SCMDC staff members Jillian Riethmuller and Sheree Epe attended the recent MDCA forum hosted by the Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre in Terrigal, NSW. MDCA is a collaborative group comprised of a number of marine discovery centres from around Australia. With funding from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, MDCA members meet annually to…
Read more →The Annual Eden Whale Festival is almost here. Check out the Festival website: www.edenwhalefestival.com.au or facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eden-Whale-Festival/195565740490810 for the program, Festival highlights and more. The Discovery Centre will be open as follows: Saturday 3rd November: 11am – 3pm (Special Entry Price: Gold Coin Donation) 12.30pm: Fish and octopus feeding 2pm: Whale presentation from a…
Read more →We’re happy to announce that a date has been set for a Seabird Rescue Workshop to be conducted by the Australian Seabird Rescue organisation on Saturday 9th February 2013. The workshop will be open to the first 40 people to book a place and will commence at 9am. It is planned to finish at…
Read more →The team from SURFAH (Surface and Underwater Research on Feeding Australian Humpback whales) are back again, this time with a bigger boat, bigger crew and longer research period. Last night (Wednesday 12th September) the team gave a very interesting presentation on their work to a community audience at the Marine Discovery Centre. The team,…
Read more →Exciting news everyone, the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre has not one but two new octopuses. A beautiful little girl gloomy octopus and a dashing young male pale octopus!! Since the sad passing of everyone’s favourite star Octavia we have had an empty tank as a sad reminder but now we have a new…
Read more →The Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre would like to congratulate Lachlan Mitchell from Eden, NSW on winning the National Science Week Photo Scavenger Hunt. Lachlan won a limited edition LEGO® set of the CSIRO research vessel the Investigator. Only 100 of these sets have been designed and produced for Australia. You can find out more about…
Read more →The Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre teamed up with a number of partners for a week of fun, trivia and sexy science during National Science Week 2012. It was a huge success with lots of people getting involved with science in a fun and engaging way. With the support of the Australian National University…
Read more →There is still time to get a table in for our exciting National Science Week Trivia Night! Call us on 02 6496 1699 to book in yourself or a whole table. There will be lots of great prizes from the following sponsors. Trivia Night Sponsors Merimbula Aquarium http://www.merimbulawharf.com.au/ The Australian National University http://drss.anu.edu.au/student_equity/ Merimbula…
Read more →To celebrate National Science Week we want you to find and photograph our local marine science. The photo scavenger hunt is a way to discover the amazing world around you and win an amazing prize while you’re at it. The prize is a limited edition LEGO® set of the CSIRO research vessel the Investigator. Only 100…
Read more →Get wet and wild with science!! Come down to the Marine Discovery Centre and celebrate National Science Week 2012. Date: Saturday August 18 Time: 10am – 3pm Cost: Entry by gold coin donation Tsunami demonstration at 11.30am Various science experiments and children’s activities running throughout the day. Including fossil displays, slime, insect display and…
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