Today is my last day as C.E.O. of this wonderful organisation. I would like to thank all the many wonderful people I have worked with over the last 11 years during my time with SCMDC. I am very proud to have been involved with this organisation, which was founded in the late 1990s by…
Read more →Please see the Minutes of the August 2013 Board meeting, together with the Staff Reports for September. Minutes of Ordinary Board Meeting 26 August 2020 CEO Report September 2013 Marine Education Officer report August-september 2013 Marine Scientist report Aug Sep 2013 Operations Assistant Progress report AugSept2013
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Over 60 of our supporters turned out last Friday night to help us celebrate 5 years since moving into the Discovery Centre and what a great night of catch ups it was. Some of our former Board members attended along with our current Directors, one being Kerry Pfeiffer who was Chairman of our Board…
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It’s our 5th Birthday and we want you to come to our party! It’s hard to believe our Discovery Centre is turning 5 this year – yes it’s 5 years since we opened our doors at Snug Cove in Eden. We would love you to come and celebrate this important milestone with us so…
Read more →The Discovery Centre’s National Science Week 2013 celebrations went off with a bang at a huge Science by the Sea Open Day last Saturday, with literally hundreds of budding new scientists attending. It was clear from the beginning that our staff members and volunteers know just how to make science fun, with children creating…
Read more →You can download our latest Newsletter by clicking this link: Sea Scenes June 2013 . Hope you enjoy reading all the latest antics at the Discovery Centre – and beyond.
Read more →Prof Natalie Moltschaniwskyj from the University of Newcastle has spent a week in the local area catching up with some potential research partners whilst giving four community presentations about Redmap. Keen audience members now feel ready to brush up on their species identification and photography skills and then upload their own data to the interactive…
Read more →Indiana State University PhD Student Ashley Burkett had a large and captive audience last Friday night, all very interested in Ashley’s journeys into the deep deep ocean inside the submersible known as Alvin. Ashley’s research in the waters off Costa Rica and in other areas of the world’s deepest oceans was fascinating. She is…
Read more →SCMDC CEO attended an inspirational workshop recently about the Tourism Australia /Parks Australia initiative known as Australia’s National Landscapes. Development of this long term tourism strategy began several years ago and is right on track. Our region has been named amongst only 16 Australia-wide as an iconic national landscape and branded ‘Australia’s Coastal Wilderness’….
Read more →Our Board of Directors is calling for Expressions of Interest for new Board Members as it embarks on an exciting new phase of growth and opportunity. If you have expertise in areas such as research, education, legal, financial, entrepreneurial, governance and community development and are interested in giving back to the community, please email…
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