A Western Australian Museum palaeontology team is recovering several rare and nearly complete Diprotodon skeletons at Du Boulay Creek, 100km south-west of Karratha. Diprotodons are extinct marsupials, related to koalas and wombats. They are the largest marsupials that ever lived, weighing up to 2,800kg. The fossil site lies within the Fortescue River floodplain. Diprotodon fossils…
CITIC Pacific Mining (CPM) has partnered with the Western Australian Museum and the Foundation for the WA Museum to provide financial, logistical and operational support for the Museum’s 2023-24 Pilbara fieldwork program. Research and fieldwork is at the core of the Western Australian Museum’s work and contributes to the knowledge of biodiversity, geodiversity and the…
FameLab Australia 2023 Finalist Workshops held at Forrest Hall from 19-21 September 2023, supported by the Forrest Research Foundation. Photos by Kelly Pilgrim-Byrne from 7 to 1 Photography.
Olivia Carroll, an immunologist and microbiologist representing the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, is the winner of the FameLab Australia 2023 science communication competition. CSIRO astrometallurgist Dr Matthew Shaw, and Curtin University’s neuroscientist Melissa Papini were named runners-up. Yesterday’s Final took place at WA Museum Boola Bardip’s Hackett Hall in front of…
FameLab Australia 2023 National Final held at WA Museum Boola Bardip, Hackett Hall, on Thursday 21 September 2023 Photos by Kelly Pilgrim-Byrne from 7 to 1 Photography
Supported by Founding Partner Wesfarmers, the Foundation for the WA Museum has created Ngalang Koort Conversations, a new lecture series, where acclaimed international speakers will explore topics of global importance. The renowned philosopher A. C. Grayling has been confirmed as the inaugural speaker of the series, and will explore the question Will AI be humankind’s…
FameLab Academy 2023 Final held at Curtin University on Wednesday, 6 September 2023 Photos by Kelly Pilgrim-Byrne from 7 to 1 Photography
The FameLab Academy science communication Final was held at Curtin University’s Elizabeth Jolley Lecture Theatre on 6 September 2023. Amongst the twelve finalists, Obi Rogers from Scotch College was named the winner of FameLab Academy 2023, with Kassandra Avedikian from Mercedes College and Siofra Cashman from Sacred Heart College named runners-up. This year, approx. 430…
The Foundation for the WA Museum’s Impact Circle donors have awarded the 2023 Impact Circle Grant to a faunal and maritime archaeological survey of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands. At an event held on 3 August at WA Museum Boola Bardip, the Foundation for the WA Museum’s Impact Circle donors voted for the project they…
2023 Impact Circle Voting Event held at Hackett Hall, WA Museum Boola Bardip on Thursday, 3 August 2023 Photos by Kelly Pilgrim-Byrne from 7 to 1 Photography
