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…
Read more →My name is Christie-Lee Fletcher and I am currently studying Tourism at Bega Tafe. In order to gain experience in the tourism industry I have chosen to complete a two week work placement at the Eden Marine Discovery Centre. I have discovered some incredible things about the local marine life and I now have a new found appreciation for environmental conservation.
The centre is a great place for people of all ages to learn all things marine in a fun and interactive way. I was able to participate in school holiday activities such as painting Marine Magnets and feeding the fish. The exhibits are extremely informative and taught me a lot about the threats that are putting pressure on several marine species due to human interference.
One of my favourite things to do was guide groups through the Rocky Shore Rambles where I learnt how to detect all sorts of camouflaged marine life including the pincushion starfish and the elephant snail, and we were lucky enough to spot an octopus!
I have learnt so much about the underwater world from the super friendly staff and I think I will definitely volunteer here again once I finish school. It is a fantastic place to have fun and discover amazing things and I highly recommend it to anyone thinking of either volunteering or planning to visit.
TAFE student Christie-Lee at the completion of her two weeks work placement at the SCMDC
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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Our names are Bradley Chalker and Jonathon Bray. We are currently in year 10 at Eden Marine High school, we chose to do work experience at the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre because we thought it would be interesting to learn more about marine life and marine culture and their beauties and importance to…
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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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May seems to be the month of science in the wild and SCMDC is getting into the swing of it. If you are interested in being a scientist for a day and collect data for online databases then there are 2 events coming up for you to get involved with. May 16 and 17- Panboola…
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There has been a lot of talk about shark attack statistics and safety as a result of last weeks tragedy in Tathra. We would like to allay peoples fear of sharks by presenting accurate and reliable data and statistics. We will then go through precautions to take to reduce the likelihood of attack. Sharks…
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Over the past few weeks students at Monaro High (Cooma), Bega High, Eden High, Jindabyne Central School and Towamba Public School had the chance to experience first hand the impacts of marine debris. A lot of fun was had by all participants with many exclaiming shock and surprise at the vast amount of debris that…
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