Coral Reefs in Hot Water: The Talbot Oration

Coral Reefs in Hot Water: The Talbot Oration

May 31, 2023 | Education, Events

In this year’s Talbot Oration held on Wednesday 31 May 2023, Dr Anne Hoggett AM, Co-Director of the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station (LIRS), shared her extensive knowledge about the importance of coral reefs, their complex biology, and the urgent...
Lizard Island Coral Reef Study Tour 2022

Lizard Island Coral Reef Study Tour 2022

May 18, 2022 | Education

Introduction by Kate Hayward, LIRRF Chair Back in 2019, the LIRRF undertook to support and fund an inaugural 9-night educational program at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station for a select group of Year 11 NSW government school biology students and...
An inspiring video of a student trip to LIRS

An inspiring video of a student trip to LIRS

Jun 10, 2021 | Education

A student group from Emmanuel Anglican College in Ballina NSW visited Lizard Island Research Station in May 2021. This video was produced by teacher Thomas Papworth, who was one of the group leaders.  
School science trip to Lizard Island Research Station

School science trip to Lizard Island Research Station

Oct 2, 2019 | Education

During the July school holidays in 2019, a group of senior Wenona students (including me) spent a week at the Lizard Island Research Station to learn more about our changing marine environments, to experience field-work first hand, and to  learn from the scientists...
Students from Geelong College study reef ecology

Students from Geelong College study reef ecology

Jun 29, 2019 | Education

Over the past two weeks marine scientists from the Coral Sea Foundation (Dr Andy Lewis, Dr Cristiana Damiano, Dr JP Hobbs and Ms Pauline Narvaez) have been guiding three groups of students from The Geelong College through a coral reef ecology field course at the...
My visit to Lizard Island Research Station 

My visit to Lizard Island Research Station 

Feb 13, 2019 | Education, Observation

On the 11th of September my family and I arrived on Lizard Island. To get to the Island we flew on a tiny plane which could only fit 12 people on board. You could also see the captain flying it! The first lizard We arrived at Lizard Island on one side of the island....