Cooloola Coastcare - Science in the Hall

Science in the Hall, Pub or Cafe, Afield and Afloat

Science in the Hall, Pub or Cafe

Events Calendar

More events to be advised

See the Events Calendar

Location of our events is usually the Rainbow Beach Community Hall

Goal:

The goal of 'Science in the Hall/Pub/Cafe, Afield and Afloat' is to promote understanding of and enthusiasm for science in the general public. This is achieved by getting scientists and the public to interact in a relaxed, social

atmosphere in a community hall, pub or cafe or outdoors in the field or on the water.

What happens:

Science in the Hall/Pub/Cafe

Scientists conduct a presentation, panel, demonstration or performance in the hall/pub/cafe. If in the pub or cafe, it is usually conducted the main bar/lounge/eating area not a separate function room.

The public are invited to participate and ask questions.

Topics are debated and knowledge is shared.

Science in the Pub is usually pitched at adults but can include the whole family. Science in the Hall or Cafe is pitched at families.

Science in the Hall is also a part of the Cooloola BioBlitz annually.

Science Afield

Field trips and outdoor presentations provide opportunities for education about the environment in situ.

Upcoming Events

Cooloola BioBlitz 2024

Dr Hilary Pearl

Heathlands

Past Events

National Register of Big Trees, Australia

Sam Mitchell & Xadia Kirby

March 2024

Find a Frog in February

in Cooloola 2024

Eva Ford

Arachnids Mini-BioBlitz

Field Trip

Frederik Leck Fischer

2023

Cooloola BioBlitz 2022

Dion Dior

Nature Journaling Introduction

Cooloola BioBlitz 2022

Dion Dior

Nature Journaling in the Field

Cooloola BioBlitz 2022

Dr Sandra Tuszynska

Soil Microbes

Cooloola BioBlitz 2022

Randy Orwin & Michelle Neil

Using iNaturalist

Cooloola BioBlitz 2021

Professor Don Sands

Insect Interactions

Cooloola BioBlitz 2021

Randy Orwin

Rainbow Beach Marine Turtles

Cooloola BioBlitz 2021

Greg Muller

Mysteries of the Cherry Ballart

Cooloola BioBlitz 2021

Joel Fostin

Pandanus Problems

4 December 2021

Shorebirds of the Great Sandy Strait and K’gari

Don and Lesley Bradley

Queensland Wader Study Group

18 May 2019

As part of the 2019 Cooloola Bioblitz, there were 2 evenings of public presentations by scientists attending the BioBlitz.

Prof Geoff Monteith, curator of major insect collections at the University of Queensland for 16 years and at the Queensland Museum for nearly 30 years, told the story of the discovery of the new order of insects that began with the Cooloola Monster.

18 May 2019

All aboard! Portrait of an Environmental Activist

Ian (Longnose) Morris paid tribute to the late Dr John Sinclair AO (1939 - 1919) environmentalist and activist who created the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO).

18 May 2019

Woman of the Wallum

Fiona Hawthorne paid tribute to the late Maree Prior (1960 - 2019), ecologist, conservationist, diver, botanical artist and previous Coordinator for Cooloola Coastcare.

17 May 2019

As part of the 2019 Cooloola Bioblitz, there were 2 evenings of public presentations by scientists attending the BioBlitz.

Robert Whyte, spider expert, delights the audience with tales of the 37 spider discoveries of the 2018 BioBlitz

17 May 2019

As part of the 2019 Cooloola Bioblitz, there were 2 evenings of public presentations by scientists attending the BioBlitz.

Dr Don Sands and Andy Young, from Kangaroo Island in South Australia, a Helozelid moth expert spoke about the complex interactions between insects and their host plants.