Upcoming events
Inspired NT Roadshow
Each year Inspired NT takes to the road loaded up with eager and enthusiastic university students wanting to share their knowledge in STEM. We deliver exciting and engaging STEM learning experiences for K-10 in remote schools and libraries.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Sunday the 11th of February is International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Inspired NT and Casuarina Library are collaborating to showcase the wonderful women of the world and inspire the next generation on Friday the 9th of February. We believe that you can only be what you can see, so we’d really like to show off the significant and valuable contributions made by women in science in the Territory. Our goal is to celebrate our community of female scientists and foster excitement in the next generation.
Power and Water BITE OF SCIENCE at CDU Open Day
This year Inspired NT is partnering with Power and Water, Charles Darwin University, Geek Culture Collective, and Larrikin Interactive to bring you the biggest and best Bite of Science yet. Bite of Science is a free family-fun day of activities and experiences for all, where the exciting world of science in the NT will be showcased by schools, researchers, industry, and practitioners alike. A range of free activities and experiences are available for all ages including Game On (an arcade of gaming delights), Zone 3 Laser Tag, and Amazing Miss Deb’s VR experience.
CDU Open Day - Casuarina Campus
Explore your study and career opportunities at Charles Darwin University’s Open Day.
Talk to our friendly staff about our range of courses and flexible study options.
Participate in workshops, interactive activities and tours across our campuses and online.
Let's investigate new technologies
Moil Primary School is holding a Science Day on 16 August for the Primary School and a Mini Science Day for Preschool on 15 August. We are inviting the Moil community to join us and rotate through different classrooms. Each classroom will have a new investigation or activity around renewable energy technologies. Dripstone Middle School is also involved. The Preschool will have various interactive activities suitable to their ages.
The students will gain an understanding of the variety and development of alternative energies which will conserve our environment. The middle school students participation will demonstrate a career path into the sciences.
The Science Day will go from 10.00am to 1.30pm, with a half hour recess break at 11.00.
HealthLab - Palmerston Library
The HealthLAB Team will be visiting Palmerston Library. HealthLAB is an interactive, mobile lab that promotes healthy lifestyles.
With the HealthLAB team you can:
Test your hydration
Find out your reaction time
Test your agility
See inside your body
Test your strength
See your future with HealthLAB Time Machine
and so much more
HealthLAB aims to increase science and health awareness, and encourage youth into STEM pathways.
This National Science Week project is supported by the Australian Government.
City of Darwin Libraries Build a brush-bot Workshop
Join City of Darwin Libraries to learn and play with robots and build your very own brush-bot to take home.
Brush Bots are constructed with small components including AA batteries and the manufacturer age guidance is for 8+ years. Workshops to build the Brush-bots are only open to children 8 years and above.
We recommend children attend with a parent or guardian to assist in the construction of the Brush-bot.
Bookings required.
Darwin City Library | Monday 14 August 3-4.30pm
Casuarina Library | Friday 18 August 3-4.30pm
SCOPE Photomicrography Competition
Discover the tiny wonders of the Territory!
SCOPE is a photomicrography (the art of taking photos through a microscope) competition, giving Territorians the opportunity to explore the tiniest details of the Territory.
Sixty smartphone microscope converters will be distributed to 30 remote and rural schools and libraries, giving kids the opportunity to explore the world of minutia around them and share their experiences with the whole of the Northern Territory.
Harry Potter Spells at Taminmin Community Library
If you’re a lover of Harry Potter, and are curious about spells, then this event is for you.
As part of National Science Week, the Taminmin Community Library located in Humpty Doo is hosting a free Harry Potter inspired science demonstration.
Join us in the library for live presentations of science-based spells on 12 August. Bookings are required via Eventbrite.
Teddy Bears Picnic
https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/events/teddy-bears-picnic/
At 9.15am get set for a dynamic adventure in Junklandia. Three out-of-this-world musical misfits repurpose the junk the world has forgotten in a spectacle of rhythm, dance, circus and comedy. Make a costume from recycled materials (inspo here), bring a well-loved toy for the toy swap and something like a bucket or shaker to make some noise to create a recycled instrument. This is your chance to be part of one-of-a-kind junkyard band to end this high-octane show!
We’ll be led on our recycle journey through the day by MCs Sparkle and Debarkle, wowed with magic from Hyper the Clown, shown displays of grace from Darwin School of Ballet, rapped with heart felt tunes by Yello and led in a didgeridoo (mägo) and dance workshop with Adam Yates.
Check out a range of stalls, munch on some yummy treats, get your face painted and of course be delighted by performances on our main stage and throughout the parkland.
Daminmin Festival
A beautiful three day festival camped beside the Pudakul Billabong just east of Humpty Doo, in the Adelaide River wetlands, on Limilngan-Wulna country.
This festival is created in partnership with Pudakul and Darwin Community Arts (DCA), under the artistic and cultural direction of Lynette and Graham Kenyon. It is a celebration of art and culture in the rural area, highlighting First Nations culture alongside a range of contemporary artistic practices.
“We want people to leave our festival with a greater sense of belonging, understanding and respect of Limilngan-Wulna country and culture” (Lynette Kenyon- Pudakul)
http://www.darwincommunityarts.org.au/index.php/event/daminmin-festival/
NAIDOC Week - Otto Campion
Otto Bulmaniya Campion (Gamarrang) is a respected senior elder, ceremony man, ranger and scholar from Central Arnhem Land. For many years Otto has passionately supported Indigenous people, both from Australia and overseas, to manage their traditional estates and maintain their cultural knowledge. As well as this, Otto has strived to make people from other cultural backgrounds understand the importance of traditional knowledge and practices, and how these are necessary for the best possible ecological outcomes. Through his cultural standing, wisdom, insights, and perseverance he has made significant contributions to the management of country over the past three decades.
World Aquaculture Conference 2023 - Sideshow
Join us for a World Aquaculture 2023 Conference Side Show AQUAFUTURA.
Special guests Dr Guillaume Drillet, Katarina Doughty, and Angela Williamson discuss the science behind, and the future of aquaculture around the World.
Interesting science and insights into the world of aquaculture for anyone in the industry or just interested.
Dr Guillaume Drillet
Plastics and aquaculture
Guillaume Drillet is an academic researcher from DHI Water & Environment.
Katarina Doughty
The future of aquaculture is circular
Katarina recently submitted her PhD titled “A sustainable aquaculture model by means of circular production” and now works as an associate lecturer and academic content creator at the University of Western Australia. Her work focuses on developing MSc. and micro-credential courses that will prepare students with knowledge and skills in circular production, Aquatech, biomolecular techniques and socio-economic processes required to aid in transitioning modern aquaculture models towards sustainable circular models. Katarina is also a science communicator giving Talks at the TED Countdown, a global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, and TEDxYouth events, a mentor and judge for the International FameLab competition and a Grand Challenges champion for her research which targets the United Nations sustainable development goals and is crucial to the future of our planet and its people.
Angela Williamson
Toward an ocean economy balance sheet: the role of aquaculture
Angela brings two decades of ocean and sustainability related experience gained from roles in government, political offices, and the private sector.
She has contributed to the Australian Government’s global and regional ocean use and conservation agendas was responsible for spearheading the ESG agenda and disclosure for Australia’s largest seafood producer, Tassal Group.
She is committed to bringing her experiences in marine spatial planning, oceans policy, aquaculture and fisheries, and the design and delivery of ESG and sustainability work programs to the table as the oceans community works together to
re-imagine ocean governance while introducing new, emerging,
and transitioning ocean industries and sectors.
Ange is also a representative on the Seafood Industry Australia’s
Aquaculture Advisory Committee.