The Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre is seeking expressions of interest to speak at our Annual Marine Science Forum in Merimbula on May 2 & 3 2015. The theme for this year is ‘Our Changing Oceans’, your talk must reflect this theme. Talks go for 30 min with 15 min Q&A and possibly an…
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Last weekend National Parks Association of NSW members enjoyed a somewhat different excursion to what they are used to with a visit to the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre, followed by exploration of nearby rock pools. In the Marine Centre the group viewed informative displays about the marine environment with a particular focus on our region….
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The results are in! The judges had a very difficult time choosing winners as there were so many fabulous entries. A big thank you to everyone that entered. The winners are (drum roll)…… 0 -7 years 1st place – Anya Epe 2nd place – Chloe Nagle 3rd place – Paige Barbaric 8-14 years 1st…
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Each year representatives from Marine Discovery Centre’s Australia get together for an annual Marine Discovery Centre conference. At these conferences like minded Marine Educators meet up and over a period of two to three days discuss ideas, give presentations about their own centres, hear interesting talks and share experiences. It is an excellent opportunity…
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To celebrate the unique marine life of Eden, we are having a colour the octopus competiton. Entries are due Sunday November 2 by 2pm, so get pencil to paper and colour it up. Download the colouring in comp 2014 form
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Deep Sea Challenge 3D – Movie Fundraiser Night Dreamed of going to the bottom of the sea to explore the deep, dark, mysterious depths? Well, now you can – at least through the eyes of someone who did! Film maker James Cameron (director of such films as Titanic, Avatar, Terminator, Aliens and The Abyss), has dreamed of…
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This Saturday (August 23) SCMDC is holding an Open Day to celebrate National Science Week. As part of the Open Day we will be running our second Oceans Connected marine survey. The survey is running from 11am – 1pm and we would like to invite you to come along and be citizen scientists for the day….
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The Sapphire Coast will be celebrating science in a big way this year through a Science Festival during National Science Week from Saturday 16 to 23 August. With significant funding through the Australian Government Inspiring Australia program, a group of organisations led by the Atlas of Life, has formed the Sapphire Coast Regional Science…
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Enjoy the school holidays out of the cold with our marine activities in the centre, or enjoy the coastal sunshine on one of our rocky shore rambles. Book in now for fun and learning these school holidays. Or just pop into the centre to see the fish feeding and to get hands-on with the local…
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Last Wednesday, May 28, the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre conducted a survey using methodology from ClimateWatch. The survey was a fantastic experience for all involved and made extra special by the fact that it was matching a survey across the world. This survey marked the launch of ‘Oceans Connected‘ an exciting project that…
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