Your crew has landed on the Moon. The oxygen is limited, the water is scarce, and your team is hungry. What do you grow first? Welcome to the Moon Base Challenge — where your decisions could save the mission! This action-packed two-hour workshop drops you straight into the boots of a real space mission…
Have you ever been told you’re “too much”? Join CSIRO’s National Storytime featuring Bear to the Rescue, read by authors Romane Cristescu and Nic Gill. Best of all, Bear himself will make a special guest appearance! Based on a true story, Bear to the Rescue follows Bear, a high-energy dog who never quite seems to…
Join us to explore the story of gravitational waves at the 2026 Claire Corani Memorial Lecture, part of the Australian Institute of Physics’s Marie Curie Lecture Series. This unique presentation weaves together sound, art, and astrophysics to explore the cosmic collisions that create the elements of which we are made. Through “multi-messenger” signals like kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts, discover…
To mark National Science Week 2026, Oberon Citizen Science Network (OCSN) is proud to present a free community event on Saturday 15th August: “Science in Oberon: More than you imagine!” at the Malachi Gilmore Hall, an art deco architectural gem. From 10:00am to 12:30pm on Saturday 15th August, the Malachi Gilmore Hall will open to the…
Journey to one of the most remote places on Earth. Heard Island is a landscape of fire, ice and unique ecosystems – a critical climate frontier of extraordinary beauty and extremes. Join us for this visually rich presentation where four scientists share firsthand experiences of the island, from shrinking glaciers on an active volcano to diverse wildlife…
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…
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 marvelous marsupials and be empowered to transform your own garden into an oasis for wildlife including native bees, butterflies, birds and more. Whether…
Sample a buffet of hands-on science experiences for the whole family. Each activity station offers a new opportunity to engage with STEM in fun and creative ways.
What does STEM look like in our community? Join us for an exciting evening celebrating the diverse ways science, technology, engineering and maths shape the businesses around us. From cutting-edge microplastics research to robotics innovation destined for the Moon, we’ll explore two very different but equally fascinating sides of the STEM world. Hear directly from the…
Join us for an excursion into the hidden worlds within our waterways. Drawing on more than 20 years of expertise in aquatic micro-invertebrate ecology, Dr. Robert Walsh will reveal the microscopic organisms that underpin aquatic food webs and sustain larger ecosystems. The freshwater micro-invertebrates, commonly called zooplankton, are typically comprised of four major groups of…
