• Summer Holiday Fun

    by  • December 22, 2017 • 0 Comments

    Put your sunscreen on and get your swimmers ready because summer is here and we have an action packed calendar of activities for you to join. Come into the centre for a fun, hands-on experience that will excite and delight people of all ages. Take a look at the abundance of local fish and…

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    Volunteer Positions Available

    by  • September 2, 2016

    The SCMDC has a range of VOLUNTEER  POSITIONS that may interest YOU We require people from Monday to Friday, 10:0am to 3pm to help us out. We have a variety of jobs and roles that include Volunteer Guides, tank maintenance, helping with school holiday activities such as arts and crafts, rock pool rambles, fish feeding…

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    Forum Speaker Spotlight #4

    by  • June 1, 2017

    In the lead up to our Annual Marine Science Forum on the 3rd and 4th of June, we will feature a post about each of the scientists presenting this year. This week we would like to introduce you to: Dr Maria Byrne Professor of Marine Biology, University of Sydney Forum presentation: Corals feel it hot,…

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    Forum Speaker Spotlight #3

    by  • May 14, 2017

    In the lead up to our Annual Marine Science Forum on the 3rd and 4th of June, we will feature a post about each of the scientists presenting this year. This week we would like to introduce you to: Dr Iain Suthers Professor at University of New South Wales and Sydney Institute of Marine Science…

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    Forum Speaker Spotlight #2

    by  • May 9, 2017

    In the lead up to our Annual Marine Science Forum on the 3rd and 4th of June, we will feature a post about each of the scientists presenting this year. This week we would like to introduce you to: Dr John W. Runcie Honorary Research Associate, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney…

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    Forum Speaker Spotlight #1

    by  • May 3, 2017

    In the lead up to our Annual Marine Science Forum on the 3rd and 4th of June, we will feature a post about each of the scientists presenting this year. This week we would like to introduce you to: Matthew McArthur Freelance ecologist and marine science educator Forum presentation: It’s the little things that (I)…

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    Eden Whale Festival at SCMDC

    by  • October 11, 2016 • 0 Comments

    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…

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    Septopus – it’s a real thing! (kind of)

    by  • October 5, 2016 • 0 Comments

    For those of you that have seen Finding Dory I’m sure you’re all gushing about how awesome Hank the octopus is, he can camouflage like a champion and he helps to rescue Dory and return her to the ocean. He does at one point though call himself a “septopus”, which is an octopus with…

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    Work Experience Student write up from Kaitlyn Mason

    by  • September 14, 2016

    This week I spent three days doing work experience at Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre. On my first day at the centre I met the lovely Kerryn, Cameron and Tony. Keryn showed me around the centre and started teaching me how to open the centre in the morning. My first task was cutting and…

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    Having a slime time with our new occupant

    by  • July 12, 2016 • 0 Comments

    Deep sea creatures have always excited and delighted people with their weird ways and the hagfish is no different. The hagfish, otherwise known as a slime eel, is an eel like fish that lives on the ocean floor. They look like a worm, eel and star nosed mole had a baby and produced a blind…

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    Work Experience Blog

    by  • June 14, 2016 • 0 Comments

    We are year ten students from Eden Marine High School and we have recently just finished a week of work experience at the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre. Our week at the Marine Discovery Centre has been great. We’ve done things from art and craft to interacting with the marine life here at the…

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    Speaker Spotlight #5

    by  • May 23, 2016 • 0 Comments

    In the lead up to our Annual Marine Science Forum on the 28th and 29th of May, we will feature a post about each of the scientists presenting this year. This week we would like to introduce you to: Doug Reckord Principal at Bournda Environmental Education Centre Forum presentation: IT’S TIME TO END THE GAME OF THROWNTM AWAY STUFF!…

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