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27 February 2019
More than 40 bushfires, ignited by massive dry lightning storms, burnt 200,000 hectares – or 3 per cent of the state – throughout January and February. The impact could be second only to the deadly…
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21 February 2019
Using a crime-fighting mindset to address climate change. And why not! Leading ‘green criminologist’ Rob White takes a long look at energy, food and tourism in the context of the systematic destruction of the environment,…
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4 February 2019
We experience the world, including the food we eat, via our five senses. Taste comes to us as the brain integrates these sensory inputs with memories, expectations and emotions. This talk will give an overview…
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2 February 2019
Explore the Tamar Island Wetlands and learn about wetlands and climate change. FREE activities including: guided walks, information and animal displays, Aboriginal cultural art workshops, kids’ art and craft activities and BBQ on Tamar Island.…
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1 February 2019
See the Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of Survival exhibition; pat a roaring moving dinosaur; enjoy dinosaur games, touch objects, dinosaur skull-hat making, face painting, fossil digs; food trucks and live children’s music. Entry to TMAG only by…
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31 January 2019
Plans are currently underway to more than double Tasmania’s salmon production through major expansion into Storm Bay. Is this sustainable? What are the risks to the Derwent estuary and the sheltered waters of Frederick Henry…
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27 January 2019 - 24 February 2019
Part of the Royal Society’s 175 year celebration, see the work of naturalist and illustrator Louisa Anne Meredith. She was the first woman to be elected as an Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Tasmania…
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14 January 2019 - 25 January 2019
School Holiday Program Week One: Digging for Dinosaurs Calling all young palaeontologists (dinosaur scientists!). Dig for dinosaur fossils with science educators. Learn about fossil casts and how to make one. Do some fossil sketches and…
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13 December 2018
The Hobart Bookshop is pleased to invite you to the launch, by Elle Leane, of Emma McEwin‘s new book, The Many Lives of Douglas Mawson, published by Australian Scholarly Publishing. Douglas Mawson is famous as an Antarctic explorer who narrowly…
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11 December 2018 - 13 December 2018
The Science Experience is a three-day program of science activities held every December for Year 9 and 10 students. Students participate in a range of hands-on science and engineering activities held on campus under the…
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10 December 2018
Please join us to mark a decade of science and environmental outreach using the most outrageous projects imaginable. We’ll hear from past teachers and students as we take a moment to pause and reflect. Then…
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9 December 2018
Discover Dinosaurs is our final Discovery Day for 2018 so don’t miss this chance to celebrate the secrets of the Dinosaurs! Discovery Days at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) provide an opportunity for…