Are you ready to build the future? Welcome to the Muswellbrook Solar Car STEM Challenge, a hands-on science adventure where you get to become a real clean energy engineer! We are bringing together up to 150 students from 10 local schools to the STEM Innovation Lab at the Donald Horne Building. You will work in…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
VR Explorers Experience
Step into the future with this exciting hands-on VR experience! Guided by the team at DreamCity, participants will learn how virtual reality works, explore basic engineering ideas, and safely use high-tech VR headsets. Each child will enjoy their own immersive adventure—whether exploring interactive virtual worlds or bringing colourful 360° scenes to life. This program is suited…
Science After Dark
Prepare to be amazed as exciting organisations from the Goldfields Region band together to ignite your curiosity during Science Week. Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with science fun for all ages – featuring hands-on experiments, robotics and fascinating discoveries. Try your hand at robotics with Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA (CME)’s Digital…
2026 Marie Curie Lecture for Schools – Painting the universe: A visual and musical exploration of space-time with Dr Karelle Siellez
Join us to explore the story of gravitational waves and the cosmic collisions that create the elements we are made of through a weaving together of sound, art and astrophysics. Through “multi-messenger” signals like kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts, discover how the cosmos communicates its most violent events. Blending scientific insights with creative expression, this talk…
2026 Marie Curie Lectures: Painting the Universe – A Visual and Musical Exploration of Space-Time with Dr Karelle Siellez
Explore the story of gravitational waves and the cosmic collisions that create the elements we are made of through a weaving together of sound, art and astrophysics. Through “multi-messenger” signals like kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts, discover how the cosmos communicates its most violent events. Blending scientific insights with creative expression, this talk reveals how listening…
2026 Marie Curie Lectures – Painting the universe: A visual and musical exploration of space-time with Dr Karelle Siellez
Join us to explore the story of gravitational waves and the cosmic collisions that create the elements we are made of through a weaving together of sound, art and astrophysics. Through “multi-messenger” signals like kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts, discover how the cosmos communicates its most violent events. Blending scientific insights with creative expression, this talk…
2026 Marie Curie Lectures – Painting the universe: A visual and musical exploration of space-time with Dr Karelle Siellez
Join us to explore the story of gravitational waves and the cosmic collisions that create the elements we are made of through a weaving together of sound, art and astrophysics. Through “multi-messenger” signals like kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts, discover how the cosmos communicates its most violent events. Blending scientific insights with creative expression, this talk…
SCINEMA science film festival screening at Penrith Library
Join us at Penrith Library for a screening of the SCINEMA International Science Film Festival, presented as part of National Science Week. SCINEMA showcases a curated selection of short films that explore the wonders of science around the world through engaging storytelling and stunning visuals. This annual film festival offers something for curious minds of…
Growing Together Science in Motion – Garden science expo at Carnaby Rise Primary School
Can a garden help solve the problems of the future? During National Science Week, our school community will explore this exciting question through our whole-school event, Growing Together: Science in Motion – Garden Science Expo. Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will become scientists, engineers, designers and communicators as they investigate how plants, gardens and…
Seeds of the Future Expo
Join us this National Science Week at St Joseph’s Aberdeen for our Seeds of the Future Expo. From 1:30 pm, the Seeds of the Future Expo will open to students, families, the wider community and nearby schools. Student projects created during the day and throughout the year will be displayed, celebrating the creativity, curiosity and…