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18/06/2026

Dinner time in microgravity might be a great way to get kids to eat all their vegetables 🚀✨

17/06/2026

🚀 Something special is happening at The Makers.

For the first time, young people on the North West Coast can now access a complete, free STEM learning pathway—from early childhood right through to senior secondary—every single week, in one place.

🆕 Introducing Future Makers (Ages 5–8)
A brand new after-school STEM program for Kinder to Grade 2 students, designed to build confidence, creativity, and real problem-solving skills through hands-on learning.

🕒 Thursdays | 3:00 – 4:00 PM
📍 The Makers – UTAS Cradle Coast Campus, Burnie

Students will:
🧱 Take on engineering and design challenges
🤖 Explore early robotics and technology
🧠 Build critical thinking and problem-solving skills
🤝 Work collaboratively in team-based activities

Parents and carers are welcome to stay and be part of the experience.

🎟️ Register here:
https://events.humanitix.com/future-makers-58

🌟 A full STEM pathway – all in one place, the Makers in Burnie

What makes this truly unique is what surrounds it.
Across the week at The Makers, throughout term 2 and rest of 2026 we now offer:

👶 Future Makers (Ages 3–6) (Thursdays 11-12 and 1:15-2:15)
Hands-on, play-based STEM sessions for young children and families

🧒 Future Makers (Ages 5–8) (Thursdays 3-4, free)
The next step—structured challenges and skill development

🔬 Maker Lab (Grades 7–12) (Thursdays 4-6, free)
Advanced STEM learning, innovation, entrepeneurship and industry-connected opportunities, including game design with Unity, FIRST Tech Challenge and Greenpower F24/F24+

🚀 STEM Unlimited (Grades 3–10) (Tuesdays 3:30-6, free)
Free access to world-class STEM programs including FIRST LEGO League and Greenpower

🏎️ STEM On Track (Grades 4–10) (Mondays 4-6, paid program)
Build, learn, and experience motorsport through hands-on STEM and interactive elearning

👉 From age 3 to 18, young people on the NW coast can now engage in meaningful, inspiring, high-quality STEM learning every single week.

There are very few places—anywhere in Australia—offering a connected, accessible pathway through all levels of education like this.

Inspiring Tasmania
Tasmanian Community Fund
Children's University Australasia
Burnie Works
University of Tasmania
Burnie City Council
Marinus Link
Greenpower Australia
Greenpower Education Trust
FIRST Australia
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Department for Education, Children and Young People
RDA Tasmania
Cradle Coast Authority
Enterprize
Tasmanian Society for Information Technology in Education
STAT - Science Teachers Association of Tasmania
Department of State Growth

17/06/2026

What an enjoyable morning, visiting Forest Primary School to assist with judging their LEGO builds for Brixhibition.

It was a tough gig, so many well thought out builds of not just the themes and build quality but also the attention to details and the story that was swing told.

The hardest part was to spirit the final two, to select who from Forest Primary would represent the school.

Wishing Max all the very best next month at Brixhibition. Make sure you check out all the builds on display and vote on your fav!

16/06/2026

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13/06/2026

⚽🚀 As the Socceroos take to the world stage, did you know space science is helping shape the beautiful game?

NASA is using the 2026 FIFA World Cup to highlight how research from the International Space Station and Artemis is helping shape technologies here on Earth, including improving the performance of modern footballs. Microgravity experiments are providing valuable insights into ball stability, flight and embedded sensor technology, proving that space innovation is making an impact in some unexpected places.

Find out more about it here http://spklr.io/6183E3jfT

Good luck to the Socceroos today! 🇦🇺💚💛

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12/06/2026

🌌✨ Even the Pope is Calling for Darker Skies ✨🌌

In a recent address to the Vatican Observatory Foundation, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV spoke passionately about the importance of protecting our night skies, describing the ability to gaze upon the stars as a gift shared by all humanity. He warned that "we have filled our skies with man-made light that blinds us to the lights God has placed there" and highlighted the growing threat posed by light pollution.

At Dark Sky Ireland, we couldn't agree more.

For several years, we have been working with faith communities across Ireland, including our partnership with St Patrick's Church Newport Mayo, demonstrating how churches can lead by example through responsible outdoor lighting that protects biodiversity, reduces energy use, preserves our shared heritage, and allows future generations to experience the wonder of a star-filled sky.

Churches have always been places of reflection, community, and connection. By embracing dark-sky-friendly lighting, they can also become powerful champions for environmental stewardship.
Looking for practical ways to help nature thrive in your own community? The Heritage Council's HAVENS FOR NATURE resource provides simple actions to create more wildlife-friendly spaces, including reducing unnecessary artificial lighting and protecting natural darkness. Darkness is nature's habitat too. 🌿🦇✨
https://www.darksky.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Havens-for-Nature_Supporting-Biodiversity-in-Faith-Grounds.pdf

As Ireland continues to lose its natural nightscapes, protecting darkness is no longer just about astronomy—it's about biodiversity, climate action, cultural heritage, human wellbeing, and reconnecting with the natural world.

💡 Let's light only what we need and leave the rest of the night to nature.



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