Past Events

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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​…

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…

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…

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,…