Tech and Science

Eric’s latest adventure is out of this world

Tawonga South resident is in space

Jeff Zeuschner >

03 Apr 2025

Tech and Science

Eye in the sky: home camera popularity on the rise

Local Jaycar dealer said home security products were being sold “virtually every day”

Bailey Zimmermann >

19 Feb 2025

Wangaratta Chronicle Tech and Science

Smoke sensor to save wine industry millions

Innovative smoke sensor helping winegrowers during bushfire

Wangaratta Chronicle >

16 Feb 2025

Wangaratta Chronicle Tech and Science

Smoke sensor to save wine industry millions

Innovative smoke sensor helping winegrowers during bushfire

Wangaratta Chronicle >

16 Feb 2025

Tech and Science

Have fun exploring tech career paths

Workshops a great opportunity to learn about tech career path opportunities

Simone Kerwin >

07 Jun 2024

Tech and Science

Learn rules before take-off with drones

Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Wangaratta Aero Club encourage drone operators to learn rules

Steve Kelly >

21 Feb 2024

Tech and Science

Digital security paramount to prevent scams

Free session in Wangaratta designed to educate community about the risks on the internet

Wangaratta Chronicle >

12 Feb 2024

Tech and Science

Tech basics mentoring on offer at Wangaratta Library

Free one-to-one digital mentoring sessions at the library are on every Wednesday from 10am–3pm

Wangaratta Chronicle >

23 Aug 2023

Tech and Science

Science Week fun to STEM from grant

Wangaratta group wins Federal Government funding to host National Science Week activities

Simone Kerwin >

21 Jul 2023

Tech and Science

Tech basics mentoring on offer at Wangaratta Library

Free one-to-one digital mentoring sessions at the library are on every Wednesday from 10am–3pm

Wangaratta Chronicle >

23 Aug 2023

Tech and Science

Science Week fun to STEM from grant

Wangaratta group wins Federal Government funding to host National Science Week activities

Simone Kerwin >

21 Jul 2023

Tech and Science

Australia in prime position to see five solar eclipses

AUSTRALIA will experience a partial eclipse on Thursday, April 20, and a chance to prepare for the big one, a total eclipse over Sydney in 2028. The sun will disappear over Ningaloo in Western Australia next Thursday at 1.29 pm AEST and will reappear...

North East Media >

14 Apr 2023

Tech and Science

Lifeline for digital hub

A PROJECT aimed at making the Wangaratta Digital Hub financially sustainable within the next 18 months will be overseen by the Rural City of Wangaratta, and funded by $170,000 from the State Government, along with a $50,000 council contribution. The...

Simone Kerwin >

03 Feb 2023

Tech and Science

Warning for website owners to register new domain names

WEBSITE owners should be aware they are running out of time to reserve new .au direct domain names, otherwise they may open themselves up to cyber fraud. According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), these shorter domain names will end in...

Graham Clements >

09 Sep 2022

Tech and Science

Women’s trust to hold online program open day

WANGARATTA women will have the opportunity to benefit from a digital open day to be held at the Wangaratta Library on July 19 from 10am to 3pm. The open day is part of the Victorian Women’s Trust Rural Women Online program; an IT program designed by...

North East Media >

15 Jul 2022

Tech and Science

Shooting for the stars

I’VE been holding a camera since 1995 and fell in love with the celestial sky and wanted to capture it in camera. But I was striving for more than that and wanted that perfect image with a beautiful foreground that would complement the night sky. Over...

Kurt Hickling >

29 Jun 2022

Tech and Science

Planets create celestial kiss

LAST Sunday morning, a rare event took place with the planetary conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. Local photographers and enthusiasts were out to witness and capture the rare event. The planetary conjunction has been labeled as the ‘celestial...

Kurt Hickling >

04 May 2022

Tech and Science

Surgical robot region’s first

NEW state–of–the–art robotic technology is set to debut at Wangaratta Private Hospital, in an effort to increase the accuracy of knee and hip replacements as elective surgery resumes. Four of the hospital’s orthopaedic surgeons have received...

North East Media >

04 Mar 2022

Wangaratta Chronicle Tech and Science

Digital nous need

WANGARATTA businesses operators will be given greater course access to upskill in the digital world after the region was identified as being well behind metropolitan areas in terms of digital skills knowledge. The need for higher knowledge came from...

Steve Kelly >

23 Feb 2022

Tech and Science

Free sessions on NBN technology

FREE information sessions are coming to the Rural City of Wangaratta to better help locals and businesses understand differing NBN technology types, and how to connect. Head of NBN Local Victoria, Emily Peel, said some people may not be aware of what...

North East Media >

18 Feb 2022

Tech and Science

Psst – want to have a hoot?

IS that a dog barking or a Barking owl?Hundreds of Australians have found thousands of owl calls by listening to short recordings made in nature reserves and they’re helping researchers identify and map native Australian owl species through the Hoot...

North East Media >

08 Oct 2021

Tech and Science

Let’s get digital

WANGARATTA’S digital hub will be a regional centre at this year’s statewide Digital Innovation Festival, an event that showcases Information and Communications Technology (ICT).A series of events will be held in Wangaratta to encourage business...

Steve Kelly >

23 Aug 2021

Tech and Science

The black and white of QR codes

WHILE QR codes have been in common use for some time now, this past year has seen a surge in their adoption - particularly with state governments initiative to track the movements of citizens in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. Individuals and...

Chris Febvre >

12 Jul 2021

Tech and Science

Who wants to be a human icy-pole?

IF the idea of being frozen to the point where your metabolism is slowed to a crawl, being intravenously supplied with supplements and sedatives, and also being administered electric shocks (all for several months) sounds like a barrel of fun, then...

Chris Febvre >

12 Jul 2021

Tech and Science

Putting the art into artificial intelligence

‘WILL I dream?’ asked SAL-9000, the computer A.I. from 2010: The Year We Make Contact. If you’re a little bit odd like me, you may have wondered if computers might be able to dream and create works of art. Well, it turns out they can, and...

Chris Febvre >

12 Jul 2021

Tech and Science

How to destroy crops and starve millions

IN 1898, a young peasant couple, living and working on a farm in the then Tsarist autocracy of Russia would give birth to a son. This son would witness a revolution that would overthrow the imperial government and install the Bolsheviks - the...

Chris Febvre >

12 Jul 2021

Tech and Science

Dungeons and Dragons is good for your brain

GEEKY, nerdy, silly, even satanic - over the years ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ (and role-playing games in general), have had all manner of negative labels associated with them. The meteoric rise in popularity of D&D over the last few years has...

Chris Febvre >

15 Apr 2021