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School Holiday Program – The Art of Nature

North

29 April 2022

Take inspiration from nature to create art using natural materials! This event is for children ages 5–12 years old and is fully supervised.

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DOI Discovery Tour at Menzies Institute

South

29 April 2022

Go behind the scenes of a leading medical research institute! As part of the Day of Immunology 2022, the Menzies Institute for Medical Research is opening its doors to the public. Discovery tours provide a…

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Autoimmunity: Good Cells Gone Bad

South

28 April 2022

Special event for the International Day of Immunology! Free nibbles provided by the Day of Immunology and the Australian New Zealand Society for Immunology. Speakers: Dr Camila Espejo, Tasmanian School of Medicine and Menzies Institute…

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Kanamaluka / Tamar Estuary Discovery Day

North

28 April 2022

Tamar NRM invites members of the QVMAG Friends to come on a journey of discovery along a very special waterway, the Kings Meadows Rivulet, as it winds its way towards the Tamar Estuary. Spend a day uncovering…

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School Holiday Program – Balloon Science

North

26 April 2022

Find out how to blow up a balloon using a chemical reaction! Make balloon-powered cars and rockets! This event is for children ages 5–12 years and is fully supervised.

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Can underwater gardening save our giant kelp?

South

26 April 2022

Kelp forests are the foundation of the Great Southern Reef – Australia’s vast but little-known temperate reef system that stretches 8000 km from Brisbane to Kalbarri via Tasmania. It’s a global hotspot of biodiversity but…

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TMAG School Holiday Program

South

26 April 2022 - 29 April 2022

Come along and join in the fun at TMAG these holidays! To celebrate mapiya lumi | around here’s first birthday, there are a variety of workshops as well as the toolkits and discovery backpacks available…

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The Lost Thylacines

North

24 April 2022

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery has a large and significant collection of thylacine specimens, however, many more came into the museum than currently exist in the collection. This presentation will explain the fate of…

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Build your own Arduino-based Snake Game

South

23 April 2022 - 30 April 2022

Have a blast from the past! Build your own Arduino-based version of the classic phone game Snake & then play! This 1.5 hour, hands-on workshop is for everyone, beginners and enthusiasts of any age, and…

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Discover Nature’s Recyclers

South

22 April 2022 - 12 July 2022

Meet the world of decomposers and how the Resource Tip Shop helps reduce waste that nature’s recyclers cannot. This event is for 5 yrs +. By the end of this activity children will use reclaimed materials…

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Robotics Beginners Workshop: Wall Dodging Robot Copy

South

20 April 2022 - 27 April 2022

Join for a hands-on introduction into the world of Arduino for absolute beginners. This is step-by-step workshop to build your wall dodge robot. You’ll learn about all the parts and their functions. All materials are…

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Waterbug Wonderland

South

20 April 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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