Media Centre
There's always something exciting happening here! Our innovative exhibitions and programs, colourful galleries, and career development workshops are popular topics for local and national media coverage. We have media events for exhibition launches and always try to accommodate media requests for stories and information. Of course we also welcome coverage of our many outreach programs that travel all over the country.
Public Affairs Coordinator
media@questacon.edu.au
02 6126 2216 or 0439 399 912
Images | Media Releases | Fact Sheets | Publications
Images
High Resolution images of Questacon’s exhibitions, galleries and building are available by contacting the Questacon Public Affairs Coordinator.
Media Releases
In addition to the links below, the previous six months of our media releases are available as an automatic RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed for notification via news aggregators. There are numerous aggregators available for both Mac and PC, check the list at Wikipedia for more information. 
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2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003
2010
- Record visitor numbers at Questacon 10 March 2010
- Questacon wins Australian Tourism Award 27 February 2010
- Questacon’s longest serving volunteer honoured in Australia Day Awards 27 January 2010
2009
- Questacon wins fifth consecutive Tourism Award 27 November 2009
- Move Your Mind at Questacon 15 July 2009
- Questacon Named Best Tourist Attraction at Hospitality Awards 18 June 2009
- Visitors to Questacon Take Off 9 June 2009
- Flying High at Questacon 6 June 2009
- Celebrate Mother’s Day at Questacon 8 May 2009
- Dinosaurs back home at Questacon 4 May 2009
- Australia’s Young Innovators Gather at Questacon 22 April 2009
- Canberra names on a Mission to Mars 4 April 2009
- How much energy will you save during Earth Hour? 26 March 2009
- Questacon Receives Robotic Gift from Japan 11 March 2009
2008
- Questacon Wins Tourism Award in 20th Year 5 December 2008
- Mysteries of the Deep Explored at Questacon 20 November 2008
- Secrets Behind Traditional Japanese Robotics Unveiled at Questacon 10 November 2008
- Puppetry, technology and humour collide at Questacon 6 November 2008
- Questacon celebrations are out of this world 21 October 2008
- Reach for Your Stars at Questacon 16 October 2008
- Spectacular Science goes International at Questacon 19 September 2008
- Questacon and Japan Celebrate 20 Years 9 September 2008
- Discover how you measure up at Measure Island! 31 July 2008
- Australia’s Young Innovators 7 July 2008
- Questacon reflects well on Canberra 22 May 2008
- Getting up early has never been so much fun! 21 April 2008
- Answer the Call of the Wild at Questacon! 7 March 2008
- Questacon wins National Tourism Award 1 March 2008
- Unravel the Science of Spiders at Questacon 23 February 2008
- Celebrating 20 Years of Science at Questacon 15 February 2008
2007
- Questacon Recognised for Contribution to Tourism 10 November 2007
- Questacon captures the spirit of innovation 15 August 2007
- Can You Believe Your Eyes? 3 August 2007
- Hands-on Science Programme for Early Learners 16 July 2007
- Australia’s Future Innovators and Inventors 9 July 2007
- Things are getting frosty at Questacon! 11 June 2007
- Chemistry gets Radical at Questacon 26 May 2007
- Questacon Wins International Awards 17 May 2007
- Road Safety Campaign in Woolooware 26 April 2007
- Science Centres Unite on Climate Change 1 March 2007
2006
- Einstein looms with peace message 11 December 2006
- Questacon takes top tourism award 17 November 2006
- Global Planet lands at Questacon 7 November 2006
- Questacon gets out and about 26 October 2006
- Questacon counts down to take off 19 October 2006
- 21 year Science Circus partnership wins Prime Minister’s Award 18 October 2006
- They all blew down – wind power! 22 September 2006
- Young students develop low fat sausage using lupin! 21 September 2006
- Look to the Skies at Questacon 21 September 2006
- Another Great Year for Questacon 11 July 2006
- Science Circus celebrates 21st birthday with an eye to the future 15 June 2006
- Federal Budget 2006 – 2007 9 May 2006
- On Your Mark, Get Set, Go ..........Questacon! 14 March 2006
