Understorey: The Art and Science of Climate Change
West Australian Scientist of the Year, Professor Peter Newman AO, and artist and biodiversity educator Angela Rossen, speak with Understorey about the urgent need for authentic political action on climate change.


Community Biodiversity with
Angela Rossen
Angela Rossen (Honorary Research Associate at SBS) has been undertaking community outreach on behalf of the School. See her short documentary on the South Coast Community Biodiversity Survey from May 2017
A life communicating Art
and Science
Angela Rossen’s passion for the natural world spills into her artworks and community outreach bringing diverse communities to an understanding of whole systems ecology. Using every tool at her disposal, and encouraging us all to do the same. Elizabeth Po from RTR FM 92.1 speaks with Angela...

Engaging a generation to make a difference
John Statton talks about working with a group of students from South Fremantle SHS marine specialist program, on a small marine research project. The project involved transplanting the seagrass Posidonia australis into an historically degraded seagrass habitat in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
Coast and Ocean - Geraldton Community Biodiversity Exhibition
The Geraldton community have joined artist Angela Rossen in a biodiversity project to discover and document the living things of the Geraldton coast.
Art and Science

Wetland Biodiversity Painting created by the Chrysalis Montessori students in an Art Science Workshop with Angela Rossen in April 2019

Painting the living things of the tidal mud flats.
Cable Beach Primary School
Photo: Angela Rossen

Painting fish of the seagrass meadow.
Geraldton Primary School
Photo: Angela Rossen
Seagrass Meadows with Artist and Biodiversity Educator Angela Rossen
Community Outreach
Science communication is essential both for inspiring the next generation of scientists and to engage and inform the wider community. If we are to have scientists in the future, children must be exposed to the idea that a career in the sciences is a lifetime adventure of exploration and discovery. This is achieved when scientists and communicators work together - sharing knowledge and enthusiasm. Many outreach activities and events are delivered by the Seagrass team.
Watch this space for the latest activities.

National Science Week celebrated on Malgana Country
Science talks at this years Hamelin Station Science Fair focussed on a wide range of topics - including seagrasses (Wirriya Jalyanu). It provided an opportunity to bring together four generations of Traditional Owners, meet the new Malgana Indigenous Rangers in training, and 'FollowTheDream' students from Geraldton.

Blending Traditional Knowledge with Contemporary Science
Can traditional ecological knowledge and contemporary science combine to manage marine estates in a time of rapid environmental change? Come and listen to Harri Davies at the City of Perth Library.

Australia's Great Southern Reef
Sahira Bell spoke about 'Australia’s Great Southern Reef: Our best kept biodiversity secret' as part of the City of Perth Library's Ocean Series.

Science Cafe
Lab members Matthew Fraser and Emily Lester were recently involved in Scitech WA’s 2018 Science Café held at UWA. Science Café is part of National Science Week 2018, and brings together STEM professionals with Year 10 students and their teachers to discuss what it is like to work in the field and inspire our next generation of scientists.

Teachers discovering epiphytes and invertebrates in marine plants
Teacher Professional Development Day
Angela Rossen with DPaW

Drawing in the mangroves
Angela Rossen with a student from the One Arm Point Remote Community School

Excursion to Horrocks Beach
Angela Rossen and the students of St Mary’s Primary School

Coastal Biodiversity Survey
Angela Rossen and the Mindarie community

A painting demonstration
Angela Rossen with year 6 students from Cable Beach Primary School

Science Lab in the Library
Observing and recording with the Karajarri Rangers and Angela Rossen at the La Grange Remote Community School

Taking a closer look...
Angela Rossen with year 6 students at Geraldton Grammar School