Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Chinchilla Fossil Finders
Saturday 17 August
9am–1pm
Chinchilla Fossil Finders is the all-ages community event for National Science Week, inviting everyone to unleash their inner palaeontologist!
Help Queensland Museum palaeontologists sort and sieve through local sediment samples to discover and identify real fossils of all shapes and sizes.
There will be hands-on kids activities, mini train rides, giveaways, fossil displays and demonstrations. Plus, you can bring in your own rocks or fossils to be identified.
Food and drinks will be available for sale.
Chinchilla Fossil Finders is currently the only opportunity in the state for members of the public to take part in Queensland Museum’s exciting palaeontology efforts.
Presented by Future Makers — a partnership between Queensland Museum and Shell’s QGC business
FREE entry, bookings not required
Chinchilla Historical Museum
www.museum.qld.gov.au/chinchillafossilfinders
Chinchilla Fossil Finders
Saturday 17 August
9am–1pm
Chinchilla Fossil Finders is the all-ages community event for National Science Week, inviting everyone to unleash their inner palaeontologist!
Help Queensland Museum palaeontologists sort and sieve through local sediment samples to discover and identify real fossils of all shapes and sizes.
There will be hands-on kids activities, mini train rides, giveaways, fossil displays and demonstrations. Plus, you can bring in your own rocks or fossils to be identified.
Food and drinks will be available for sale.
Chinchilla Fossil Finders is currently the only opportunity in the state for members of the public to take part in Queensland Museum’s exciting palaeontology efforts.
Presented by Future Makers — a partnership between Queensland Museum and Shell’s QGC business
FREE entry, bookings not required
Chinchilla Historical Museum
www.museum.qld.gov.au/chinchillafossilfinders
