SPOT THAT WHALE mobile exhibit on again during September and October It’s whale watching time as the Humpbacks start to head back south on their way home to Antarctica. As they cruise past our headlands and bays, those of us lucky enough to see them may get to witness some magnificant and energetic behaviours…
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Take part in our annual Eden Whale Festival Colouring in Competition! Download the the Entry form now for the chance to win an adult and child whale watching cruise with Merimbula Marina. Saturday October 29 Open 10.30am – 4pm Fish feeding talk – 12pm Come and see the fish enjoy their lunch and hear more…
Read more →Did you miss out on our exciting 2013 Marine Science Forum? Don’t despair we have a radio interview with three of the forum speakers for you to listen to. On Fuzzy Logic science show on 2xx in Canberra we spoke to Dr Steve Eggins and Kate Holland about their research on foraminifera, Kylie Owen about the feeding behaviour…
Read more →Download your ‘Who Cares’ Marine Science Forum 2013 Registration Form and send it in by April 19 2013 to receive the early bird special. Check our website every week for the ‘Speaker Spotlight’ where we showcase the topics and backgrounds of the wonderful speakers that we will be having at this year’s forum. The speakers will be: Dr…
Read more →This year the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre held a colouring in competition for the Eden Whale Festival. We had a huge number of entries from all over the area and even further afield such as Mallacoota and Canberra. The students were given a killer whale to colour in and the variety of entries was astounding,…
Read more →Whales seem to be the talk of the town with Humpbacks breaching left right and centre, Orcas visiting Lennards Island and the Eden Whale Festival make a splash in town. On top of all this the local students of the Bega Valley Shire have become Whale Wise through participating in fun hands on workshops in…
Read more →The Centre was absolutely packed all day Saturday during the Eden Whale Festival. Our ‘people counter’ clicked just under 500 people through but suggests that due to being called on for other duties at times, we probably far exceeded that number. It was wonderful to see so many families come through the doors and…
Read more →The Annual Eden Whale Festival is almost here. Check out the Festival website: www.edenwhalefestival.com.au or facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eden-Whale-Festival/195565740490810 for the program, Festival highlights and more. The Discovery Centre will be open as follows: Saturday 3rd November: 11am – 3pm (Special Entry Price: Gold Coin Donation) 12.30pm: Fish and octopus feeding 2pm: Whale presentation from a…
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