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Published on 25 May 2026
Thursday 18 June 2026, 6.30pm-9.30pm Waverley Valley Scout Hall, Valley Reserve, 1B Wills Ave, Mount Waverley Ticketed Event. $12 pp.
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Join us for a special stargazing event and connect with the cosmos through the beauty of night.
Kamilaroi Astrophysicist Krystal De Napoli and Cultural Astronomer Associate Professor Duane Hamacher will guide audiences on a journey through space and time, exploring the significance of the moon, stars and Sky Country in First Nations knowledge systems.
The evening will begin with a welcome and light refreshments, followed by a Sky Country presentation and telescope viewing under the night sky.
This event marks the first major public program of The Burunh Program for Cultural and Indigenous Astronomy and welcomes Krystal De Napoli as a new academic staff member in the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne.
Krystal De Napoli is an astrophysicist, co-author of the award-winning book Astronomy: Sky Country, and Manager of the WEHI Deadly Science Pathways Program.
Associate Professor Duane Hamacher is Director of The Burunh Program and a leading voice in cultural astronomy. He is also the author of the best-selling book The First Astronomers, co-authored with six Elders and Sky Country knowledge holders.
Contact us if the price is prohibitive.
creative@monash.vic.gov.au
This event is part of Connecting to Country and Culture, our eight-week immersive program of cultural learning and truth telling.