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The Future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

South

16 November 2015

Presented by Dr Steve Rintoul. In early 2015, the Aurora Australis was the first ship to ever reach the edge East Antarctica’s fastest thinning glacier – the Totten. Thanks to a lucky break in the sea…

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Knocklofty Open Day

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15 November 2015

The City of Hobart would like to find out more about community connections with Knocklofty Reserve, including its special features or places and any stories or memories that are associated with it. All members of…

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Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease

South

11 November 2015

Presented by the Royal Society of Tasmania and the Tasmanian division of ATSE. Professor James Vickers, Wicking Dementia Centre: Disease modification and risk reduction: new approaches to tackling dementia  Professor Alison Venn, Deputy Director of the…

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EXPLORE YOUR LOCAL WETLAND

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8 November 2015

Come and celebrate, explore and protect our wetland environment… WORKSHOPS: Weaving with local fibre artist Gwen Egg Paint your own Mini water beast with local artist Anne Piesse Mosaics with Kerry Howlett * Wetland Mini…

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Science in the Pub: Ocean Chemisty's Role in Evolution and Mass Extinctions

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6 November 2015

  Science in the Pub brings together a panel of experts (with a knack for communicating their knowledge in a fun and engaging way) with us- folks interested in learning and thinking critically about hot…

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Views into the Past: Spectroscopic Characterisation of Aboriginal Australian Pigments

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4 November 2015

The Royal Society of Tasmania invites you to attend this special lecture by Dr Rachel Popelka-Filcoff, AINSE Senior Research Fellow at Flinders University. Natural mineral pigments are significant in Aboriginal Australian culture, and applied to…

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Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World

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3 November 2015

A lecture presented by Emma Marris, author of Rambunctious Garden: saving nature in a post-wild world. Emma Marris, a professional science writer, has produced an eminently reasonable, well-researched, and engagingly written defence of the notion that…

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SECRET SCIENCE INSIDE THE HIVE

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1 November 2015

In this special Festival presentation with CSIRO, you’ll dive inside the hive and get a glimpse of the fascinating science of bees. Bees play an important role in the Australian environment as key pollinators of…

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Sustainable Living Festival 2015

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31 October 2015 - 1 November 2015

Celebrating Sustainability entertainment art cooking demonstrations kids activities talks practical workshops celebrating sustainability  … AND SCIENCE…. Transform your home environment into a harmonious and holistic ecosystem, through a Master Plan for your House & Garden.…

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Micro world of ants

South

30 October 2015

Become an ant explorer with Dr Peter McQuillan from the Centre for Environmental Studies at the University of Tasmania. FREE EVENT Bookings to sustainability.learning.centre@education.tas.gov.au by 30th October please. This event is supported by Inspiring Australia.

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Q&A: Cats pets or pests?

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29 October 2015

Q&A session with Kaylene Allan – Cat Management Officer and Tasmanian Conservation Trust Nick Mooney – Wildlife biologist Rowena Hamer – University of Tasmania DPIPWE representative FREE EVENT Bookings to sustainability.learning.centre@education.tas.gov.au by Friday 23rd October please.…

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GeoRabble Tas #5

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29 October 2015

There’s room for more presenters, but currently we’ve got the following folks locked in: Dom James, talking about something from his past (he’s new to Tassie!) Steve Harwin, with a presentation titled ‘Drones for mapping natural…

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