BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Inspiring Victoria - ECPv6.12.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Inspiring Victoria X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Inspiring Victoria REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20180331T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20181006T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180801T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181020T223000 DTSTAMP:20260404T211651 CREATED:20180720T095442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210628T033707Z UID:2650-1533114000-1540074600@inspiringvictoria.org.au SUMMARY:Geoscience Australia - 80 Days of Earth Discovery DESCRIPTION:Geoscience Australia is celebrating 80 Days of Earth Discovery from 1 August – 20 October 2018. Join us in exploring geoscience in all its diversity\, the crucial role it plays solving the challenges of our nation and the people who make it all happen. \nFind out more about all the activities\, including events we will be at\, talks\, tours\, competitions and education resources. \nFollow us on social media via #80DAYSEARTH URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/geoscience-australia-80-days-of-earth-discovery/ LOCATION:Online\, Australia CATEGORIES:Science Week ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/PP-2273-80-Days-Postcard-2018_Farrar-FA_emailable-726x1024-e1535955485359.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kristen Hannan":MAILTO:kristen.hannan@ga.gov.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181016T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181016T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T211651 CREATED:20180912T035049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T065322Z UID:3311-1539716400-1539721800@inspiringvictoria.org.au SUMMARY:Our Mesozoic Menagerie: Australia’s Dinosaurs DESCRIPTION:Dr Stephen Poropat Research Associate\, The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History Postdoctoral Researcher\, Swinburne University of Technology\nFour 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 Victoria\, Lightning Ridge in New South Wales\, and the Eromanga Basin in Queensland. Swinburne University palaeontologist Dr Stephen Poropat has been digging up Australian dinosaur fossils since 2004\, and will share his latest exciting findings! \nTo date\, only twenty Australian dinosaurs from the Mesozoic Era have been formally named on the basis of fossilised bones\, and almost all of these are from the middle part of the Cretaceous\, between 125 and 95 million years ago. This means that we have little idea of what Australia’s Mesozoic dinosaurs were like throughout much of their existence. \nVictoria’s Cretaceous dinosaur faunas were dominated by ornithopod dinosaurs. These small plant-eaters have left abundant evidence of their existence in the form of limb bones\, vertebrae\, teeth and skull fragments\, as well as four partial skeletons and even footprints and possible burrows. They coexisted with a variety of different theropod dinosaurs—some of which had teeth adapted for rending flesh—as well as very rare armoured ankylosaurs and even rarer possible ceratopsians. Our understanding of this dinosaur faunas has improved massively as a result of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers over the past forty years—without their efforts\, our knowledge would be very limited indeed. Dr Stephen Poropat has had the privilege of attending six such digs since 2004. \nLong-necked\, plant-eating sauropods are completely unknown from the Victorian Cretaceous. Their absence has been attributed to their presumed inability to deal with cool climates. In contrast\, the Cretaceous rocks of the Eromanga Basin in Queensland produce sauropods in abundance. Although the earliest such discoveries were made in the 1920s and 1930s\, it was David Elliott’s 1999 discovery of a dinosaur on his sheep station which reinvigorated excavation efforts in the Eromanga Basin. Annual digs in the Winton area\, coordinated by the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History (AAOD\, founded by David and his wife Judy)\, have been held since 2001. Stephen has helped supervise eight such AAOD digs since 2011\, and this year’s excavations were some of the most successful to date – come learn more! URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/our-mesozoic-menagerie-australias-dinosaurs-2/ LOCATION:The Lakes South Morang P-9 School 80 Jardier Terrace South Morang\, VIC 3752 CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,NorthSTEM Network ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dinasaurs-image-1-e1528441627938.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181017T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181017T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T211651 CREATED:20180924T043052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T043052Z UID:3328-1539802800-1539806400@inspiringvictoria.org.au SUMMARY:Creating Green\, Healthy\, Resilient and Liveable Cities Community Talk DESCRIPTION:Making room for nature in our urban future.\nAmy 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 to conserve indigenous plants and animals\, and how to incorporate positive biodiversity outcomes into the design and management of urban landscapes. Amy also has over eight years of experience in providing advice and information related to urban ecology and biodiversity to local and state government agencies in Australia and overseas. As the Director of Urban Ecology in Action\, Amy is committed to providing decision-makers with the most recent urban ecology knowledge to help make cities that support people and biodiversity. By actively combines research and practice\, Amy’s goal is to help develop green\, healthy cities and towns\, and conserve resilient ecological systems in areas where people live and work. Amy is a regular contributor to The Nature of Cities\, and is VP-Research of the Ecological Society of Australia. URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/creating-green-healthy-resilient-and-liveable-cities-community-talk/ LOCATION:Ballarat Tech School Building K – FedUni SMB Campus 136 Albert St Ballarat Central\, VIC 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat STEM Network,Lifelong learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Amy-Hahs-e1538731824636.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181021T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181021T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T211651 CREATED:20180924T040847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T041043Z UID:3318-1540116000-1540128600@inspiringvictoria.org.au SUMMARY:Come for a walk and birdwatching during National Bird Week! DESCRIPTION: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. \nEcologist 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. \nHe will give you some tips for identifying the various species and their calls so you can recognise birds next time you are out and about. \n  \nPart of the session will include promoting the following citizen science apps: \nAussie Backyard Bird Count \nhttps://itunes.apple.com/au/app/aussie-bird-count/id917024019?mt=8 \nhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.org.birdlife.birdcount&hl=en_AU \n  \nMuseum Victoria Field Guide to Victorian Fauna \nhttps://itunes.apple.com/au/app/field-guide-to-victorian-fauna/id423945031?mt=8 \nhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.museumvictoria.fieldguide.vic&hl=en_US URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/come-for-a-walk-and-birdwatching-during-national-bird-week/ LOCATION:Valley Reserve Ted Mason Education Hub 80 Waimarie Dr Ted Mason Hub Mount Waverley\, VIC 3149 CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,Monash STEM network ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/https_2F2Fcdn.evbuc_.com2Fimages2F496158212F1978345825692F12Foriginal-e1538731870954.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR