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World Wildlife Day 2021

Statewide

3 March 2021

On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March – the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and…

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Exhibition of Experimental Artworks

South

2 March 2021

Original resin artworks by Dr Andrew Grosse and paintings by his daughter Taly Hamilton will be on display at the University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay campus. The resin works are of an experimental nature, utilising…

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Royal Society: The Key to Tackling the Global Fire Crisis

North

28 February 2021

Pyrogeographic thinking means changing the negative way we look at and talk about wildfire disasters to the more positive method of problem solving to achieve sustainable coexistence with fire. Hear from Professor David Bowman from…

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Life in the Lab – Insect collection

Statewide

25 February 2021

Flies, beetles, and wasps, oh my! Discover what goes on behind the scenes at the Australian National Insect Collection and see the world class facilities from the comfort of your home. Entomologist Juanita Rodriguez will…

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World Wetlands Day 2021

South

14 February 2021

A scavenger hunt, guided tours, photo and drawing competitions for World Wetlands Day.

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Women Blaze Trails virtual event

South

12 February 2021 - 14 February 2021

February 11th is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, join in and celebrate with a virtual 3-day festival featuring women in science, exploration and conservation from across the globe, brought right into your living rooms!

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Conversations with inspiring women in STEMM

South

11 February 2021

Join Niamh Chapman from That’s What Call Science and Dr. Emily Flies from Science in the Pub to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Niamh and Emily will be hosting a…

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Science in the Pub: Maths

South

4 February 2021

How maths informs ecology and evolution – #SciPubMaths This event will be held *in person* as well as live-streamed for folks to view from home. The in-person event will adhere to strict social distancing and…

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Book Launch: How Wild Things Are

South

2 February 2021

How Wild Things Are celebrates nature and the slow-food life on the rugged and sometimes wild island of Tasmania.

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Sunflower Celebration

South

30 January 2021

A celebration of all things sunny and flowery is back with a bunch of experiences and workshops in a full day of sustainable gardening, nature and wellbeing. Featuring Tino Carnevale and Angus Stewart who will…

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Extinction Studies – A fine art live finale

South

24 January 2021

The finale of a twelve-month-long performance in which Lucienne has undergone a daily reckoning: drawing, then erasing, a recently extinct species. After this year-long work of endurance, she will perform her final erasure at the…

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FREE Sci-Fi Film-Fest: Interstellar @ QVMAG

North

24 January 2021

As part of the Summer of Sci-Fi you can enjoy FREE sci-fi film screenings on Sundays at 1pm covering some of the top cult-classic sci-fi films to date. Think time travel, parallel universes, space missions…

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