Science Festival - Female Game Changers of STEM
2018-08-16 18:30 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Basement Theatre, Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
Game Changers & Change Makers explores how women have shaped our world through science and engineering.
Join us to hear from CSIRO’s Dr Danielle Kennedy, the Defence Science Institute’s Dr Regina Crameri, and QinetiQ Australia Board Non-executive Director, AVM (Ret’d) Margaret Staib AM CSC as they take a look back at some of the most influential female scientists and engineers throughout history and provide insights into their personal career journeys in these fields.
You’ll then have the opportunity to ask questions and find out what these inspiring female leaders see as shaping the future for science and engineering careers during an interactive panel discussion moderated by Dr Georgina Such from the School of Chemistry and join them afterwards for networking drinks.
Supported by QinetiQ, in collaboration with the University of Melbourne.
See the full list of events for Science Festival.

Immersive Science II: Revealing the Invisible Universe
2018-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Emerald Secondary School and Mount Burnett Observatory, 425 Belgrave Gembrook Road, Emerald, VIC, 3782, Australia
Take a tour of the invisible Universe. We will provide everyone with a SciVR headset to take them out of this world to the world of colliding black holes and microscopic wonders.
Join Professor Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen to discover how Australian scientists are leading the way in probing the Universe through ripples in the fabric of space-time and providing unique views of the microscopic world. Explore this Universe through the use of ground-breaking Virtual Reality technology and make new discoveries through Q&A with the speakers.
Prior to the Virtual Reality tour please download the free SciVR app for your smartphone.
This program has been made possible with the generous support of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), Swinburne University of Technology, State Library Victoria and ARC Centre of Excellence for Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) and is supported by the Australian Government as part of National Science Week.
Please arrive at 6:30pm to get your VR headset set up for a 7pm start.

Immersive Science II: Revealing the invisible universe
2018-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Mornington Peninsula Libraries, Vancouver Street, Mornington, VIC, 3931, Australia
Take a tour of the invisible Universe. We will provide everyone with a SciVR headset to take them out of this world to the world of colliding black holes and microscopic wonders.
Join Professor Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen to discover how Australian scientists are leading the way in probing the Universe through ripples in the fabric of space-time and providing unique views of the microscopic world. Explore this Universe through the use of ground-breaking Virtual Reality technology and make new discoveries through Q&A with the speakers.
Prior to the Virtual Reality tour please download the free SciVR app for your smartphone.
Please arrive from 1:30pm to get your headset ready for a 2pm start.
This program has been made possible with the generous support of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), Swinburne University of Technology, State Library Victoria and ARC Centre of Excellence for Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) and is supported by the Australian Government as part of National Science Week.

Immersive Science II: Revealing the invisible universe
2018-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Daylesford Library, Vincent Street, Daylesford, VIC, 3460, Australia

Immersive Science II: Revealing the invisible universe
2018-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Yarra Plenty Regional Library, 57-61 Laurel Street, Whittlesea, VIC, 3757, Australia

Immersive Science II: Revealing the invisible universe
2018-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Maryborough Regional Library, 91 Nolan Street, Maryborough, VIC, 3465, Australia

Immersive Science II: Revealing the invisible universe
2018-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Swan Hill Library Service, 53 Campbell Street, Swan Hill, VIC, 3585, Australia

Immersive Science II: Revealing the invisible universe
2018-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Goldfields Libraries – Bendigo, 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo, VIC, 3552, Australia

Immersive science II: Revealing the invisible universe
2018-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Mt Goat Brewery, 80 North Street, Richmond, Victoria, 3121, Australia
Love science? Enjoy delicious craft beers? Then join Professor Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen at Mt Goat Brewery to discover how Australian scientists are leading the way in probing the Universe through ripples in the fabric of space-time and providing unique views of the microscopic world. Explore this Universe through the use of ground-breaking Virtual Reality technology and make new discoveries through Q&A with the speakers all while enjoying an award-winning beer.
Prior to the Virtual Reality tour please download the free SciVR app for your smartphone.
This program has been made possible with the generous support of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), Swinburne University of Technology, and ARC Centre of Excellence for Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) and is supported by the Australian Government as part of National Science Week.
Cost

Earlybird tickets $10.00
Normal entry $15.00

REGISTER HERE

Engineers Without Borders: Coding in Disaster Relief
2018-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Wheelers Hill Library, 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, Victoria, 3150, Australia
Do you like coding and engineering? Join Monash Chapter Engineers Without Borders at Wheelers Hill Library and learn how to code in a disaster relief situation.
EWBA is a member – based, community organisation that creates social value through engineering. Meet the volunteers from Monash University Chapter and learn some coding skills.

