Victorian Seed Grant recipients 2019

  • by Victorian Committee
  • 20 May, 2019
Victorian Seed Grant recipients 2019

The Victorian Coordinating Committee thank all grant applicants for their enthusiasm for National Science Week and congratulate the 2019 Victorian Seed Grant recipients:

Vic Seed Grants – Community

Ballarat International Foto Biennale – To the Moon and Back Public Program (activities to explore the past, present and future of space travel alongside a photo exhibition at the Ballarat Municipal Observatory)

Discovery Science and Technology Centre Bendigo Fly to the Moon (activities, movie screenings, demonstrations, planetarium show)

Greta Valley Landcare Group – BLUE – Community Screening (movie screening and activities to raise awareness about the issues facing our oceans, and tips reduce plastic use)

Southern Peninsula Concert Band – Music of the Heavens (space themed music performed by the Concert Band and astronomy presentations commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing)

The University of Melbourne – Stories from the cosmos: What Indigenous storytelling can teach us about memory, our highways and ourselves (panel discussion featuring a neuroscientist, writers, and an astronomer with expertise in Indigenous astronomical and geological knowledge)

Wangaratta Community Toy Library – Robot Kids Expo (interactive robotics and coding demonstrations and activities)

 

Vic Seed Grants – Libraries

Moonee Valley Libraries STEM Fair

Warragul, Leongatha, and Wonthaggi Libraries – WGL Fizzics – Liquid Nitrogen Shows

Ballarat LibraryDestination Moon and Beyond Show

Chiltern Library– Frogs and Why We Need Them

Ferntree Gully Library – Family STEAM Day

Deer Park Library – Science Week at Deer Park Library

Doveton Library – World of Robotics with the Brainary

Endeavour Hills and Pakenham Libraries – Big Science Shows

Corio and Leopold Libraries – Learning how science works with Mighty Maggots!

Cranbourne and Bunjil Place Libraries – Fizzle and Pop Shows by TwistED Science

Sunshine Library – National Science Week at Sunshine Library

Sydenham Library – National Science Week at Sydenham Library

Geelong West Library – SEAing the Unseen’: Microbial corrosion in the marine environment

Coburg Library – Curious Kids Night

Creative Technology Hub – Hobsons Bay City Council Libraries – Mini Maker Meet

 

Cambridge University Press School Grants

Alice Miller School – Re-vegetating the farm dams at school with native plants to stop erosion.

Mentone Girls’ Grammar – Women in Science Breakfast featuring Merryn York, CEO of PowerLink and electrical engineer.

Collingwood College – Family Science Night catering for a range of language and cultural backgrounds.

Rochester Secondary College – Science Immersion Week. Rochester’s Year 10 students will engage the Year 6 students from local feeder primary schools in STEM based activities.

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