Expressions of interest are called for a Circus Skills Class for third term in the Castlemaine area.  

TUTOR:  Philip Melgaard
 
TIME:     Friday mornings from 9.30 – 11.30
 
DATES:   20th July, 27th July, 10th August and 17th August
 
VENUE:  Maldon Hall TBC
 
COST:     Approx $10 per student per week but dependent on numbers
 
SKILLS:  Juggling, plate twirling, Diablo and stilt walking
 
Philip will also talk about making your own props and equipment. 
 
Could all those who are interested, contact Debra at weepingwillow@mmnet.com.au or by phone 5476 2635

Go to www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/category/events/camps/ for information on this event. It is planned for

  It looks like it would be a lot of fun :)

Friday 28 July, 6.30-9pm with light refreshments and telescope viewing after the talk at Melbourne Planetarium with David Malin, Anglo-Australian Observatory and RMIT University.

Because they are so faint, we are unable to see the stars in colour. Even fainter are the nebulae, places where stars form from dust and gas. But colour is undoubtedly there, and the light from many star-forming regions is often almost monochromatic, the most saturated colours that can be.

David will discuss how these elusive colours arise and what they tell us about the chemistry and physics of outer space. He will also show how the interplay of starlight, gas and dust produces some of the most alluring and colourful cosmic landscapes, as much a part of the natural world as any terrestrial scene.

Cost: $15, including a complimentary Planetarium pass to be used on your next visit to Scienceworks. Bookings essential, contact (03) 9392 4819. More information: www.museum.vic.gov.au/planetarium

The Bendigo & District Astronomical Society is hosting VASTROC the Victorian Astronomy Conference from 23rd - 25th March. Full Details of the conference are available at www.vastroc.net.

 Free public events are as follows:

 An Evening With the Stars - Friday 23rd March from 6.00 p.m.

• Listen to Professor Fred Watson, Astronomer in charge of the Anglo Australian Observatory
• Bring the family for an evening under the night sky in Bendigo
• Rotary Club BBQ available
• Watch “The Dish” a free astronomy themed movie
• Come star viewing with Bendigo and District Astronomical Society

Astronomy Afternoon - Sunday 25th March 2.00 p.m.

• Solar viewing
• Day time planet viewing
• Radio astronomy