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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On a cold and blustery day in August five volunteers braved the cold to go on an underwater expedition to find a dragon. Water temperatures of 13 degrees Celsius would not deter these brave souls from their mission. Luck was with them on this day as they were able to not only find a…
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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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Try this: Lionfish hunt You will need Two forks A4 coloured paper Ruler Pencil Scissors Sticky tape Six grapes Cutting board or large plate A partner What to do 1. Using the ruler and a pencil, draw a line seven centimetres from the long edge of the piece of paper. 2. Cut along the…
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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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White whales are dominating the news at the moment with Migaloo as the man of the hour. But why is he white? Throughout history albino animals have been admired with many currently on display in zoos around the world. In Australia we have our own white star, Migaloo an albino humpback whale. Migaloo was…
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