International Chemistry and Art Competition

Have you ever wondered what chemistry looks like? Is it the sparkle of fireworks, the colours of a coral reef, the medicines that keep us healthy, or the clean energy that powers our future? Now it’s your chance to show the world through art. The International Chemistry & Art Competition is a free, worldwide competition…

Victoria Park Primary School Scitech Night

What if your Friday night was spent exploring science galleries, watching a planetarium show, and winning awesome prizes, all while helping your school? Join Victoria Park Primary School for a Science Week Fundraiser Night at Scitech on Friday 21 August, 5pm to 8pm. Right in the middle of National Science Week, we’re taking over one…

2026 Awards Day and Ag Science Expo ‘Fungal Forensics’

Help us celebrate National Science Week this year at the Department of Primary Industries Hermitage Schools Science Competition’s Awards Day & Ag Science Expo.  This event formally recognises prize winners and participants of the 2026 ‘Fungal Forensics’ themed competition and celebrates all things agricultural science. There will be heaps of fun and learning to be…

The Toddler Toolkit – Online

Calling all toddler parents! Join Penny Jones, Harry Edwards and Isaac Gee for a fun, down-to-earth journey into the art and science of co-regulation with our toddlers. We’re toddler parents too – so we get it! Life with a toddler is beautiful, fun, messy, chaotic, unpredictable and sometimes challenging. And they still need us so…

The Toddler Toolkit – Geeveston

Calling all toddler parents! Join Penny Jones, Harry Edwards and Isaac Gee for a fun, down-to-earth journey into the art and science of co-regulating with your toddler. We’re toddler parents too – so we get it. Life with a toddler is beautiful, fun, messy, chaotic, unpredictable and sometimes challenging. And they still need us so…

Pub Trivia in your Pyjamas

Put on your favourite pyjamas, grab a drink, and get ready for a brilliant night in! To celebrate National Science Week, we are bringing the ultimate science trivia experience straight to your couch with Pub Trivia in your Pyjamas. Hosted by the fabulous duo, Karen Player and Vanessa Barrett, this special event will test your…

Science in Oberon – More than you imagine

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…

The Science Buffet

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.

FREE webinars – Join the CSIRO Research Vessel (RV) Investigator on the Great Barrier Reef

Bring seafloor science into your classroom! Join researchers onboard the RV Investigator as they explore the seafloor of the southern Great Barrier Reef. Shaped by over 20,000 years of sea-level change, the region holds ecological, geological and cultural stories – from submerged river valleys to reef systems formed as seas flooded the continental shelf1. Through…

National Science Week Preschool Storytime

Let’s celebrate STEM through stories! Join us for science-related stories, songs and a craft to celebrate National Science Week. For children aged 3-6 years and their carers.