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17 October 2017
The Energy Maker Fair is a ‘hands on’ day to celebrate, explore and create energy of all kinds. Costa Georgiadis, host of Gardening Australia, will be our special Guest Presenter! Tinker with ways to make…
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16 October 2017
“A playful, stunning documentary… as epically gorgeous as it is fantastically artful.” – Edhat Review, Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The feature length documentary film screening of SIXTEEN LEGS. This spectacular film project was born…
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14 October 2017
Following the success of the fair in 2014 and 2015 we are happy to announce the 2017 fair to be held on 14 October at Koonya on the Tasman Peninsula. With nearly 800 visitors to…
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11 October 2017 - 12 October 2017
If you’re in Year 8-12 and have some background in robotics or coding, then our Arduino MiniBot Boot Camp is for you! You will construct an Arduino robot and program it to overcome a variety…
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11 October 2017
In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his men sailed from England on HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, hopeful to find the final link of the Northwest Passage. Both ships were abandoned in 1848, and it was…
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30 September 2017
Fireworks are a staple feature at cultural celebrations such as Chinese New Year, Guy Fawkes Night, and of course: New Year’s Eve. But how well do you know the fundamental chemical principles at play in each…
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21 September 2017
Peek behind the scenery to hidden places and creative lives. Word images and visual images, here, the Island’s own story comes alive through the stories of its people. Through a rich and beautiful browse, the…
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20 September 2017
The Hobart Bookshop is pleased to invite you to the launch, by Charles Wooley, of Donald Knowler‘s new book, The Shy Mountain, published by Forty South Publishing. Silent and brooding, the Shy Mountain does not have to speak her name.…
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20 September 2017
Presented by Dr Sue Cook Ice Shelf Glaciologist Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre Events such as the 1 trillion-tonne iceberg which recently broke away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf capture headlines around…
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18 September 2017
Visit 5 sustainable houses in the Huon Valley in Cygnet, Lucaston and Ranelagh. Inspect first hand houses that have been designed with energy efficiency in mind with passive solar, solar panels on an axis and…
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14 September 2017
Heart disease? We don’t need to worry about that any more We have had 50 years of progress in understanding, preventing and treating heart disease. Death rates have fallen dramatically and some risk factors have…
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11 September 2017
Most people regard chemistry as an experimental science and experiments are certainly very important- after all, one of the main goals of chemical research is to make useful materials upon which modern life depends. Still,…