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Growth of Dubbo’s Sustainability Expo & Science Festival
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Growth of Dubbo’s Sustainability Expo & Science Festival

  • By Alice National Office
  • 15 October, 2015

Crowd numbers at the 2015 Dubbo Sustainability Expo & Science Festival on Saturday 10 October 2015 topped 1000 – the biggest the event has recorded since first starting as an information ...

2016 Grant Round
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2016 Grant Round

  • By Alice National Office
  • 18 September, 2015

National Science Week created a huge buzz about science and technology last month, with more than 1700 events attended by almost 1.3 million people. Australia's future economic growth and ...

Tasmania’s west coast to host Bright Ideas Festival
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Tasmania’s west coast to host Bright Ideas Festival

  • By Tasmania
  • 15 August, 2015

Over several days, the west coast will be home to the Bright Ideas Festival, a cornucopia of local science expertise.   Event organiser Shae Huddleston of the Tasmanian Nationa Science Week ...

Dr Karl goes interstellar for Science Week
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Dr Karl goes interstellar for Science Week

  • By Alice National Office
  • 14 August, 2015

Dr Karl goes interstellar in this Galaxy Explorer and National Science Week promotional video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP0SX714os0

Illuminating Hobart’s waterfront
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Illuminating Hobart’s waterfront

  • By Tasmania
  • 12 August, 2015

The Sustainability and Learning Centre have secured a grant to Illuminate PW1! This Friday night, Princess Wharf Shed No.1 will be lit up with artworks created by early learners who were asked, ...

Inaugural TAStroFest huge success!
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Inaugural TAStroFest huge success!

  • By Fraser
  • 7 August, 2015

Three days, more than 2000 visitors, 10 litres of liquid nitrogen and some awesome Space Lego have all come together to create a very memorable inaugural TAStroFest. It has been a very busy last ...

Galaxy Explorer
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Galaxy Explorer

  • By Alice National Office
  • 22 July, 2015

Calling citizen scientists of Earth! This National Science Week we need you to help classify galaxies far, far away... Take a trip to some of the furthest reaches of our Universe to help ...

Sydney Science festival: a smorgasboard of science
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Sydney Science festival: a smorgasboard of science

  • By Alice National Office
  • 21 July, 2015

The Sydney Science Festival has just released its inaugural program; and it is astronomical. In venues across Sydney from 13 - 23 August during National Science Week, the Festival program is full ...

Can you Sci-ku?
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Can you Sci-ku?

  • By Alice National Office
  • 7 July, 2015

Can you Sci-ku? Get involved in the RiAus Sci-ku competition for a unique blend of science and poetry and have the chance to win some great prizes. This year the theme is LIGHT, recognising the ...

Successful Queensland National Science Week Grants, 2015
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Successful Queensland National Science Week Grants, 2015

  • By Alice National Office
  • 30 June, 2015

The Queensland National Science Week Committee received a greatly increased number of applications for the 2015 Queensland Grant Rounds, with nine successful applicants recently informed of their ...