Treasurer to launch Innovation Week at Science Centre

03-May-2002

NSW Treasurer Hon Michael Egan MLC will launch Innovation Week in Wollongong at the University of Wollongong Science Centre in Fairy Meadow on Monday 6 May at 11am.

UOW Creative Arts students will perform excerpts from their production "Love Dot Com" at the launch, with costumes including Italian hand-crafted masks and music of Monterverdi.

Visitors to the Science Centre will also be able to view the Lawrence Hargrave exhibition, the Hargrave model of the flying machine, a globe made by the Italian community and several displays from research partners of the University of Wollongong. These displays reveal innovations in education, media, health and biomedical science, as well as intelligent polymers used in fabrics to convert sunlight to electricity.

The Science Centre is a major innovation for Wollongong, providing science literacy for the people of southern NSW through the special combination of hands-on exhibits, science shows, a planetarium and a public observatory. With around 100 interactive exhibits, a variety of presentations and laser shows, the Science Centre demystifies the concepts behind science and technology to make learning fun.

Among guests attending the launch: Member for Wollongong, Mr Colin Markham; Wollongong Lord Mayor, Cr George Harrison; and UOW Vice-Chancellor Gerard Sutton.

For more information: contact the Director of the University of Wollongong Science Centre and Planetarium, Mr Glen Moore, via the Centre's general number on 4286 5000.