Can we build cities to run entirely on renewable energy? Students participate in a program run by Gippsland Tech School to build a model city powered by solar, wind, geothermal and hydrogen energy.

Students are fighting superbugs at Whittlesea Tech School. Their challenge is to develop antibiotic/probiotic products that support the growth of good microbes that are part of our gut microbiome while killing bacteria that cause disease.

A citizen science program lead by Science For All to detect endangered populations. Working with experts and members of the community, they developed a world-first DNA test to detect the Leadbeater Possum.

Monash Tech School’s Superhuman and Superhealth programs encourage secondary school students to develop ideas for bionics, medical devices, and healthcare of the future in a design thinking challenge.

This article follows a presentation to RSV delivered by Dr Tyson Yunkaporta, Indigenous Knowledges Senior Lecturer at Deakin University and A/Professor Duane Hamacher, who delivers the Cultural Astronomy program with the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne.

Associate Professor Duane Hamacher and Yorta Yorta person and B.Sc student Jessie Ferrari of The University of Melbourne weave Indigenous knowledge, astrophysics and ecology together, sharing stories of animals, seasons and the stars.

Students develop their STEAM and enterprise skills during workshops at Casey Tech School, where they work with industry partners to solve real-world problems. Students have agency to tackle questions, build prototypes and pitch their solutions – and their possibilities are endless.

Ever thought about the sustainability or ethics behind the chocolate you eat? Ballarat Tech School runs a program for students to create their own chocolate in biodegradable packaging.

An initiative of biology students at Alice Miller School to restore local frog populations by revegetating dams victim of soil erosion with native flora. The project was supported by a Cambridge University Press National Science Week Grant.

An initiative of the Committee for Ballarat, Ballarat Foundation and Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty to encourage scientific discovery and curiosity among secondary school students.

A lab for the community, built by the community. There are always multiple interesting projects on the go at BioQusitive. If you have a research question you want to investigate, BioQuisitive can provide you the tools.

ACMI celebrates the power of videogames and offers several programs to support teachers embrace their educational potential. ACMI encourages learn by doing, providing opportunities for students to create and play videogames that help them develop in educational, social and physical ways.

In a program run by Bendigo Tech School, students add an extra dimension of experience to gastronomy and tourism with augmented reality (AR).They produce a “gamified” guided tour of Bendigo for the tech savvy tourist and develop many soft skills to take away.