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Beer Aquatic: Biodiversity in Tasmania’s waters

South

30 July 2020

Neville Barrett is a marine biologist at UTAS who has studied marine biodiversity in Tasmania for over thirty years, from estuaries to the deep waters off the continental shelf. He’ll be talking about the diversity…

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QVMAG Royal Park Guided Tour – Weird, Wild and Wacky

North

14 July 2020 - 26 July 2020

This activity-based tour is designed for families. Find out fun and freaky facts about Tassie’s feathered and furry friends. Suitable for ages 5 yrs + Please arrive before 2pm ready for 2.15pm tour More dates…

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Webinar: The Restoration of Tasmania’s Giant Kelp Forests

Statewide

8 July 2020

Climate change has killed nearly all lutruwita/Tasmania’s epic giant kelp forests because of warming waters and invasive sea urchins. But these subterranean forests – which suck CO2 and pollutants out of the water and provide…

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Science in the Pub: Waste (Live Streamed)

Statewide

2 July 2020

Come along for a live Zoom SciPub all about waste! Where does it come from? Where does it go? And how can we get to zero-waste? This special SciPub event will help celebrate Plastic-free July,…

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COVID-19 and You: Pandemics by the numbers (online webinar)

Statewide

2 July 2020

Have you been trying to keep up with the flood of news and information about COVID 19? Have you been noticing that a lot of it is quite… well, MATHSY? Exponential growth, logarithmic scales, contact…

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Virtual Ocean Talk – Connected to Sea Country

South

2 July 2020

The Australian National Maritime Museum celebrates the connection between Traditional Owners and Sea Country drawing on this year’s NAIDOC Week theme ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’. This talk will explore the benefits of engaging with…

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Virtual Indigenous Astronomy Panel

Statewide

30 June 2020

You’re invited to the presentation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEM Student Achievement Award, 2019 Celebrate the success of winner, young Perth woman Alana Dooley and to hear from a panel on the…

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Dating in the dark – The underground world of beneficial plant-microbe relationships

South

21 June 2020

In this talk Dr Foo will take you on a journey into the wonderful world of plant-microbe symbioses. View the recording on YouTube.

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Dream Big Careers Exhibition online

Statewide

17 June 2020 - 16 August 2020

Now in it’s 6th year, this popular North-West primary schools P-6 exhibition asks students to consider their future career by creating artworks articulating their dream job. Due to COVID-19, this year’s Dream Big exhibition has…

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CANCELLED: Trauma Tasmania 2020

South

6 June 2020

PLEASE NOTE, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19). Trauma Tasmania 2020 focuses their attention on the gains made and yet to be made in managing the vital first hours after injury,…

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Science in the Pub: Home Trivia Night (Live Streamed)

Statewide

4 June 2020

#SciPubHomeTrivia, an online trivia night with games and prizes. Form a team with those in your household, or join in and form a new team on the night! Great for meeting new people. More details…

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The Big Day In | Tech for Students (Online)

Statewide

20 May 2020

The Big Day in is a festival of technology aimed at year 9-12 students. This year, the event heads online with fantastic speakers. Classrooms can stream the event live. Guest speakers Dr Tim Kitchen Adobe’s…

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