Australian Geographic – July-August 2019

PHOTO CREDITS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: MATT SCURFIELD/AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC; SHUTTERSTOCK; COURTESY WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MARITIME MUSEUM; COURTESY CAIRNS INDIGENOUS ART FAIR; COURTESY NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK

WE’RE GIVING away three Echoes of

Australian Fauna night parrot coins,

valued at $140 each. These coins are

the third in a new series presented by

the Royal Australian Mint: only 5000 of

each coin will be produced. Made from

nickel and decorated with gold-plated

images of native animals, the coins will

also be available to buy directly from

the Royal Australian Mint in July.

Enter Competition

N

OW IN ITS 10th year, the Cairns

Indigenous Art Fair continues

to introduce innovative

and exciting opportunities for

Queensland Indigenous artists.

Immerse yourself in the colourful

and vibrant cultures and artistic

wealth of Queensland Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

through a three-day program of art, dance,

music, talks and workshops. Art pieces are also available

for purchase at the art market.

ciaf.com.au

Cairns

Indigenous Art Fair

10–14 July, Cairns, QLD

Enter at: australiangeographic.com.au/151

July. August 31

Visit

J

OURNEY THROUGH

MILLIONS of years of

evolution and immerse

yourself in the incredible

underwater world of sharks.

This new exhibition will

feature awe-inspiring models of

real sharks on a scale never seen

in Australia before, as well as a walk-through gallery

showing stunning underwater imagery, an extraordinary

collection of shark teeth and jaws, and extremely old and

rare fossils – some up to 370 million years old.

museum.wa.gov.au/museums/maritime

Planet Shark:

Predator or Prey

Opens 6 July, Western Australian Maritime

Museum, Fremantle, WA

Learn

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ASMANIA HAS SOME of the cleanest and clearest skies

in the world, and this three-day event is located in

Ulverstone to capture a great view of the night sky

and potential auroras. Attend beginner and advanced

lectures and workshops on how to use different telescopes,

classes in taking aurora photos and talks by special

international guests. All are fixtures of this festival, which is

designed to give different ages and levels of interest

something to experience in our night sky.

tastrofest.com

Tast T

Astronomy Festival

1–3 August, Ulverstone Showground, Ulverstone, TAS

Look

TastroFest – Tasmania’s

Astronomy Festival

C

HALLENGE YOUR SENSES to

work together in this

extraordinary experience.

Tune your ears, engage your nose,

ready your tastebuds and flex your

fingers in preparation for an evening

sure to be extra sensory. Listen to the music of elephants

and then collaborate with a robot to create your own

musical masterpiece. Feel your immune system at work as

you sniff out bacteria and take a walk on a cell.

scienceweek.net.au/extrasensory

National Science Week:

Extrasensory

10 August, 6pm–10pm, Parliament House,

East Melbourne, VIC

Learn

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HIS ANNUAL FESTIVAL celebrates the vibrant living

culture of the Ngarinyin, Worrorra and Wunambal

peoples who make up the Mowanjum community.

It attracts visitors from all over Australia and is one of

Western Australia’s largest cultural celebrations.

Performers of all ages participate in Junba, or traditional

dances, that tell stories of the Mowanjum people.

The revival and regular performance of these dances are

significant and are deeply moving to the Elders who once

thought they might never see them performed again.

mowanjumarts.com/festival

Mowanjum Festival

12 July from 2.30pm, Mowanjum Aboriginal Art &

Culture Centre, near Derby, the Kimberley, WA

Visit