Colourful Chemistry
2018-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Thomastown Library, 52 Main Street, Thomastown, VIC, 3074, Australia
Learn about the chemistry of colour with some fun and simple science experiements. We will be using ingredients that you can find at home or a supermarket.
Bookings essential. For Ages 5+.

Static Electricity Experiments at Sydenham Library
2018-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Sydenham Library, 1 Station Street, Taylors Lakes, VIC, 3038, Australia
Want to learn how to make things levitate, bend water or move bubbles? Come and explore the magic of static electricity!

Slime Time at Keilor Library
2018-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Keilor Library, 704B Old Calder Highway, Keilor, VIC, 3036, Australia
Have fun creating all sorts of slime to squish, stretch, probe, poke and play with.

Robot Wars
2018-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Beaumaris Library, 96 Reserve Road, Beaumaris, VIC, 3193, Australia
Learn even more about robotics with our programable Edison robot!

DIY Bath Bombs
2018-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Healesville Library, 110 River Street, Healsville, VIC, 3777, Australia
Make your own bath bombs to take home for a relaxing soak!
We’ll create customised bath bombs with different scents and colours, and learn about the science behind what makes bath bombs fizz.

Slime Making
2018-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave, VIC, 3160, Australia
Make some squishy, gooey slime that you can take home with you, and learn the science that makes Slime! Choose your colours, add some glitter and all sorts of ingredients to make your slime unique.

STEM Reading and Design Challenge
2018-08-16 13:30 - 17:30 | Phoenix P-12 Community College, Hertford Street, Sebastopol, VIC, 3356, Australia
Students will read a book (fiction or non-fiction) related to STEM and do one of the following inspired by the book they have read:

plan and carry out an experiment; or
plan and build an invention.

Students will present their findings/invention to the school community during lunchtime and to parents and the wider community during NationalScience Week. This project allows students to conduct science and engineering activities beyond the usual science program. Students with have full ownership over their project and a choice in the activity they will do.
Reading about STEM in various contexts and visiting the displays of their peers brings the attention of the students to the relevance of science to everyday life. By displaying their work, they do the same for the teachers, parents and wider community members.

Sea Life Melbourne presents Weedy Sea Dragons
2018-08-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Sea Life Melbourne, Corner of King Street and Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
SEA LIFE Melbourne is sharing the secrets of Victoria’s official marine faunal emblem, the weedy sea dragon, Thursday 16 August as part of National Science Week.
A special talk, free with entry to SEA LIFE Melbourne, will focus on the aquarium’s breeding program – one of the most successful in the world.
The Weedy sea dragon is a unique animal, only found in the waters surrounding southern Australia. These stunningly colourful and dreamlike creatures are the marine emblem of Victoria. Their vibrant colours and peculiar leaf like body shape add to their unique appeal.
Weedy sea dragons are listed as ‘Near Threatened’ on the IUCN Red List of endangered species with habitat loss being the key issue for this species. With limited research done it is hard to estimate the exact number of Weedy sea dragons in the wild hence the importance of captive breeding programs to learn more about them and to ensure the long term survival of the species.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit: https://www.melbourneaquarium.com.au/

Science Festival - Physics Laser Show
2018-08-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Hercus Theatre, Physics South Building, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
Come and explore the magic of Physics in this fun packed show full of the wonders of the world and how it all works. Be amazed, but be warned – you may learn something really cool! The must see show for everyone!
See the full list of events for Science Festival.

Waste Away - The Future of Garbage: EPA's 2018 National Science Week Panel
2018-08-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia
EPA is celebrating National Science Week by hosting its third annual panel event. This year’s topic is Waste away – the future of garbage. EPA has gathered together a panel of experts to discuss the future of waste. Is it truly waste or is it a resource?
Waste has been a hot topic for Australia and Victoria over the last 18 months. Public debate has surrounded:

How we can reduce our waste at home
How business can assist in reducing waste, which has led to a plastic bag ban in Victoria and many bars banning plastic straws
Waste stockpiling in Victoria
China banning recycling imports
How we can repurpose waste, such as waste to energy plants or using waste to make roads.

