Bush Heritage Australia’s Hamelin Station Reserve in Western Australia is hosting its annual Science Fair this August, so if you’re interested in learning about science while soaking up the sights and sounds of a conservation reserve then please register today!

The free weekend of science, art and fun at Hamelin is a chance to celebrate National Science Week on Malgana Country in WA’s Shark Bay World Heritage Area.

Date: Friday 18 August to Sunday 20 August 2023

Time: Friday 7pm to Sunday 10am

Location: Hamelin Outback Station Stay, just five kilometres from Hamelin Pool, and 27 kilometres from the Overlander Roadhouse on Shark Bay Road

Catering: Saturday lunch and dinner, as well as Sunday Breakfast is provided.

Relax and stay the night: Bring your swag and camp at Hamelin Outback Station Stay. Cooking facilities are available. Saturday lunch and dinner, as well as Sunday Breakfast is provided. Please bring your own food for all other meals and remember to take your rubbish and recycling with you. To book accommodation, please visit Home - Hamelin Station Stay

ACTIVITIES

FRIDAY 18 AUGUST

Campfire yarns with Bush Heritage Australia volunteers from 7pm

SATURDAY 19 AUGUST

Bird watching to start the day
Stromatolite viewing with Therese Morris
Science Fair greeting with Kerrie Bennison, Head of Region WA & SA, Bush Heritage Australia
Welcome to Country
Activities with Shark Bay School
Bush Poetry with Roger Cracknell
Field trip with Therese Morris, Colin Crane and Malgana Aboriginal Corporation
Long table dinner with the Shark Bay World Heritage Association
Film screening of THE GIANTS, the incredible and long overdue biopic of environmentalist Bob Brown. As the founder of Bush Heritage, Bob has a very special place in our hearts and history and we are excited to share this fantastic film experience with you. Register here to attend

Presentations from:

Tenaya Duncan, Murdoch University PhD student – ‘Artificial refuge research’
Kelly Rayner, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions – ‘Grasswren Translocation’
Bill Currans, Healthy Landscape Manager, Bush Heritage Australia
Colin Broughton, Conservation Systems Developer, Bush Heritage Australia – ‘Using AI to process images from remote monitoring cameras’
Michelle Hall, Senior Ecologist, Bush Heritage Australia – ‘Evaluating effectiveness of an innovative feral cat control device’
Colin Crane – 'Arid land mycology and fungi'
Steve Reynolds, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions – ‘Fauna of Shark Bay'
Shark Bay Arts Council – Art activity
Malgana Aboriginal Corporation

SUNDAY 20 AUGUST

Bird watching to start the day
BBQ breakfast
Bush Poetry with Roger Cracknell

For Hamelin Science Fair enquiries please contact Reserve Manager, Sarah Gilleland on 0409 294 422 or at sarah.gilleland@bushheritage.org.au