• Snorkel the Sapphire Coast

    by  • January 8, 2014

    Discover the beauty of the underwater environment up close and personal. The Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre offers a number of snorkel opportunities for you to take part in. Snorkel with a qualified snorkel instructor and marine scientist for only $25 per person including snorkel, fins and mask (some sizes of wetsuits available). Snorkels are…

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    Christmas Holidays!

    by  • December 23, 2013

    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…

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    Centre closed to prepare for busy holidays

    by  • December 6, 2013 • 0 Comments

    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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    Glowtastic

    by  • December 3, 2013 • 0 Comments

    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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    Thanks Everyone!

    by  • November 22, 2013 • 0 Comments

    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…

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    Kaitlyn’s work placement experience

    by  • November 7, 2013

    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…

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    Marine Discovery Centre Conference

    by  • October 29, 2013

    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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    Now & When art exhibition catalogue

    by  • October 29, 2013

    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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