- Questacon leads the way in the Australia-Japan Year of Exchange 13 February 2006
- Secrets and spies uncovered at Top Secret 12 February 2006
2005
- Canberra Kids Celebrate at Questacon 2 December 2005
- Not Sold in Stores 31 October 2005
- 6 Million and Growing 6 October 2005
- Questacon Welcomes Science at Play 1 August 2005
- Australia’s Young Inventors Converge on Questacon 4 July 2005
- Visitors Rain on Questacon Over the Long Weekend 15 June 2005
- Music Strikes the Right Chord at Questacon 18 May 2005
- Questacon’s Growth Stems from Its Volunteers 9 May 2005
- Questacon Breaks Records in 2005 28 April 2005
- There’s a dead body at Questacon! 17 February 2005
2004
- Tiny Scientists at Questacon 15 December 2004
- Questacon Only Member of ACT Tourism Industry Nominated for Travel and Tourism Awards 2004 26 November 2004
- Tasmanian students make Smart Moves 12 October 2004
- Man’s best friend helps unravel the mysteries of science 22 September 2004
- Young Australian Inventors Invade Canberra! 21 September 2004
- Spring into Questacon 31 August 2004
- Youthful Circus Wins Longevity Award 30 July 2004
- Young Innovators make Smart MovesYoung Innovators make Smart Moves 19 July 2004
- It’s Official! Questacon is among the best in the business 21 June 2004
- Predators on the Prowl at Questacon 3 March 2004
- Volunteers Vaunted at Questacon! 18 February 2004
2003
- 15 years of science fun at Questacon! 26 November 2003
- Questacon opens at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Quest and NRMA RoadZone Exhibitions 5 September 2003
- Indigenous Web Exhibition- Wins Award 16 June 2003
- Questacon delves into DNA 15 May 2003
- Celebrating our Volunteers! 11 May 2003
- Mathamazing – have fun with maths 1 April 2003
- Breakfast with the Balloons 13 March 2003
- Australian Young Scientists Play Mind Games on Virtual World Stage 4 March 2003
- Questacon Wins National Tourism Award 23 February 2003 and 25 February 2006
Fact Sheets
Our fact sheets are available as PDF files. You may need to download PDF reader software to view or print them.
- Achievements
- Eaten Alive
- History
- Overview
- Questacon Imagination Factory
- Questacon Measure Island
- Questacon Outreach
- Shell Questacon Science Circus
- Questacon Science Play
- Questacon Science Squad
- Questacon Smart Moves
- Questacon Smart Moves Invention Convention
- Tenix Questacon Maths Squad
Publications
Questacon's recent reports and booklets are available as PDF files, below. You may need to download PDF reader software to view or print them. Alternately, a printed copy can be mailed out to you. Contact details are at the top of the page.
- Each financial year, we summarise Questacon's activities across Australia and around the world.
- 2008-2009 Going Places (52 page pdf, 3.4 MB)
- 2007-2008 Balancing Continuity and Change (50 page pdf, 4.6 MB)
- 2006-2007 Looking to the Future (62 page pdf, 4.6 MB)
- 2005-2006 A Year of High Energy and Achievement (60 page pdf, 4.5 MB)
- 2004-2005 Inspiring Innovation in Young Australians (32 page pdf, 2.3 MB)
- 2003-2004 Making Science Fun and Relevant for Everyone (32 page pdf, 2 MB)
- 2002-2003 Inspiring Innovation in Young Australians (15 page pdf, 2.0 MB)
- 2001-2002 Making Science Fun and Relevant for Everyone (28 page pdf, 1.6 MB)
- 2000-2001 Annual Report (104 page pdf, 395 kB)
- 1999-2000 Annual Report (96 pages, 352 kB)
- Questacon and Japan: Building the future through cooperation (42 page pdf, 8.8 MB). The Japanese Government and business community contributed half of the cost of building Questacon, and to many projects since then. This book is a celebration of almost 20 years of co-operation.
- Questacon Science Play booklet (36 page pdf, 6 MB). Questacon Science Play is interactive science for toddlers and pre-schoolers! This booklet has lots of ideas for fun science activities to try at home with young children.
- The Science of Success (16 page pdf, 2.3 MB). An advocacy document profiling some of the graduates of the Shell Questacon Science Circus program.
- Making a Difference (44 page pdf, 3.1MB). This book details the story of the origins of the Shell Questacon Science Circus, as well as some of the impact the program has made in the communities it has visited.