CSU hosts Mid North Coast Science Festival
11 NOVEMBER 2014
Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Port Macquarie will host the Mid North Coast Science Festival on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 November. The Festival is a partnership between the Mid North Coast Regional Science Hub and the Australian Museum. It is designed to educate school students and the wider community about the benefits science brings, its important role in everyday life, and the diverse career opportunities available in the field. Additional activities will be held at St Columba Anglican School and Port Macquarie High School. Mr Johnathan Hewis, medical imaging lecturer in the CSU School of Dentistry and Health Sciences and MNC Regional Science Hub spokesperson, said, "I believe the Science Festival is a wonderful collaborative initiative to showcase science within the local community and will act as a springboard for the Science Hub to promote and encourage interest in the areas of science, engineering and technology, through future community events." Students will participate in activities such as the Ruben the Surfing Scientist Show, hands-on experiments, Indigenous science, chemistry, 'Winnysaur' (a four-metre life-size dinosaur puppet), and multiple science workshops. The general public can visit the Science Festival from 9am to 3pm during the two days.
Media Note:
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. For more information on the MNC Science Festival and the MNC Regional Science Hub contact Mr Johnathan Hewis on 0408 252 530, or to speak with the Australian Museum contact Ms Catherine Beehag on 0407 062 779.
Other presentations and participants include:
- Mid North Coast Astronomy
- Australia's First Scientists – Australian Museum
- Circular Mechanics – UNSW
- Paramedics in Action – Charles Sturt University
- CSI World forensics workshop – Australian Museum
- Mini-beasts Magnified - Australian Museum
- A Frog Came to Call – Frog Studies Group
- Macquarie Interactive Science – Macquarie University
- Medical Imaging – 'What's in the Box?' - Charles Sturt University
- The Mid North Coast Science Festival is partially funded by a grant from Inspiring Australia. It is the first initiative of the recently-formed MNC Regional Science Hub whose aim is to unite the many local stakeholders with an interest in science and bring science to more people in the Mid North Coast region. To coincide with the Science Festival, the MNC Regional Science Hub will launch its Café Scientifique community discussions from 6pm to 8pm Wednesday 12 November at Zebu Bar and Grill at Rydges, Port Macquarie. Café Scientifique will enable local scientists and those interested in science to gather together in an informal setting to share and debate scientific ideas. The first Café Scientifique event will feature local and visiting scientists taking part in the MNC Science Festival.
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