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Egg Drop Challenge

South

3 October 2023

Join us for a thrilling and egg-citing event, the Egg Drop Challenge! Get ready to put your creativity and engineering skills to the test as you design and build a contraption to protect an egg from…

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Know Your Local Patch – Dodges Ferry With Southern Beach Coastcare

South

1 October 2023

Join us these school holidays for more of our family-friendly Know Your Local Patch events, aimed at fostering a deeper connection between young people and their local environment. We will be joining Southern Beach Coastcare in…

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Giant Eucalyptus Specimen Archive: urgent conservation of samples from ancient trees

South

27 September 2023

With the support of TMAG’s Jayne Wilson Bursary Grant and the Tasmanian Herbarium The 2018 Riveaux “ire in Tasmania’s south was a wake-up call: our window of opportunity to study the remaining ancient trees may…

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Bushcare Walk & Talks: Discover Hobart’s Threatened Grasslands

South

24 September 2023

Our Fire and Biodiversity team will give you a behind-the-scenes look at how we are restoring grassy woodland habitat, including critically endangered lowland Themeda triandra grasslands, as we walk through beautiful native bushland. You will learn about…

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Does an Apple a Day Keep the Doctor Away?

South

19 September 2023

Tasmanians are living longer lives than before. In fact, the average life expectancy of a Tasmanian has increased by two years in the last decade. Despite the longevity, many residents of the Apple Isle don’t identify as…

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SciPub Maths

South

14 September 2023

Explore the weird and wonderful ways we use numbers and maths in science!

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SciPub Math

South

14 September 2023

Speakers are from the University of Tasmania and CSIRO, including SciPub’s very own Courtney taking a break from MC duties to tell us about her research! Speakers: Shane Richards – Citizen science data: how can…

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Bush Kids (2-5 yrs old)

South

12 September 2023 - 13 September 2023

The City of Hobart’s Bush Adventures Program fosters curiosity, wonder and delight in our natural world. Bush stories involves an active morning of exploring wild places, discovering amazing plants, fantastic fungi, and finding creatures big…

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National Threatened Species Day: A Tasmanian Land Conservancy conversation

South

7 September 2023

On 7 September 1936, just two months after the species was granted protected status, the last known Tasmanian tiger died from exposure at Hobart’s Beaumaris Zoo. National Threatened Species Day is now commemorated on that day each…

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Water Quality Info & Training Session (NWBR)

South

2 September 2023

Join us at the beautiful North West Bay River to learn how to test water quality and identify waterbugs with experts John Gooderham and Simon Roberts. This event is a training session for those interested…

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“Trash Talk: The Plastic Peril in our Oceans”

South

31 August 2023

The Royal Society of Tasmania, in conjunction with marine science presenters, Beer Aquatic, invite you to a lecture by Marine Biologist, Dr Peter Puskic. The message-in-a-bottle is a longstanding romantic trope. But what message are…

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Science Week – Intro to micro:bit

South

28 August 2023

Intro to micro:bit and the Grove Inventor Kit – 8 plus. Small group. This is an adult and child event, so please attend with your child and learn together. Have fun learning the basics of…

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