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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.

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CSIRO has a range of facilities that are opened to the public, with each offering a unique insight into science research activities and history.

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CSIRO expertise is organised into 15 research areas.

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CSIRO manages national facilities and collections that are opened to researchers around Australia and overseas.
- The Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL)
- National Collections - The Australian National Insect Collection, The Australian National Fish Collection, The Australian National Herbarium, The Australian National Wildlife Collection
- The Marine National Facility - The Southern Surveyor
- Telescopes - Parkes, Narrabri, Mopra, Tidbinbilla, VLBI, ASKAP
- Pyrotron

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Transport & Infrastructure

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Event: Educational

Celebrate World Space Week 2009 at CSIRO Discovery (ACT, 6-9 Oct 09)
Discover the heavens above with a program of films and speakers October 6 to 9, 2009 at Canberra's CSIRO Discovery Centre

Event: Exhibition

Canberra Botanical 2010
Artists are invited to enter the popular Canberra Botanical 2010, which will be held at CSIRO Discovery from Saturday, 25 September 2010.
SciArt - An exhibition of artworks from CSIRO staff and Alumni
An exhibition proving that the laboratory isn’t the only place CSIRO staff are creative.
Warped and Twisted
Canberra Spinners and Weavers exhibition 2010.

Event: Lecture

Malcolm McIntosh Lecture: Professor Mike Archer AM, University of New South Wales (Canberra, 3 Dec 09)

Attend the lecture 'Listen to What Fossils Tell Us: challenging traditional approaches to conservation' to find out about fossils and how they could guide our future decisions.

Event: Workshop

Nationally Relevant Environmental Monitoring Workshop (Canberra 20-21 Oct 09)
CSIRO is hosting a two day workshop on environmental monitoring on 20-21 October 2009.
Science and movement for kids at CSIRO Discovery
Science and movement for kids at CSIRO Discovery.