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2023 Year in Review

20 December 2023
Thank you to our valued community and supporters who have made 2023 a record-breaking year for the Marine Discovery Centre.
Our year in review...
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Dr Zoe Doubleday - MDC's new Patron

14 November 2023
The Marine Discovery Centre is delighted to announce Dr Zoe Doubleday as our new Patron. Zoe is passionate about connecting people to nature and now joins Chris Daniels and Karl Telfer as Patrons of the Marine Discovery Centre.
 
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Protecting our "Puppies of the Sea"

28 April 2022

Earlier this month Chanel 10 aired a story describing the killing of juvenile Port Jackson sharks off South Australia’s Metropolitan coast and the subsequent community-driven push for stricter laws protecting this species.

Article written by Mary Gordon

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For the Love of Our Mangroves

12 February 2021

St Kilds's mangroves are a vitally important habitat for many creatures, but face a new threat.

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MDC secures $95,299 grant from Green Adelaide

21 January 2021

The Marine Discovery Centre is honoured to announce we are the recipient of the Green AdelaideGrassroots grant for the amount of $95,299.00.

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The Deep Blue Treasure Hunt – Educational fun for the whole family whilst protecting our marine environments

30 July 2020

Treasure hunting is back in style, with the launch of a family-friendly, marine-based web app, The Deep Blue Treasure Hunt on 8 August 2020.

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Fund My Neighbourhood

30 November 2017

Over 33,000 South Australians cast more than 122,000 votes for nearly 1700 neighbourhood improvement projects across the state. MDC were fortunate winners.

Our brilliant Patron, Chris Daniels, accepts the $170,000 "Fund My Neighbourhood" Grants on the MDC's behalf.

Check the video of the acceptance

Fund My Neighbourhood $170,000 Grant win on November 30, 2017:

Over 33,000 South Australians cast more than 122,000 votes for nearly 1700 neighbourhood improvement projects across the state.

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