Events

You can gather important data to help Orange-bellied Parrots The Orange-bellied Parrot breeds only in summer in Tasmania, with most of the population migrating to spend winter in coastal Victoria and South Australia. Adult Orange-bellied Parrots return…

Can you write a short science poem? This year we are calling for your poems about seeds, plants and/or landscapes. In Australia, we have vast regions of tropical forests, eucalyptus woods, mulga, mallee, saltbush and…

Think Smart. Play Bold. Discover More. Come curious. Leave empowered. Bytewise is Questacon’s hands‑on travelling exhibition that brings the power of mathematics and computer science to life. Through playful challenges and interactive experiences, explore programming, patterns,…

Have you got a burning question on AI that you would like answered on a National Science Week special edition podcast? This ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society and the ARC Centre…

Historic Home Hill – Scoping Out the Night Sky Join friendly amateur astronomers for a winter evening of stargazing at historic Home Hill in Devonport. Suitable for all ages, you’ll explore deep space through telescopes…

Have you ever wondered what chemistry looks like? Is it the sparkle of fireworks, the colours of a coral reef, the medicines that keep us healthy, or the clean energy that powers our future? Now…

Smart, surprising, and seriously entertaining: Beaker Street Festival is bringing its signature mix of science, art, and connection back to Lutruwita/Tasmania this August. Beaker Street Festival is Tasmania’s annual celebration of science and culture. This…

This August, Hive’s National Science Week program, Seeds of Curiosity, invites you to dig into the science that shapes our world and our region. Across three weeks of hands-on workshops, inspiring talks, family activities and special…

GreenSTEM Ignite is Burnie’s flagship National Science Week celebration, inspiring thousands of young people through hands-on STEM experiences, world-class science communication, and Tasmania’s only in-person STEM research and engineering fair. Friday 14 August Dr Karl…

Calling all toddler parents! Join Penny Jones, Harry Edwards and Isaac Gee for a fun, down-to-earth journey into the art and science of toddler wrangling. We’re toddler parents ourselves – so we get it. Life…

Things will whiz, bang, fly, crawl, swim and maybe even explode when the Festival of Bright Ideas returns to Hobart. Tasmania’s much-loved hands-on science festival will bring together researchers, inventors, educators and STEM organisations for…