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14 January 2020 - 29 January 2020
A change is as good as a holiday! We have changed our school holiday program format for January 2020. Our program runs across three weeks. The topics are: Tuesday 14 January – Secret Life of…
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6 December 2019
Join Petrarch’s Bookshop as they welcome Keith Corbett with his new Tasmanian geology book, Child of Gondwana, to be launched by Roy Pallett. ‘Gifted geologist and writer, Keith Corbett, has created a book that will…
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26 November 2019
The next fire season is already upon us. Are we better prepared? This public lecture is all about managing fire risk in Tasmania. Experts will discuss, ‘What are the lessons from past fires that inform…
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26 November 2019
The United Nations set 17 “Sustainable Development Goals” as a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Come along to be led by some of Tasmania’s local experts in deliberating over…
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24 November 2019
The greatest risk factor for dementia is age. However, there is evidence that approximately a third of cases may be avoided if several potentially modifiable risk factors are addressed. Join Professor James Vickers, Director of…
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1 November 2019 - 4 November 2019
Come experience the wonders of science at the Tasmanian Craft Fair at Deloraine. Kids and adults alike will get to meet real life Tasmanian scientists and enjoy interactive demonstrations. More details to come! View the…
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18 October 2019
All are invited to come a long and listen to the fourth-year AMC engineering students present their final year design projects. Learn about a completely new barge design which has the potential to revolutionise the…
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17 October 2019
Climate change is the biggest global-health threat of the 21st century. It will affect everyone. But worst hit will be those who are already vulnerable. We need action to reduce the public health burden of climate change…
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15 October 2019
Unlike countries that practice social partnership governance (e.g. Norway, Sweden, Germany), adversarial Westminster-style governance produces policy gridlock, most evidently in the field of climate change. In this interactive presentation, Sandy Murray will outline the dysfunctional…
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14 October 2019
Arguably Australia’s most famous mathematics teacher, Eddie Woo makes maths fun. The head mathematics teacher at Cherrybrook Technology High School, the largest secondary school in NSW, Eddie started posting videos online in 2012 for a…
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14 October 2019
This lunchtime talk will include information included in the IPCC and UN reports on climate warming and biodiversity loss. Attendees will then participate in an interactive discussion identifying reasons for the gap between science and…
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8 October 2019
Meet Barry Bandicoot and Crazy cat to understand how our pets and wildlife need to be kept apart for their own safety. Di from the Tasmanian Field Naturalists will teach some simple steps that you…