Explore Tasmania’s new Climate Action Plan and join our experts to discuss its community rollout, alignment with global climate change communication strategies, and the active involvement of young people. This National Science Week event is brought to you by the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society and the University of Tasmania.
Topic: Environment and Nature
Science at the Local Library – Empowering Communities
Join us at Penrith Library this National Science Week for an inspiring session with Dr Ricky Spencer. Dr Spencer is an Associate Professor of Ecology at Western Sydney University and will talk about the benefits of citizen science as a pathway to nature exploration and how you too can become an agent of environmental stewardship….
Elemental Energies – Earth Element
Developing from the Innovation: Powering Future Industries theme for National Science Week, our project involves a series of hands on workshops for children and adults, learning how to use energy from the Earth’s elements. Earth – Biosphere Bush Mindfulness Journey Join us for an on-country excursion in the Fitzgerald Biosphere to learn about the importance…
Elemental Energies – Water Element
Developing from the Innovation: Powering Future Industries theme for National Science Week, our project involves a series of hands on workshops for children and adults, learning how to use energy from the Earth’s elements. This workshop during National Science Week will capture harnessing different elements to create a source of energy. Water Create a hydroelectric…
Elemental Energies – Fire Element
Developing from the Innovation: Powering Future Industries theme for National Science Week, our project involves a series of hands on workshops for children and adults, learning how to use energy from the Earth’s elements. This workshop during National Science Week will capture harnessing different elements to create a source of energy. Fire/Sun Create a solar…
Elemental Energies – Air Element
Developing from the Innovation: Powering Future Industries theme for National Science Week, our project involves a series of hands on workshops for children and adults, learning how to use energy from the Earth’s elements. This workshop during National Science Week will capture harnessing different elements to create a source of energy. Air/Wind Create a mini…
Tour: Albury Waste Management Centre
Take a tour of AlburyCity’s Waste Management Centre and get a better understanding of the amazing advancements your council are making to extend the life of the city’s landfill through education and a whole lot of recycling and waste reducing enthusiasm. The touring bus will depart from the LibraryMuseum at 10.30am. Please meet in the LibraryMuseum…
Inquisitive Kids Program – Disastrous Science!
An after-school workshop for primary aged children, with Fizzics Education. Children will take part in a fun; hands-on workshop designed to educate and engage. With over 60 curriculum-linked incursions on offer, Fizzics Education excels at putting together an engaging and educational programme to bring science to life. In the Natural Hazards and Disasters Workshop, the conditions that cause on…
iNaturalist: a beginner’s guide and Bega river walk with expert botanist Jackie Miles
The Atlas of Life and the Bega River and Wetlands Landcare group (BRAWL) will run a botanist led “walk, record and ID” session at the Bega River Reserve. We will have the expert knowledge of Jackie Miles to guide us on plant ID and Patricia Daly and other Atlas members on hand to provide a…
CCWA Bat Logo Competition
Feeling artsy? We’re after a logo for our new WA Bat Monitoring Program, which is due to launch in November. To give you the chance to show off your design skills – and because the community is such an important part of this program – we thought we’d take this opportunity to run a bat…