2009 Program Highlights
- 10.00am
- Greetings and Welcome
- 11.25am
- Jacinta Tobin
- 11.35am
- Miles Merrill
- 11.45pm
- Cook Island Dancers
- 12.07pm
- Professor Shelley Burgin
- 12.15pm
- Dr Doug Rotheram
- 12.25pm
- The Truth and How to Find it
- 12.50pm
- The Great Environment Debate
- 1.25pm
- Wrap up from Adam and Karl
- 1.30pm
- Finish
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Karl Kruszelnicki
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is internationally renowned for explaining science as you have never heard it before. Holding numerous degrees in the fields of science and medicine, Dr Karl’s infectious enthusiasm for science has seen him successfully establish himself as an author and beloved media personality. Dr Karl’s passion and wonder for all things science has seen him win many awards including in 2002 the prestigious Ig Nobel prize awarded by Harvard University in the USA for his ground-breaking research into 'Belly Button Lint and why it is almost always blue'.
Adam Spencer
Adam Spencer is an established comedian, author, TV personality, and is well known for hosting the very popular Triple J breakfast radio show.
Holding a first class honours degree in Pure Mathematics, Adam’s interest in science led him to form one half of the Sleek Geeks duo- known for combining ground breaking science and hysterical comedy.
Holding a first class honours degree in Pure Mathematics, Adam’s interest in science led him to form one half of the Sleek Geeks duo- known for combining ground breaking science and hysterical comedy.
Cumberland High School
The Cumberland High School, interactive Science Club formed in 2001, presents awesome science experiments.
Guided by Ms Krystyna Stead, enthusiastic students from year 11, 10, and 8, demonstrate the properties of water in their interactive program.
Guided by Ms Krystyna Stead, enthusiastic students from year 11, 10, and 8, demonstrate the properties of water in their interactive program.
Gabe Anderson
Gabe has been involved in environmental and social change movements from an early age when he was taken along in a backpack to forest blockades by his parents. At age 14 he founded a youth environment group which worked on a range of campaigns from tree planting and river restoration to awareness raising. In particular running two all-youth environmental education camps – by youth, for youth. Gabe’s passion for the environment led him to the Australian National University where he completed a Resource and Environmental Management degree in 2001. In 2003 Gabe began working with OzGREEN www.ozgreen.org.au. This has involved coordinating OzGREEN youth leadership programs in towns and regional areas in the Northern Territory, South Australia, Western NSW and Tasmania. Gabe is now based in Newcastle and is OzGREEN Sustainable Communities Facilitator for Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.
Dr Doug Rotherham
Dr Doug Rotherham is a Research Scientist at the Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre. He has more than 10 years experience doing scientific research on organisms in estuarine and coastal habitats of south-eastern Australia. Much of his work has involved developing sampling methods and designing experimental field surveys of fish and invertebrates in estuaries of NSW. For more information visit http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/centres/cronulla
Jacinta Tobin
Jacinta Tobin is a Darug Woman and singer. She sings, plays guitar and tells stories of the life of the Darug people, the Traditional Owners of Parramatta and its River. Jacinta's Mum was born in Parramatta and they have an unbroken women's line to the Warmali, the Prospect Hill Clan. Jacinta uses music as a tool to educate and to touch hearts. Jacinta's album is clled "Yarramundi and the Four Leaf Clover".
The Avaiki Nui Polynesian Cultural Group
The Avaiki Nui Polynesian Cultural Group consists of musicians, male and female dancers and our elder from the Cook Islands. Using hollowed out slit drums called a Pate (Paa – teh), the musicians play traditional drum beats with rhythmic timing to which our female dancers perform traditional dancing (Hula – swinging of the hips) accompanied by the male dancers (Ura – knocking of the knees). Traditional songs are backed with a ukulele and guitar, and the tempo is controlled by the Pau (Bass Drum) that when all combined creates a sound that is both unique and distinguished only to the people of the Cook Islands.