Rock up and celebrate local Youth stories on the big screen! Stories from the Desert: Barcaldine Youth Community Screening is a fun, inclusive red-carpet event for families, students, teachers and the whole community. Come to Barcaldine Radio Cinema to watch short films made by young people from Barcaldine State School, Aramac State School, Alpha State School…
Rock up and celebrate Charleville stories on the big screen! Stories from the Desert: Charleville Community Screening is a fun, inclusive red-carpet event for families, students, teachers, Elders and the whole community. Come to Charleville State High School for a community screening featuring local workshop films from Charleville State School and Charleville State High School,…
Our school garden will become an exciting outdoor classroom where students will develop their understanding of how to care for plants through hands-on scientific investigations. During this learning experience, students will test the pH of the soil to discover how soil acidity and alkalinity can affect plant health and growth. They will also investigate the…
Come and join our Pedal Powered Cinema, where you can help us pedal bikes to power the movie projector. We will show movies for children from 4:30pm, then at 6pm join us for pedal powered smoothies and pizza. At 7pm we will show The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, about a boy in Malawi who…
Celebrating National Science Week and presented in partnership with Now or Never, this discussion takes you underground where vast, interconnected networks quietly sustain life. Delve into the microscopic organisms that shape healthy soils, support food systems, and lock away carbon. Learn more about how threads of fungi and microbes weave intricate relationships between what grows…
Join us at our pop-up science playgroup to celebrate National Science Week! All 0-5 year olds and their families are invited to join ACT Playgroups at Paint & Play for a jam-packed morning of science-based play and activities. Playgroups are informal gatherings where babies, toddlers, preschool-aged children, and their families, come together for fun and…
Join the City of Clarence’s history officer Alan Townsend, geologist John Davidson, and an ecologist, to retrace Charles Darwin’s 1836 exploration of Hobart’s eastern shore, using the young naturalist’s own journal entries as our guide. Nearly two centuries ago, Darwin wandered these same hills and shorelines, collecting specimens, observing the island’s unusual geology and plants, and recording…
Discover the secret world of bats with chiropterologist Dr Lisa Cawthen. Lisa will introduce the world of chiropterology – the study of bats. She’ll take you through the incredible diversity of bats around the globe, introduce the species that call Tasmania home, and then share with you how scientists eavesdrop on their hidden lives using bat…
For our 10th anniversary, we’re bringing back some of our favourite experiences from over the years, including an expanded return of Sarah Lloyd’s much-loved 2018 exhibition. Unfortunately named but astonishingly beautiful, slime moulds (myxomycetes) are some of the strangest organisms on Earth. Neither plant nor fungus, these ancient amoebae appear like jewels, coral, lacework, or…
Celebrate, learn and get inspired at the Top End Native Eco Fair – a free, family-friendly day all about creating a greener, healthier future for the Top End! Whether you have a thriving backyard, a balcony full of pot plants or you’re just curious about sustainable living, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Discover practical…
