving culture of the First Peoples of Australia through a journey of identifying significant native plants within the Gardens. Learn about Aboriginal plant uses, customs and ongoing…
Come and experience the wonders of our closest star—the Sun—like never before at the historic Melbourne Observatory. You’ll be expertly guided through safe solar viewing using the beautifully restored 4-inch Photoheliograph telescope, as well as solar projection with the Troughton and Simms telescope. Expect to see incredible details on the surface of the Sun, including…
Want to bring a taste of space into your kitchen this National Science Week? To celebrate National Science Week, the team at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space put out an open call for space-inspired recipes from a global network of Plants for Space researchers and members of the community. This book…
Celebrate National Science Week with an extraordinary presentation from Australian polar explorer and astronaut Eric Philips OAM. Eric Philips OAM is an Australian polar explorer, guide and private astronaut, renowned for his pioneering expeditions across Earth’s most extreme environments. Alongside his friend Jon Muir, Eric became the first Australian to ski to both the North…
Get up close with a range of exotic wildlife, from invertebrates to reptiles to squirrel gliders this National Science Week at South.Point Tuggeranong. Wildlife Reimagined are exhibiting: Stick Insects Green Bellied Huntsman Spider Rainforest Prey Mantis Leaf-tail Gecko Bearded Dragon Carpet Python Woma Python Squirrel Gliders Get inspired with this opportunity to examine these…
