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Climate Change Matters: The Australian Context

South

1 March 2022

Join our Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Lead Authors and climate experts as they discuss their new ‘Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability’ report findings and what they mean for Australia. This is a free in-person and online…

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Launch of the Checklist of Tasmanian Beetles

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23 February 2022

Come to the TMAG to celebrate the launch of The Checklist of Tasmanian Beetles. The book, by Dr Simon Grove, Senior Curator, Invertebrate Zoology at the TMAG and published by the Royal Society with financial…

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Birdlife Tasmania South-east Summer Wader Count

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19 February 2022

The annual south-eastern Tasmanian summer wader count is an important, long-running survey of migratory and resident shorebirds across many waterways in the region. Newcomers to bird-counting are welcome. To be placed on the participants’ list,…

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‘Science in Antarctica’ Public Lecture

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17 February 2022 - 18 February 2022

Learn more about the research conducted by Australian and French scientists in Antarctica. Presentations on 17 Feb: Biodiversity of the Antarctic – Prof. Steven Chown, Monash University The fertilising power of Antarctic ice – A/Prof.…

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Dorney House – Porter Hill Tour

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12 February 2022

Join Megan Baynes (Cultural Heritage Officer) for an architectural tour of the heritage-listed Dorney House and reserved bushland of Porter Hill. Set atop the gun batteries of Fort Nelson and taking in the panoramic views…

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TED X Hobart – Of Land and Sea

South

12 February 2022

Storytelling at its finest with speakers and performers from all over Tassie.

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Nestbox Workshop

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29 January 2022

Come and discover who lives in tree hollows and why trees are so important, then create a nest box (artificial tree hollow) for local wildlife. Your nest box can be donated to be placed in…

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Boundaries Exhibition

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29 January 2022 - 6 March 2022

Artists Tess Campbell and Sam Mountford have created a spatial installation to present their new film On the Shoreline, which has been influenced by the research of Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies scientist, Peter…

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Thark Ridge Explorers – Go Wild Go Solo

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27 January 2022 - 27 December 2021

Pick up new skills that will help you explore the wilds of Tasmania. Bring a friend and make some new ones as you hike into the wildest country on kunanyi/Mt Wellington. This is a parent/carer…

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River Derwent (timtumili minanya) Explorers

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22 January 2022

Starting its journey in the alpine tarns and streams of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and snaking its way southward towards the Southern Ocean, the River Derwent (timtumili minanya) plays a central role in…

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Big Trees Discovery Walk

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20 January 2022

Growing to over 80m high, the giant gum tree ‘eucalyptus regnans‘ is the world’s largest flowering plant. Join for a discovery walk into the forest of kunanyi/Mt Wellington in search of some of Tassie’s big…

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Magic Soil – Mud Mosaics

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19 January 2022

Come and make some magic moments and marvellous mosaics by combining two of life’s essential elements, earth and water, to make the elixir of play that is mud. Bring some old clothes, gumboots, and be…

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