The 2022 ‘Pest Invaders’ BioQuest attracted 33 teams with 3,650 sightings, 6,132 identifications and 1,719 species mapped, via a mobile gaming app.
Three budding young artists, Michelle Springolo of Toowoomba, William Boddington of Cambooya and Charlye Maher of Freestone were selected to have their mosaic entries incorporated into the new mosaic art installation at the Hermitage Research Facility.Ī third component of the competition involved students from across the globe participating in a citizen science, biosecurity-themed adventure about the environment and the animals and organisms that invade plants. Students participated in private mosaicking workshops with local Warwick artist, Christopher Hulme, for the chance to have their entries recreated and installed in the larger mosaic piece created by Chris earlier in the year. QUT Most Outstanding Poster Awards Michelle Springolo, year 12, Groves Christian College of Distance Education, Toowoomba Ciara McRae, Belle Sweedman & Bridie Hutchinson, year 7, Scots PGC College, Warwick Year 5/6 class, Glennie Heights State School, Warwick Year P-2 class, Freestone State School, WarwickĪg Institute of Australia Junior Science Achievement Award Winner: Yasmine Brockhurst, year 8, Brigidine College, Brisbane Runner-up: Daniel Kuhn, year 7, Scots PGC College, Warwick Paul Johnston Memorial Senior Science Award Winner: Michelle Springolo, year 12, Groves Christian College of Distance Education, Toowoomba Runner-up: Cameron Colless, year 11, Atherton State High SchoolĬrawford Fund International Agricultural Science Award Winners: Michelle Springolo, year 12, Groves Christian College of Distance Education, Toowoomba Daniel Kuhn, year 7, Scots PGC College, Warwick Sebastian Sharples-Dawson, year 5, Dalby State School Runners-up: Ruby Pettingill, year 10, Glasshouse Christian College, Sunshine Coast Bonnie Petersen, year 7, Scots PGC College, Warwick “Students also created native food plant herbariums, carried out a marketing activity, cooked with bush tucker, researched the science behind using native plants for food production across the world and used a mobile gaming app to spot and identify pests that impact our precious native plant life and interfere with agricultural production.” “These aspiring young scientists have learned about plant science, food technology and native foods, and how this applies to developing nutritious and delicious fresh produce,” Mr Furner said.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said the science and art entries in this year’s competition were exceptional and gave great hope for the future of science and agriculture.
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The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries competition attracted more than 3,600 Prep to Year 12 students from 137 schools nationwide, who experienced first hand how to prepare native food plants to learn about the role of science and agriculture, and traditional, native foods and food production systems in sustaining people today and for the past 60,000 years. School students from across Queensland were yesterday presented with a range of awards as part of a national annual Hermitage Schools Plant Science Competition, which this year celebrated native foods.
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