EPA has gathered together a panel of experts to discuss the future of waste. This is a unique opportunity to hear from our panel and to ask questions about waste opportunities and technologies. Is it truly waste or is it a resource? How can science be used to solve Australia’s waste problem?
Our panel includes:

Ruby Chan, Inventor of ‘Moducware’
Mark Glover, Director and CEO of Renewable Carbon
Barry Sullivan, Business Development Manager, Renewables Downer Utilities Australia
Dr Trevor Thornton, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin

The panel discussion will be directed by the questions posed by the audience, both live and web-stream.
Register now to join the live audience for this lively debate!
Can’t make it to the live event? You can join the web-stream, click here to register for the webstream!

Science Week Storytime: Maffra Library
2018-08-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Maffra Library, 150 Johnson Street, Maffra, VIC, 3860, Australia
Wellington Shire Libraries will be conducting science themed Storytime sessions all week to celebrate National Science Week 2018. Stories, rhymes & crafts will all have a scientific spin this week.
45 minutes sessions will be held across all six branches.
Stratford Library Wednesday 15 August @ 9.30am
Sale Library Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 August @ 10.30am
Maffra Library Thursday 16 August @ 11.00am
Yarram Library Thursday 16 August @ 11.00am
Rosedale Library Friday 17 August @ 10.30am
Heyfield Library Friday 17 August @ 10.30am
Sessions are free and open to all pre-school aged children.

Science Week Storytime: Yarram Library
2018-08-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Yarram Library, 156 Grant Street, Yarram, VIC, 3850, Australia

Innovation Hub - Try Out Tour
2018-08-16 10:00 - 18:00 | Innovation Hub, Ground Floor, Building E, Docker St Campus GOTAFE, Wangaratta, VIC, 3677, Australia
Come along and participate in a hands on tour of the new Innovation Hub. You will get to use the new digital fabrication equipment including 3D printers, a laser cutter, CNC router, vacuum forming machine and a t-shirt printer.
Our Story
In our endeavour to develop a new digital fabrication space, we looked to the worldwide Maker Movement. We found it resonated with our core business values of a collaborative working space for students, local business, industry and the community at large.
Digital disruption, Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things and the need to be responsive to product development and lead times were all considered when designing the GOTAFE Innovation Hub.
We are proud to provide a start up space where people can develop ideas from concepts through to the design, construction and prototyping phases combined with web page design and marketing.
Our vision is of a one stop shop where people from all walks of life can come together to learn and grow in a safe non-threatening space.

Life, Magnified: Using light microscopy to investigate biology and disease
2018-08-16 09:30 - 2018-08-17 12:30 | Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
A picture tells a thousand words! Come and learn about the smallest details of the human body and how it can all go wrong. Visit research labs, meet young researchers as they take you through their experiments and use our microscopes to make your own images to take home with you.
Join us to learn how researchers are using light microscopy to investigate the biology of the body and how diseases are caused. Light microscopy can produce some wonderful images, but they can also tell us a lot about what we are interested in. After all – A picture tells a thousand words!
This event, hosted by the at the Bio21 Institute at the University of Melbourne, follows a scientific experiment from start to finish through a series of hands-on workstations. These workstations include:

a visit to active research labs
students learn about the structures of the cell and how we can visualise them
students get to use a $1 million microscope
students take their own images and print them out to take home.
presentations from young researchers as they take students through the design, implementation and interpretation of their experiments.

This event is aimed at Year 9 & 10 students and is limited to groups of 10 students per teacher. Schools may arrange multiple groups, as long at the 10:1 ratio is maintained.

Go Girl Go for IT
2018-08-16 09:30 - 15:30 | Deakin University, Burwood campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia
A free expo provided by the Vic ICT for Women for school girls from Years 5 to 12, to identify all the opportunities available to them if they choose a career in technology.
The day provides a range of interactive, innovative and inspiring workshops and presentations highlighting a variety of roles, skills and opportunities included in the field of technology. Buses are also subsidised so that schools are not disadvantaged if they can not afford the transport. This stops girls for missing out.
The whole event is sponsored and we have industry leaders supporting and presenting on the day. Teachers are also supported with sessions provided to identify support available to them as well. Go Girl also provides an avenue for many other NFP organisations, who support the same values to be linked with the schools. Groups such as RoboGals, Girl Geek Academy, Code the Future, Girls who Code, Flying Robot School and more.
A truly unique and sensational program that is helping to develop a pipeline for girls and women in technology. This program is only run every second year so don’t miss out!

