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Meet the FameLab Australia 2026 finalists
Thirteen of Australia’s brightest early-career researchers have been selected to compete in the FameLab Australia 2026 National Final this September!
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WA Museum scientists help establish new scientific baseline for the High Seas
After 22 days exploring one of the eastern Indian Ocean’s most ecologically significant High Seas regions, WA Museum scientists have returned from the High Seas: Revealing Roo Rise expedition with specimens and new knowledge that will support deep-sea biodiversity research for years to come.
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Pioneering the Rottnest Channel Swim
On 13 April 1969, 23-year-old Lesley Meaney stood on the shore of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island and began swimming towards Fremantle. Approximately nine hours later, she reached the mainland, becoming the first woman to complete a solo crossing of the Rottnest Channel.
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Caterina Vallesi's Wedding
Caterina Vallesi (née Cardinali) was married in Porto San Giorgio, Italy, in 1955 — but her groom, Umberto Vallesi, was thousands of kilometres away in Western Australia!
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All Things Kalgoorlie these school holidays at the Museum of the Goldfields

Get ready to explore, create, discover and play! Each interactive station these school holidays includes an instruction card and a hands-on activity designed to help young explorers learn about the Goldfields while having fun. Complete them all and see how many challenges you can conquer!
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School holidays: Connecting to Country - Now & Forever

Explore the special connection between people, nature and wellbeing. Through hands-on play, creative activities and nature-based learning, young ones will discover how being present in Country helps us learn, grow and care for the world around us. Together, we'll explore the idea that when we care for Country, Country cares for us, helping to protect our environment for future generations.
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A group of people sitting under Otto the Blue Whale skeleton

Meet the FameLab Australia 2026 finalists
Thirteen of Australia’s brightest early-career researchers have been selected to compete in the FameLab Australia 2026 National Final this September!
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A yellow submersible sitting in water

WA Museum scientists help establish new scientific baseline for the High Seas
After 22 days exploring one of the eastern Indian Ocean’s most ecologically significant High Seas regions, WA Museum scientists have returned from the High Seas: Revealing Roo Rise expedition with specimens and new knowledge that will support deep-sea biodiversity research for years to come.
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Perth’s place in Commonwealth Games history
As the Commonwealth Games get underway in Glasgow, a new display at WA Museum Boola Bardip is revisiting the year Perth welcomed the competition to Western Australia.
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