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Great Southern BioBlitz 2023

Statewide

24 November 2023 - 27 November 2023

Join us for the biggest bioblitz event across the southern hemisphere! The ‘Great Southern BioBlitz’, or ‘GSB’ for short, is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living…

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National Science Week 2023

Statewide

12 August 2023 - 20 August 2023

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. In Tasmania, this is more like science month! In a typical year, there are 80-100 public events and almost every school has events on…

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Where? Where? Wedgie!

Statewide

12 May 2023 - 28 May 2023

Decades ago, there were estimated to be as few as 1000–1500 Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles remaining. There’s since been a lot of efforts to reduce human impacts on these birds, but we don’t know if these…

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2022 School Solar Challenge

Statewide

19 November 2022

Attention all Tasmanian Teachers, Students and Parents with an interest in Applied STEM and Renewable Solar Technology! Are you a teacher looking for an exciting, hands-on STEM activity for your students to tackle in Term…

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Flow

Statewide

5 September 2022 - 28 September 2022

Flow is a collaborative exhibition featuring Huon Valley and Launceston artists. The exhibition reflects and celebrates the connection each area has to its local waterways, river systems and coastal areas, and explores their significance. The exhibition…

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National Science Week

Statewide

13 August 2022 - 26 August 2018

Australia’s biggest festival is back! Each year Tasmania hosts around 100 events during National Science Week. Check out the full program at scienceweek.net.au.

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Tasmania’s Marine Atlas Community workshops

Statewide

20 July 2022 - 1 August 2022

Do you care about Tasmania’s marine environment? If so,  join this series of community workshops where Dr Myriam Lacharité will explain the development of the Tasmania’s Marine Atlas. The Atlas is an online mapping platform that…

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SCINEMA International Science Film Festival 2022

Statewide

8 June 2022 - 31 August 2022

SCINEMA is an international science film festival, the largest in the southern hemisphere, providing a platform for professional, amateur and student filmmakers to showcase their science films, from dramas to documentaries, animations or epic natural…

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Where? Where? Wedge!

Statewide

27 May 2022 - 29 May 2022

Join 2022’s Where? Where? Wedgie! and help conserve Tasmania’s birds of prey! Are Wedge-tailed eagle numbers recovering, stable or continuing the suspected decline? You can help find out and guide conservation action, by joining in…

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Game Changer UHack 2021

Statewide

3 September 2021 - 5 September 2021

UHack is a state-wide, three-day innovation competition where you can pitch new business ideas and develop skills to fulfil them. Tasmania’s brightest minds will come together over a weekend to develop innovative and creative solutions…

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Beaker Street Festival

Statewide

4 August 2021 - 14 August 2021

Beaker Street Festival is an annual celebration and exploration of the intersection of science and art. Start out at the Festival Hub at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, a pop-up science bar, for fascinating…

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National Science Week

Statewide

1 August 2021 - 31 August 2021

All across Tasmania, we celebrate National Science Week every August. Get hands-on with, science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM), meet local scientists, and enjoy being part of one of Australia’s biggest festivals! Science now, more…

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