Questacon’s Engineering is Elementary team are bringing a FREE STEM professional learning workshop you this September. Explore the mechanical engineering behind windmills and equip yourself with hands-on activities to use in your classroom. In this FREE workshop, you will: Get hands-on with mechanical engineering and activities from the ‘Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills’ unit of work. Develop effective strategies to…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Muswellbrook Future Foundries – Solar speed and circular science
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…
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…
2 Hour Drone Session
Celebrate National Science Week with a 2-Hour Drone Session! Hosted by SJ Library Services & AICODE Drone Session This thrilling 2-hour workshop is the perfect introduction to the world of drones for kids aged 7–12! Explore the exciting world of drone technology with hands-on experiences that will inspire the next generation of innovators. Don’t miss this…
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…
Girls in Physics Breakfast – Painting the universe: A visual and musical exploration of space-time with Dr Karelle Siellez
Join women physicists across all levels for an opportunity to chat, network, and learn about careers in physics! We will be joined by members of the Brisbane physics community and hear from the 2026 Women in Physics Lecturer as part of the Marie Curie Lectures. This Girls in Physics breakfast for female high school students and…
2026 Claire Corani Memorial Lecture (Marie Curie Lecture Series) – 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…