Thanks to our Australian Government Caring for our Country Community Action Grant, we will be conducting a Seabird Rescue Workshop on Saturday 16th February 2013. Julie Dunn, Founder of Australian Seabird Rescue South Coast, will conduct the workshop at the Marine Discovery Centre and surrounds from 9:00am until 4:00pm. Topics covered will include: understanding pelicans,…
Read more →Our new octopus ‘Olivia’ is really settled now in her little tank. She is tiny – only about 10cm across when fully stretched. She spends her days either hiding in her shell or dancing around the tank, much to the delight of our many visitors.
Read more →Our new Octopus’ Garden is now open and was a hive of activity for our first Workshops of 2013 with 2 sessions fully booked. Lots of happy smiling children made a huge mess and enjoyed every minute of it. And while they were at it, Marine Scientist Sheree Epe explained how bubbles were formed….
Read more →The whole Sapphire Coast is now buzzing with happy tourists and we are already seeing a few families through the Centre. Thanks a million to the guys at Eden Mussels for bringing us a gorgeous new little octopus this morning. He/she (too small yet to tell!) is settling in nicely.
Read more →The December 2012 Newsletter is out now. Download Sea Scenes December 12 here and enjoy catching up on our news.
Read more →Thanks to the Australian Government Caring for our Country Program, we received a Community Action Grant that has enabled us to hold two days of workshops focusing on the beautiful shorebirds in our region. Thanks to our new friends Dan Weller and Grainne Maguire from BirdLife Australia (www.birdlife.org.au) and Robyn Kesby from NSW National…
Read more →We were very excited to learn we had received another Mumbulla Foundation Grant, which will enable us to purchase a new MicroEYE microscope and projector. We purchased our first MicroEYE through a Marine Discovery Centres Australia Grant (FRDC) and it has been so popular we decided we needed another. MicroEYE microscopes are user friendly…
Read more →Researchers from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences are currently making good use of our marine laboratory. They are growing tiny zooplankton called foraminifera under different temperature and carbon dioxide levels to see how they will adapt to a changing climate.
Read more →A new research project is being set up in the lab by a team supervised by Dr Stephen Eggins from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences. It all looks fairly impressive with large tubs of water with overhead lights installed by close of day. The small research team will be staying in Eden…
Read more →Our new Associate Members gathered for their first meeting last night and their first Agenda item was to elect a Delegate to represent the Associate Member group on the Board of Directors. Two Associate Members were nominated: Libby Hepburn and John Aveyard, with John gaining the majority vote. John will now attend Board Meetings…
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