My name is Anna Goeldner, I’m a German backpacker and came here to Eden to work on the Eden Whale Festival for just 3 days. Thanks Deb for arranging the job in the Marine Discovery Centre!! And my plan was to stay here just for 3 days, but at the end I stayed here for…
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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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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…
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
