Margaret Gregory

Margaret began writing at high school, and wrote on and off while working to attain a Master of Science degree. After working as an analytical chemist for ten years, participating in activities with the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard and raising a family, she moved on to study writing and editing, and achieve a Diploma in Library and Information services. She entered her first novel The Wild One in the Fellowship of Australian Writers Jim Hamilton Award (2011) and received a highly commended, this award being for an unpublished novel of sustained quality. Now with her boys grown up, she has begun to rewrite her early novels. Editor in Chief and Science Editor for The Australia Times, she lives with her three men in Melbourne, Australia, in a house with a metal roof that is used as a runway by possums.

Celebrating 50 years of space research at the University of Melbourne

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WHAT:
Fifty years of space technology at the University of Melbourne-A Symposium

WHEN:
Monday 5 October, from 5.30 till 7.00 pm

WHERE:
Brown Theatre (Room 108), Electrical and Electronic Building, University of Melbourne

To find out more about the University of Melbourne Space Program:
http://space.unimelb.edu.au/

Nearly fifty years ago, a group of University of Melbourne engineering students began construction of the first earth satellite built in Australia.

Construction of the satellite (Australis Oscar 5 –AO5) was completed in 1967, and it was launched into orbit by a US Air Force rocket in 1970.

AO5 carried out a number of measurements in space, and successfully responded to commands from earth. The satellite was tracked by a group of amateur radio operators around the world. In the 45 years since then, no Australian university has repeated this.

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Coalition Marriage Equality Debate Boosts Case For Free Vote

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 AUSTRALIAN MARRIAGE EQUALITY Media ReleaseTuesday August 11th DRAWN OUT COALITION MARRIAGE EQUALITY DEBATE BOOSTS CASE FOR FREE VOTE Advocates say the drawn out Coalition party room debate on marriage equality boosts the case for a free vote on the issue. Australian Marriage Equality national director, Rodney Croome, said, “The drawn out party room debate shows … Read more

National Science week – August 2015

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Meet the Scientists at Museum Victoria

To celebrate National Science Week in August, Museum Victoria is holding a special series of Meet the Scientists education events aimed at high school students in Years 8 to 10.
Held over four days, at Melbourne Museum and Scienceworks, the Meet the Scientists program is aimed at educating students on the varied careers and endless opportunities open to them within the world of science.

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Audio description – painting a picture with words

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In the not too distant future audio description of visual content for people who are blind or have low vision will become part of main stream culture.

Just as people who are deaf require subtitles, people who are blind or have low vision need audio description to follow TV shows, movies and live theatre.

Below is a story about a blind year 10 girl, Micaela, who is a student at Rutherglen High School. Micaela is off to see The Lion King with her class later this month. The session she will attend will have live audio description so she can enjoy the show with her friends and classmates. Audio description is a free service provided by Vision Australia to people who are blind or have low vision.

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NASA Science News for April 21, 2015

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When NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flies by Pluto this July, the spacecraft’s high-resolution cameras will spot many new landforms on the dwarf planet’s unexplored surface. They are all going to need names—and NASA wants you to help.FULL STORY:

Author talk – Danielle Shelley Carr

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Where: Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave, Vic. When: Thursday April 16th, 1pm. Danielle will be speaking about her background, education, inspiration, and the themes and stories of each of her published books. Her most recent book is – Blom – A Woman’s Journey to Individuation – A novel in verse Blom, meaning flower in German, … Read more

The Australia Times mourns a talented young writer

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All of us at The Australia Times are saddened by the death of Lizz Rice, a talented young jockey, and a contributor to our Science and GEO magazines. Lizz suffered serious head injuries in a freak fall at Caulfield race course on January 12th. For two weeks, she was in an induced coma, but her … Read more

International Year of Light

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The year of 2015 has been declared the International Year of Light (IYL) by the United Nations. Organizations, institutions, and individuals involved in the science and applications of light will be joining together for this year long celebration to help spread the word about the wonders of light.   To recognize the start of IYL, … Read more