National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Running each year in August, it features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres. These events attract a wide audience from children to adults, and science amateurs to professionals. Over one million people participate in science events across the nation.
“EPA is a science and evidence-based organisation and National Science Week gives us an opportunity to explain to the community some of that science and how we employ it to make decisions that protect their environment and their personal health,” said EPA Chief Environmental Scientist, Dr Andrea Hinwood.
“I’m looking forward to Science Week and meeting people at the EPA activities we have planned.”
EPA SCIENCE WEEK EVENTS
SCIENCE IN THE PARK - SUNDAY 12 AUGUST 2018
Science is a walk in the park this Sunday when Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) joins in the annual Swinburne University Science in the Park: Wildlife Counts event at Coolart Wetlands & Homestead in Somers on the Mornington Peninsula.
Part of the Science Week activities, Victoria’s first Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA’s Dr Andrea Hinwood will be among scientists providing science lovers of all ages with insights into how environmental science works.
Join Dr Hinwood along with other scientists from universities, state and local organisations and volunteer groups, as they host a day of science seminars, science displays and hands-on activities, wildlife monitoring, and education on sustainable and indigenous practices in the unique wetland environments of the Coolart Reserve.
An exhibition of regional astronomy and sky photography titled “Adventures under the Southern Sky” by the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society will be hosted in the Coolart Homestead in the lead up to the Science in the Park event.
Ian Temby, author of Wild Neighbours, will be returning as key speaker.
Science in the Park: Wildlife Counts
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When:
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Sunday, August 12 2018. 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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Where:
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Coolart Wetlands and Homestead
Lord Somers Road, Somers, VIC, 3927
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Topic:
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Environment and nature, Space and astronomy
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Cost:
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Free
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Other:
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Wheelchair access
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WASTE AWAY - THE FUTURE OF GARBAGE - THURSDAY 16 AUGUST 2018
EPA’s Science Week panel event topic this year is Waste away – the future of garbage.
A panel of experts has been gathered to discuss whether waste has to truly be waste or is it a resource?
Waste has been a hot topic for Australia and Victoria over the last 18 months. Public debate has included questions on:
- How we can reduce our waste at home
- How business can assist in reducing waste, which has led to a plastic bag ban in Victoria and many bars banning plastic straws
- Waste stockpiling in Victoria
- China banning recycling imports
- How we can repurpose waste, such as waste to energy plants or using waste to make roads.
EPA’s Chief Environmental Scientist, Dr Andrea Hinwood, who will host on the day, has brought together leading experts to discuss these issues but importantly to focus on solutions and the role science plays. This is a unique opportunity to hear from our panel and to ask questions about waste opportunities and technologies.
Our panel includes:
- Ruby Chan, Inventor of ‘Moducware’
- Mark Glover, Director and CEO of Renewable Carbon
- Barry Sullivan, Business Development Manager, Renewables Downer Utilities Australia
- Dr Trevor Thornton, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin
The panel discussion will be directed by the questions posed by the audience, both live and web-stream. For more information and to book tickets click here