Science in Oberon
More than you imagine
Saturday, 15th August 2026 at the Malachi Gilmore Hall, Oberon, NSW
To mark National Science Week 2026, Oberon Citizen Science Network is proud to present this free community event, “Science in Oberon: More than you imagine”, at the Malachi Gilmore Hall in Oberon on Saturday, 15th August 2026.
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This Inspiring Australia NSW initiative is supported by the Australian Government as part of National Science Week. Oberon Citizen Science Network also gratefully acknowledges support for this event by Oberon Council through its Section 356 community funding scheme.
15th August 2026 event at the Malachi Gilmore Hall, Oberon
| Time | Item | Presenter |
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| 10:00 am | Exhibition of science-related projects, demonstrations and posters | |
| 11:30 am | Prizes awarded for school biodiversity colouring-in competition | |
| 12:00 pm | Soup and bread roll ($10 per person) available | |
| 12:30 pm | Andrew McKibbin, Mayor of Oberon Official opening of event |
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| 12:35 pm | Aunty Ruby Dykes Acknowledgement of Country & biobanking at Tricketts Arch Biodiversity Site Aboriginal Corporation |
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| 12:45 pm | Tim Churches, OCSN Co-founder & President Introduction to OCSN and its activities, goals and plans |
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| 1:05 pm | Dr Ana Gracanin, Research Fellow, Australian National University Fenner School of Environment & Society Greater gliders and other arboreal marsupials: ecology and conservation |
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| 1:35 pm | Jackson Wilburn Wilkes, PhD candidate, School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences (BEES), University of NSW Effects of climate change on platypus populations in the Fish and Duckmaloi Rivers near Oberon |
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| 2:00 pm | Malan Bothma, PhD candidate, School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences (BEES), University of UNSW The effects of wind farms on Australian bird species – what we know and what we don’t know |
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| 2:25 pm | An interactive scientific musical interlude | |
| 2:35 pm | Afternoon tea Tea, coffee and light refreshments available (free) |
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| 2:50 pm | Alan Sheehan, OCSN Co-founder & Public Officer Eco-acoustics for biodiversity assessment |
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| 3:10 pm | Dr Anne Musser, Jenolan Caves Trust and NPWS Biodiversity at Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve, with a special look at platypus research |
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| 3:35 pm | Various speakers Closing remarks |
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| 3:45 pm | End of event | |
| 4:00 pm | Hall closes |