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Science Week Highlights in New South Wales 2026
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Science Week Highlights in New South Wales 2026

  • By National Office Jesse
  • 14 August, 2026

    Seed to STEM, Under the Pavement – Vertical hydroponic farm tour. 17 - 21 August, Barangaroo. Step inside Urban Green Sydney’s underground hydroponic farm at Barangaroo and discover ...

Science Week Highlights in Victoria 2026
Science Week News, State Blogs

Science Week Highlights in Victoria 2026

  • By National Office Jesse
  • 14 August, 2026

Champagne myth-busting, wildlife experiences, and transformational clinical research. Here’s a taster of events across Victoria this National Science Week.     Why Science Needs th...

Science Week Highlights in the Northern Territory 2026
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Science Week Highlights in the Northern Territory 2026

  • By National Office Jesse
  • 14 August, 2026

Poetry, native gardening and the perfect beer head! Here’s a taster of events in the NT this National Science Week.   Don’t Lose Your Head – The science of beer foam. 22 August, Winnellie.  ...

Science Week Highlights in ACT 2026
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Science Week Highlights in ACT 2026

  • By National Office Jesse
  • 14 August, 2026

Cabaret, reptile displays, and coding workshops for seniors! Here’s a taster of events in the ACT this National Science Week.     Rock Hard – The geological cabaret. 14 August, ...

Science Week Highlights in South Australia 2026
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Science Week Highlights in South Australia 2026

  • By National Office Jesse
  • 14 August, 2026

Growing plants in space, singing palaeontologists, and star parties! Here’s a taster of events in South Australia this National Science Week.     National Science Week Premiere – Little ...

NSW 2025 highlights: Science in Sydney Harbour, psychedelics, dinosaurs, and a giant inflatable poo palace
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NSW 2025 highlights: Science in Sydney Harbour, psychedelics, dinosaurs, and a giant inflatable poo palace

  • By Science in Public
  • 11 August, 2025

Science in New South Wales includes tens of thousands of years of Traditional Knowledge, the world’s first electronic pacemaker, the ‘living fossil’ Wollemi pine, Australia’s research reactor, ...

SA 2025 highlights: Citizen science, space food, fossil rock and roll, and more
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SA 2025 highlights: Citizen science, space food, fossil rock and roll, and more

  • By Science in Public
  • 9 August, 2025

South Australia is home to fabulous fossils, space science, and passionate citizen scientists. National Science Week 2025 officially launched in SA with a glittering ceremony at the South ...

QLD 2025 highlights: 50 ways to die in space, 3D-printed pills, why whales sing, future food, and more
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QLD 2025 highlights: 50 ways to die in space, 3D-printed pills, why whales sing, future food, and more

  • By Science in Public
  • 9 August, 2025

Beauty and brains. Queensland has it all: home to natural wonders from the Great Barrier Reef to Outback dinosaur country, ancient rainforests and passionate scientists specialising in everything ...

WA 2025 highlights: space music, crochet and cocktails, dark matter, and more
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WA 2025 highlights: space music, crochet and cocktails, dark matter, and more

  • By Science in Public
  • 9 August, 2025

Western Australia is home to quokkas, stromatolites, supercomputers, and Australia’s Square Kilometre Array. “WA is home to an outstanding community of scientists, researchers, and innovators. ...

Territory 2025 highlights: beers, bees, how the birds got their colours, and more
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Territory 2025 highlights: beers, bees, how the birds got their colours, and more

  • By Science in Public
  • 9 August, 2025

Darwin is the only Australian capital city named after a scientist and the Northern Territory is a hot spot for research into biosecurity, fisheries, tropical diseases, earth science, Indigenous ...