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Lift Off! TMAG’s Festival for Children and Young People

South

5 October 2022 - 8 October 2022

Lift Off! TMAG’s Festival for Children and Young People, is Tasmania’s only dedicated annual cultural festival for children and young people. Staged each year as part of the national school holiday period, Lift Off! brings…

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School Holiday Workshop: Electronics Experiments!

South

5 October 2022

Become a STEM experimenter! Create an ELECTROMAGNET, MOTOR, BUZZER with a SWITCH and more. Hands-on fun with circuits! Start your journey experimenting with electronics in this fun and easy to follow, hands-on workshop. Learn about…

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Crop pests in the orchard workshop

South

4 October 2022

Spend a day learning what you need to detect new pest species in your production areas before they can become established and create problems. Developed for growers, crop monitors and agronomists. Workshop participants will also…

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Lift Off! TMAG’s Festival for Children and Young People

South

4 October 2022 - 7 October 2022

Lift Off! TMAG’s Festival for Children and Young People, is Tasmania’s only dedicated annual cultural festival for children and young people. Staged each year as part of the national school holiday period, Lift Off! brings…

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Waterbug Wonderland

South

4 October 2022 - 13 October 2022

What’s that moving in the water? Was that a platypus hunting, a frog calling or a mayfly hatching?  Come and take a look into the sparkling water of Sandy Bay Rivulet, Waterworks Reserve, and see…

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Dancing with Birds

South

3 October 2022

Come spread your wings and shake your tail feathers with this nature-inspired dance workshop. Presented by environmental educator and dance teacher Alejandra Osorio Iturriaga from Beat Latina, this activity is a chance to be inspired by…

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Science matters: tracking salmon farming effects on our marine ecosystems

South

30 September 2022

Learn what the science says about the impacts of salmon farming. Associate Professor Jeff Ross is an ecologist and expert on the environmental impacts of salmon farming. He leads the Aquaculture Environmental Interactions program at…

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Artist floor talk with UTAS PhD candidate Suzanne Crowley

North

20 September 2022

Join Suzanne Crowley at QVMAG Inveresk in a conversation on her PhD examination exhibition – Entangling art with STEM. During the research process, Suzanne explored the shared history of science and art, the contribution of…

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‘Glowing Tassie’ with Lisa Gershwin: UCTV Alive for Kids

Online

19 September 2022

The Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, is one of Tasmania’s most spectacular natural wonders. Tune in to watch Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin from the Glow Show Tasmania talk about how it happens, why it appears differently…

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University of Tasmania Open Days

South

11 September 2022 - 25 September 2022

Hobart Open Day, Sept 11: With all courses on display, Hobart Open Day is your opportunity to talk to academics and students to get a feel for uni life. At our Sandy Bay Campus, there…

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National Threatened Species Day: Orange-bellied Parrots

South

7 September 2022

Just a bit bigger than a Budgerigar, Orange-bellied Parrots (OBPs) are one of only a few migratory parrot species in the world. They breed at Melaleuca in south-west Tasmania during spring and summer and then…

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Threatened Species Day Talk

Online

7 September 2022

Dr Ruth Pye is a research veterinarian with the Tasmanian devil immunology research group at Menzies Institute for Medical Research. Ruth will talk about why it matters that devils are endangered, the current state of…

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