Spreading the word about science in Stawell

Centre members Kyle Leaver and Peter McNamara and Chief Operating Officer Anita Vecchies travelled to regional Victoria to participate in the Stawell Easter Extravaganza.

The physicists operated a stall at the event, held over the weeken of the Stawell Gift, and spoke to members of the community and visitors to the region about physics, the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory and the SABRE South experiment.

Science demonstrations were available to introduce children to physics concepts, and a muon detector was on hand to show why it is necessary to locate the SABRE South experiment 1km underground.

Visitors to the stall were interested to hear updates on the underground lab located in Stawell Gold Mines, including the muon detectors that have been transported into the laboratory.

The event was an opportunity to share the excitment of our search for dark matter with the community, and to highlight the diversity and potential of science to young regional Victorians.