The Space Show
A one hour radio programme highlighting Australian space science. Broadcasting at 7-8pm, 14 August on Southern FM (88.3 MHz) in Melbourne and live stream, and also available for a week afterwards.
Free
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Winton Wetlands Science Forum – connecting people with nature
Mokoan Hub & Cafe 652 Lake Mokoan Road, Chesney Vale, VIC, AustraliaTalks and workshops examining the role of nature and ecosystem restoration in providing opportunities for connection with nature, such as walking, canoeing or cycling in nature, volunteering in restoration projects and citizen science their impacts on well-being, health and mental health. The annual Science Forum is a two-day interactive restoration event held at the Mokoan…
$90
Inclusive Maker Workshops
Monash University Room G09, 16 Rainforest Walk, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaDr Kirsten Ellis will be running maker workshops that are accessible to all, giving people living with disability the opportunity to be creative in a safe space at Monash’s Clayton and Peninsula campuses. Options for the workshops include making a badge that will light up or even vibrate, making a musical instrument, painting by remote control…
Free
Living wonders from the forest to the deep sea
Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaThis morning seminar will present museum scientists’ recent discoveries and will illustrate how complex patterns in sound, colour, shape and genetics can now be used to understand natural diversity. As well as sharing the wonder that researchers feel when they make new discoveries, the presentations will show how collaborations, new technology and citizen science are…
$8 – $12
Save the Bees
Rosebud Library McDowell Street, Rosebud, VIC, AustraliaCome and hear about the importance of Bees in our world. Founder of Save the Bees Australia – Bee The Cure, Simon Mulvany is an ex ranger, gardener and beekeeper who has made it his mission to educate people about the plight of the precious pollinators, both indigenous and introduced. Bees have been humanities greatest companion…
Free
Sustainable Living Talk
Mornington Peninsula Libraries Vancouver Street, Mornington, VIC, AustraliaThis Talk will focus on sustainable building and renovating of homes. Our Speaker Matthew Baker is widely experienced in this field and will also discuss the Your Home guide. Your Home is your guide to building, buying or renovating a home. It shows how to create a comfortable home with low impact on the environment – economical…
Free
Northern Bay College STEAM Expo
Northern Bay College 57 Tallis Street, Norlane, VIC, AustraliaNorthern Bay College’s annual STEAM expo celebrates National Science Week. The expo will showcase student learning from across the five campuses of the school, focusing on the work completed in STEAM-related subjects in Years 6 – 10, including ccience, STEAM, engineering and digital technologies. A series of centrepiece expo events will also excite the young…
Free
STEM Fair @ Sam Merrifield Library
Sam Merrifield Library 762 Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds, VIC, AustraliaBuild, play and explore. Get hands-on with engineering, robotics and more. Make a UV kid and slime to take home. Want to try robotics? Build a tower or a castle with planks? Explore UV light with amazing colour-changing beads! To celebrate National Science Week, come to the STEM Fair to explore a range of activities…
Free
Super Science with Labcoat Learning
Deer Park Library 4 Neale Road, Deer Park, VIC, AustraliaParticipate in a variety of chemistry experiments including dry ice, giant bubbles, slime and more.
Free
SEAing the Unseen: microbial corrosion in the marine environment
Geelong West Library 153A Pakington Street, Geelong West, VIC, AustraliaJoin us for a special presentation with Dr Melanie Thompson. Be the first to see the amazing STEM sculpture created from the metals used in the CSIRO’s STEM Professionals in schools program. Learn about Dr Melanie Thompson’s microbial corrosion project conducted with the students from Sacred Heart College, Geelong, as part of CSIRO’s STEM Professionals…
Free
Recipe for Disaster
South Lawn Carpark The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, AustraliaDo you take food for granted? Recipe for Disaster, an interactive performative dinner experiment in the iconic ‘Mad Max’ South Lawn Car Park, which will compel you to consider this question closely. Food has the capacity to bring us together. It’s familiar, relational and cultural. In times of conflict and scarcity, it also has the…
$10
Tech Tinker for adults
Newport Community Hub 13 Mason Street, Newport, VIC, AustraliaAlways wanted to have a play with creative technology, but don’t know where to start? Come along to our Creative Technologies play session for adult learners and get up close and personal with robotics, coding, Virtual Reality, 3D printing, Ozobots, LEGO Mindstorms, Mbots, Makey Makey, Airdrone, Arduino and more! This session is suitable for adults…
Free