Making Maths More Meaningful
2018-08-16 09:00 - 18:00 | Building 260, The University of Melbourne, 200 Berkley Street, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
The course will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to convey the fruits of mathematical research to the media, government, research-funding bodies and the public.
The one-day mathematics workshop starts at 9am and concludes at 5pm.
​Among other things, the comprehensive course will cover fundamental principles of communicating the basics of mathematics. Participants will be taken through the rudiments of linear algebra and calculus, thus equipping them with the confidence and media savvy required to explain and communicate mathematics clearly and simply to STEM students and others.
Hands-on training will be provided in talking about mathematics and writing about it for many outlets, including in-house, local and international publications and the digital media.
Examples will be drawn from key mathematics textbooks by leading publishers.
Participants completing the course will acquire valuable skills, including those needed to liaise with mathematics students and prepare successful textbooks.
Worked examples, reference materials, background notes and a certificate will be provided.

A new view of life: Celebrating the end of Kepler and Cassini, and start of Tess
2018-08-15 20:00 - 21:30 | Briars Astronomy Centre and Observatory, 450 Nepean Highway, Mount Martha, VIC, 3934, Australia
NASA is set to land in Mount Martha for National Science Week, with two inspiring scientists from the Cassini and Kepler planetary spacecraft missions delivering the annual Science Week public lecture about the learnings so far and the implications for the future.
Two NASA mission scientists are on course for Victoria, bringing Saturn to the Gold Fields, Titan to the CBD, and a glimpse of the active hunt for new worlds to the south-east and Peninsula regions of the state.
With tantalising prospects of life being found elsewhere in our own solar system, these two inspiring scientists are extending the search further afield by hunting for new planets around other stars in the sky.
The Kepler Space Telescope has been fervently scanning the heavens for over nine years now, and its onboard fuel supply is about to run out, ending its life. In April this year, NASA launched a successor spacecraft mission called TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and it promises to bring the latest and most sensitive technology to bear in the search for other Earth-like worlds elsewhere in our galaxy.
Dr. Megan Bedell and Dr. Ben Montet will bring you to the forefront of humanity’s search for other worlds and the implications of what it could mean for all of us.
What did we learn from the Cassini spacecraft’s 13 years with Saturn? How did it feel to watch Cassini’s “death dive” into Saturn’s atmosphere last year? What makes the moon Titan Earth-like? How did scientists discover active, icy plumes on the moon Enceladus? What have we learned from the hundreds of planets discovered by the orbiting Kepler Space Telescope? How will the information beamed back to Earth continue to advance science once Kepler runs out of fuel this year?
Audiences will hear from visiting NASA scientists from the Cassini and Kepler missions at a series of events in Victoria. With the announcement of Australia’s very own space agency, it’s a timely look at the international context of our contribution to furthering humanity’s understanding of the Universe.
This talk is the annual National Science Week public lecture hosted by the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society as part of their monthly meeting at the Briars Astronomy Centre in regional south-eastern Victoria.
Members of the public are cordially invited to attend this community event. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.
The venue is marked on Google Maps and on the Melways at map reference 151/E1.

SCINEMA International Science Film Festival @ Whitefriars College
2018-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Whitefriars College, 156 Park Road, Donvale, VIC, 3111, Australia
SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible.

Scinema International Science Film Festival @ Swan Hill Regional Library
2018-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Swan Hill Library Service, 53 Campbell Street, Swan Hill, VIC, 3585, Australia

The Future of Space Travel
2018-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Royal Society of Victoria, 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic, 3000, Australia
Let’s Torque and Sisters in Science present an exciting panel discussion on a topic that humans have puzzled over for centuries: space exploration. What are we doing in space? What might we find? What are the consequences? And, how can we best collaborate as we move further into the unknown?
For National Science Week Let’s Torque and Sisters in Science are joining forces to deliver an exciting panel discussion on a topic that humans have puzzled over for centuries: space exploration.
We’ll be asking what humans are doing in space currently, why we’re there, and what we might find. We’ll ponder the implications of humanity entering space and visiting other planets, and weigh up the pros and cons in an interactive dialogue. We’ll also discuss the importance of collaboration in space exploration, why diversity makes us more effective and how we can communicate across the globe to include everyone in the future of space travel.
About the organisers
Let’s Torque is a student-run undergraduate public speaking competition in which participants deliver a talk on a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine (STEMM) idea and its potential impact on society.
Sisters in Science is a student-run organisation which aims to connect high school aged girls with women who work in STEMM fields.
