Ballarat Libraries will collaborate with local community organisation Food is Fee Inc. to host all ages workshops A Garden in a Jar. There will be two sessions, held over the weekend of 20-21 August at two library branch locations. At this workshop, participants will use recycled glass containers (bottles, jars) to create a take home…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Research at the Arboretum – Long Forest Walk
Since opening in 2013, the Arboretum has partnered with Universities, citizen science groups and volunteers to undertake studies from tree growth, climate change research to survey work. The Australian National University research forests provide undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to study trees, soils and climate using cutting edge technology in a dedicated and unique…
Palaeo Jam Podcast Launch
Palaeo Jam is a podcast exploring a range of issues in science and the community, using the multidisciplinary aspects of, and public fascination with, palaeontology. It will be an Australian based palaeo podcast with an initial launch at a publicly accessible live event at Flinders University, where the first two episodes will be recorded in…
Recycled Plastic Jellyfish Sculptures
Learning about plastic pollution and rethinking ways to use our rubbish by building sculptures out of soft plastics. In a 4 hour workshop participants will create a round frame made from wire and learn different techniques of working with soft plastics to create a hanging sculpture of a jellyfish. This will include joining strips of…
Cockburn Central Education Network – Science Week Showcase
Local students and community members from 14 primary schools and 3 high schools join together at Atwell Primary School on Thursday 18 August to showcase their National Science Week projects and best entries.
Free online screening: A Plastic Ocean
Each minute, the equivalent of a garbage truck of rubbish enters the worlds oceans, estimated to cause the death of over a million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals and turtles every year. As humans, we aren’t immune to the impacts of our addiction to plastic, with scientists predicting that we are eating a credit card size…
For the Love of Birds
A major upside to the pandemic has been a falling back in love with the natural world as people, confined to their homes, see their local landscapes through reinvigorated eyes. Birdwatching, and the citizen science of the backyard bird count, is booming. So close, yet so far, these enigmatic creatures inspire the awe and affection…
Worming Around
All students at Munno Para Primary School will particpate in setting up and managing worm farms at our school. It will provide the kids with an understanding to the connection between living things and the value of the role that all living things have (even the crawly and slimy ones) . Students will look beneath the…
What Will You Be Eating in 2050? Webinar with tastings delivered
Do you love food? Will your favourite food be around in 30 years? What new foods might you find in the supermarket in 2050? Join us for a fun, interactive and delicious online event exploring the future of food for everyday Australians. You will learn about new food technology, ocean farming, sustainable cattle farming, edible…
Unlocking the Mystery of STEM Careers
Students will have the opportunity to engage in two different science fields, engineering and environment. Visiting Engineers from Central Queensland University will demonstrate the science and engineering that is needed for a working windmill. Students will be able to experience firsthand how to replicate the working model windmill, and the math and science behind wind…