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Global Citizen Science: Can Citizens Deliver and Make a Difference?

Royal Society of Victoria 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

We are witnessing an explosion of Citizen Science activity as technology makes it possible for citizens to take part in science and deliver unprecedented levels of quality data across the globe. This talk and the associated discussions will explore whether we are ready to take the next step as Global Citizen Scientists and develop the integrated programs that will prove the value of Citizen Science at the global level. It will also explore the leading role that Australia could play in that process as the lessons learnt in running Citizen Science Programs on the Australian Continent are shared with the global community.

National Waterbug Blitz: Our Waterways Under the Magnifying Glass

Ballarat Tech School Building K, 136 Albert Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

The National Waterbug Blitz is Australia’s first nationwide, citizen science, waterway monitoring event. In spring Australians are being encouraged to discover how healthy their local waterways and wetlands are, simply by exploring and identifying what waterbugs live in them. Waterbugs (or freshwater macroinvertebrates) are small invertebrates that live in freshwater. Each type of waterbug has a…

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Citizen Science and the National Waterbug Blitz

Monash Tech School 44 Drummond Street, Chadstone, VIC, Australia

The Monash Science and Innovation Hub invites you to participate in the National Waterbug Blitz. The National Waterbug Blitz is Australia’s first nationwide, Citizen Science, waterway monitoring event. Over the month of October Australians are encouraged to discover how healthy their local waterways and wetlands are, simply by exploring and identifying what waterbugs live in…

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BrainPark: Revealing a new approach to addictive and compulsive behaviours

BrainPark, Monash University 770 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

The Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences (MICCN) at Monash University is holding a Community Open Evening for BrainPark, the world’s first research facility to offer lifestyle and technology-based interventions for addictive and compulsive behaviours. At BrainPark, science meets technology, treatment, lifestyle and art to harness the power of brain plasticity. People are immersed…

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Citizen Science at Scotchman’s Creek

Regent St Reserve, Mt Waverley

Join us for some "hands on" science at Scotchman's Creek! Get into some citizen science with Yvonne Cabuang, Regional Project Officer, Melbourne Catchment Management Authority & Fred Bullock, Treasurer, Friends of Scotchman’s Creek and Valley Reserve.  Join both on an outing to Scotchman's Creek where they will  guide participants through the activity of sampling for…

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Real World VR (Virtual-Augmented-Mixed Reality) Forum Q&A & Demos BALLARAT

Real World VR, is Melbourne’s flagship XR-VR/AR/MR event and presents a series of high-quality speakers and panelists. Topics include Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Drones, 3D Printing, Simulators and more. The event includes a speakers forum, Q&A, panel, equipment demonstrations, showcase & networking. We facilitate engage, support, educate, influence, promote, connect and inspire audiences,…

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CAMPFIRES & SCIENCE: WILD DNA IN MARYSVILLE

Anderson's Mill Camping Ground

Love camping? Love science? Get involved! Campfires and Science is a new and growing community of people who head outdoors, light a campfire, and share knowledge. We lead regular, free events in wild places to support scientific fieldwork and provide hands-on training in the research methods that help us to best protect the environment. Welcome to…

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Our Mesozoic Menagerie: Australia’s Dinosaurs

The Lakes South Morang P-9 School 80 Jardier Terrace South Morang, VIC 3752

Dr Stephen Poropat Research Associate, The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History Postdoctoral Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology Four major sites are currently providing new insights into Australia’s Cretaceous dinosaurs, who lived from 145 to 66 million years ago. These are the Broome trackways in Western Australia, the Strzelecki and Otway ranges in…

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Creating Green, Healthy, Resilient and Liveable Cities Community Talk

Ballarat Tech School Building K - FedUni SMB Campus 136 Albert St Ballarat Central, VIC 3350

Making room for nature in our urban future. Amy Hahs (PhD) is an urban ecologist, with a keen interest in understanding the interplay between biodiversity and urban environments. She has extensive research experience in the field of urban ecology, working directly on projects studying how urban vegetation and habitat features influence the biodiversity in those spaces, how…

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Come for a walk and birdwatching during National Bird Week!

Valley Reserve Ted Mason Education Hub 80 Waimarie Dr Ted Mason Hub Mount Waverley, VIC 3149

Come for a walk through Mount Waverley’s Valley Reserve, as part of a celebration of National Bird Week and the Aussie Backyard Bird Count. Ecologist Dr Joab Wilson will lead you through the indigenous habitat and draw your attention to the diversity of birds who work, nest and feed in the area. He will give…

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3 Years of Winter

Clayton Library 9-15 Cooke Street

What’s the connection between volcanoes, climate change and Frankenstein? And when will Victoria erupt? A talk by Monash University’s Dr James Driscoll. “It was a dark and stormy night...” in fact it was a hot and tropical April in 1815, prior to the terror that would engulf the inhabitants of Sumbawa, Indonesia. In this gothic tale…

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Harnessing Knowledge, Creativity and Technology to build green, healthy cities for the future

Bendigo Tech School on La Trobe University, Bendigo Campus, Edwards Rd, Flora Hill 3552

Dr Amy Hahs is an urban ecologist with an established research career investigating how urban landscapes impact the local ecology, with a strong emphasis on the use of spatial data and geographic information systems as a critical tool for understanding urban ecosystems and informing action. Now, as a specialist consultant, Amy works on a diverse…

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