Christmas/Summer holidays have now begun And we at the centre are ready for fun. With shells to hold and fish to feed We have the marine experience that you need. Join a marine scientist on an exploration of the seashore Find sea stars, crabs, anemones and much, much more. Or come along on a…
Read more →We would like to inform the public that the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre will be closed from Monday December 16 and open again on Tuesday December 24, so that staff can prepare for the busy summer holiday period. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you visit through the Christmas holidays. Throughout…
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Glowing bacteria created from jellyfish seems like part of a strange science fiction movie but that is what students have been doing as part of an ANU funded education program. Throughout November students from Bega, Cooma, Narooma, Batemans Bay, Ulladulla and Moruya were lucky enough to participate in this program where they had the chance…
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Today is my last day as C.E.O. of this wonderful organisation. I would like to thank all the many wonderful people I have worked with over the last 11 years during my time with SCMDC. I am very proud to have been involved with this organisation, which was founded in the late 1990s by…
Read more →Hello. My name is Kaitlyn Watson and I am in year 11 at Eden Marine High school. I am currently a tourism student at Bega Tafe, and for my tourism work placement I chose to do my placement at the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre in Eden, simply because I adore marine creatures and…
Read more →A weekend filled with clown fish and marine adventures is what you can expect at the annual conference for the Marine Discovery Centres Australia network. The weekend brings together over 10 marine discovery centres from around Australia to share ideas and insights into the world of marine education. This year the conference was held…
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The Now and When ANU art exhibition will be officially opened at the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre at 6pm on Friday November 1. View the NOW&WHEN Catalogue for more information on this wonderful exhibition that brings art and science together.
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Now and When: Contemplating Climates on the South East Coast is an exhibition of visual art by participants in the ANU School of Art Field Study that took place in and around Eden, NSW in 2013. Visual images in various media express ideas and feelings about anticipated environmental changes to the inspirational coastal landscapes…
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Do you love whales? Do you love coloured whales? Are you aged 0 -14 years? If you answered yes to all these questions then this is the competition you have been waiting for. We would like to present you a colouring-in competition to celebrate the Eden Whale Festival. 1st prize for each category is…
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Thank you for the opportunity to be part of such an amazing organization. I am grateful for being given the chance to work in my ‘dream job’. Not many people have the fortune of going to a job everyday that is fun and enjoyable, but I have been lucky enough to have such an…
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