Northern Territory

Get Ready for a great science week!

Science Week in the Northern Territory is gearing up to be one of our biggest. With events being held in Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, there will be something for everyone. Check out the calendar of events to find out what's happening near you!

DARWIN DISCOVERS Dinosaurs!

Join the hunt and capture a dinosaur in Darwin! Dinosaurs are once again roaming the lands, and you can have the chance to seem them again, with the use of your smart phone. Just keep an eye out for the 'footprint' stickers around Darwin, and start the search! If you're fast enough to capture a photo, make sure you share it for a chance to win a great prize!

Download our Dinosaur map of Darwin to see where the Dinosaurs are lurking!

Alice Springs has also been visited by these ancient beasts - stay tuned for more details on where to find them!

desertSMART EcoFair: Participate, Learn, Create and Celebrate

The third desertSMART EcoFair will be held at Olive Pink Botanic Gardens in Alice Springs August 19 to 21.

The desertSmart Ecofair, a partnership between the Arid Lands Environment Centre and Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, is a not for profit event bringing together innovations, products, ideas and inspiration to demonstrate what we can do to contribute to an environmentally friendly and sustainable future in Central Australia.

The desertSMART EcoFair has developed into Central Australia's premier sustainability event. With more than 1100 people attending previous events, 2011 will see the EcoFair grow to festival proportions.  The event is being organised as a key local event in National Science Week and will be held over 3 days.

Visit www.ecofair.org.au to find out more.

A FISHY RELIEF

As part of National Science Week and the Darwin Festival, Darwin Middle School students with teacher Sue Loeliger, Northern Editions workshop manager Jacqueline Gribbin and papermaker Winsome Jobling will be exploring the vast variety of marine life from Australia and the imagination.

Inspired by the printing blocks and encyclopaedia created by Gilbert Whitley – Ichthyologist for the Australian Museum, this project marries science, art, creation and exploration. Some of the prints will be on display within the grounds of Northern Editions at CDU Casuarina campus and the project will continue throughout Science Week and the Darwin festival with a ceremonial release of the artworks back to the sea.

To be officially opened by the Honourable Gerald McCarthy MLA - Minister for Arts and Museums

Opening:          Saturday the 13^th of August at 2pm
Gallery hours:  Monday to Saturday 11am till 4pm
Location:          Building Orange 9
                        Charles Darwin University
                        Casuarina Campus

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