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STEM Facilitator Training by Children’s University

South

7 March 2024 - 10 April 2024

Children’s Discovery is providing free online introductions to our STEM in the library programs. Learn how our suite of programs have been developed especially for librarians as facilitator. Build skills and become a confident STEM…

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Forecasting The Future: Trends & Predictions in Technology

South

7 March 2024

Forecasting the Future: Trends and Predictions in Technology is a feature event in TasICT‘s calendar this year! Amanda Johnstone is one of Australia’s most globally acknowledged AI technologists, technology communicators, and award-winning technology CEO. She’s returning to her…

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Forging a Fire-Ready Future

South

6 March 2024

Amid the increasing threat of unavoidable bushfires, our community confronts a pressing challenge: how do we prepare for the inevitable? As fires become more frequent and intense, the need for proactive measures grows urgent, but…

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STEAM: Crafternoons at Rosny Library

South

5 March 2024

Let your imagination and creativity loose in the library. Afternoon child and carer sessions. What can you do in a room full of art and craft supplies? Come and join us for a fun hour…

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Tamar NRM Repair Cafe

North

2 March 2024

Launceston’s first repair cafe thanks to City of Launceston Official at the Tamar NRM ‘Going Circular’ Sustainable Living Festival. They will have an electrician, bike repairer and textile repairs on site to help you repair…

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Australian Microplastic Assessment Project

North

2 March 2024

Get set to send the kids on a type of treasure hunt that helps to save our marine creatures! Plastic Free Launceston invites the kids to search for the microplastics that are posing such a…

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Clean Up Australia – kunanyi/Mt Wellington

South

2 March 2024

City of Hobart Bushcare will hold a special Clean Up Australia Day event on kunanyi / Mt Wellington on Saturday 2 March. Most of our iconic mountain bushland is pristine and rubbish free, but the…

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Reassessing salmon farming in Tasmania: Public Forum

North West

2 March 2024

Tasmania’s coastal waters are in trouble. They are under threat from poor habitat protection, unsustainable aquaculture and climate change. In Macquarie Harbour, the endangered Maugean skate is teetering on the brink of extinction. Australian Government…

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Sustainable Living Festival: Going Circular

North

1 March 2024

The Sustainable Living Festival is set to return to Launceston at the Inveresk Precinct in March 2024, with a central theme of “Going Circular”. The Festival will be headlined by Craig Reucassel, the renowned television…

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A Pathway out of Native Forest Logging with Dr Sohpie Scamps MP and Richard Denniss

North

1 March 2024

Tasmania – Let’s talk about a pathway out of native forest logging this election. In November 2023, Dr Sophie Scamps MP launched The Forest Pledge, calling on all state and federal politicians to work together toward a…

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Illuminate: How Science Comes to Light

North

1 March 2024 - 28 April 2024

This exhibition is being held at the Museum at Inveresk and entry is free. Illuminate is a brand new exhibition exploring the science behind the fastest traveller in the universe – light. Ignite the senses…

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Global Climate Tipping Points and Australia

South

29 February 2024

The planet is warming and we’re already seeing the effects on our day-to-day lives. We understand many of these ongoing changes fairly well, but one big wildcard in our future is if we will hit…

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