STEAMworks Lithgow Valley Science Hub

04/12/2023

It was so great to have Edged VR with us for STEAM Fair!!

Did anyone try it?

27/11/2023

Thanks to Science Ignite - Inspiring NSW, for capturing so many highlights from our recent event, STEAM Fair at The Foundations, Portland NSW, in your review!🌱🚀🦋🌷🚁🐟🚂😍

What a remarkable weekend it was! Inspiring NSW thoroughly enjoyed the inaugural STEAM Fair 2023 in Portland on November 11 and 12. The Foundations Portland heritage precinct was abuzz with activit…

12/11/2023

What a weekend!!

Thank you to every one who visited over the weekend, to all our exhibitors and partners, our sponsors , , Australian Government under the Black Summer Bushfire Resilience funding.

There are so many great pictures, testimonials and memories flooding in, please tag us in your posts.

We will see you all again soon!

11/11/2023

Last day to catch the Penrith Museum of Printing at STEAM Fair and make a print with some amazing printing specialists. Open 10am-2pm 🗜

11/11/2023

We’re very excited to have Arts Outwest with Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery with us for STEAM Fair 💫

11/11/2023

A huge THANK YOU to our major sponsor for their support of this inaugural event!

Thanks also to The Foundations and the Federal government for helping us turn a dream into a reality and changing lives in the Central West

11/11/2023

Don’t forget 👇

Carol Probets Bird Watching Tour

Sunday 12th November, 10.30am - 11.30am

Carol Probets is one of Australia’s leading bird watching guides and an expert on birds of the local Blue Mountains and Capertee Valley region. Join Carol at the STEAM Fair as she leads an informative tour through the Foundations, Portland NSW exploring the bird life of the area on.
Bring along your binoculars and curiosity!

11/11/2023

It was such an amazing day out at Steam Fair - capped off by the official opening and unveiling of a new work by - it’s been so rewarding hearing kids and adults alike get engaged by science and arts across so many diverse disciplines.

Day 2 is on tomorrow from 10am-2pm and you can find all the details of activities on http://steamfair.com.au

Highlights include:
Talks:
12pm - 12.30pm: Allan Wray, ‘The Purple Copper Butterfly’
1pm- 1.30pm: Dr Laura McKemmish, ‘Using Computers to Answer Questions about Space’

Tours:
10.30am - 11.30am: Carol Probets, ‘Introduction to Birdwatching’
12pm - 1pm: Diego Bonetto: ‘Edible Weeds and Other Stories’

11/11/2023

More updates from the STEAM Fair The Foundations, Portland NSW.. so much to do and see 🤩

11/11/2023

The STEAM Fair is now open!
Come down to The Foundations today and tomorrow and check out all the amazing stalls and activities on offer.
We kick-started the Fair with a moving and memorable Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony by Dabee Wiradjuri Elder, Peter Swain.

11/11/2023

Get down to the STEAM Fair to see Penrith Museum of Printing!!

The Fair is open today 10am - 4pm and Sunday 12th November 10am - 2pm!!

10/11/2023

ALSO AT STEAM Fair - THIS WEEKEND!

Fly-Fishing Lessons with Wallerawang CAS
Take a free Fly-Fishing lessons with the team at Wallerawang CAS in this fun, drop-in-style fishing clinic, open to all ages, at The Millpond The Foundations, Portland NSW. Happening Saturday 11th November, 10am-4pm and Sunday 12th November, 10am - 2pm.