Our State - South Australia

‘Our State’ is a half-hour, weekly radio segment airing 1:30pm ACST each Monday on Adelaide's FiveAA.The program focuses on uncovering and sharing important subjects: the interesting, the significant, the future, the unknown and the things that are happening, right now, in South Australia. Each week, a wide range of guests discuss achievements, initiatives and events which highlight South Australia’s priorities.

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12/08/2019 - 106 - South Australian Science Excellence Awards & National Science Week

August 13, 2019 • DPC Communications • Episode 106

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National Science Week (10-18 August) is made up of hundreds of local events, celebrating the impact science has on our everyday lives and telling the stories of science.

On Friday 9 August, the SA Science Excellence Awards were held featuring guest speaker Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.

At the event, South Australia’s Scientist of the Year was named – Professor Jozef Gecz from the University of Adelaide, along with the STEM Educator of the Year Anthea Ponte from Hawthorndene Primary School.

On this week’s Our State listeners hear from Chief Scientist for South Australia Professor Caroline McMillen, Scientist of the Year Professor Jozef Gecz and STEM Educator of the Year Anthea Ponte.