Questacon - The National Science & Technology Centre

Schools Australia introduces Questacon - The National Science & Technology Centre in Canberra, for all your education and learning needs.

Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre and our numerous outreach programs are administered within the Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE). At Questacon, we strive to promote greater understanding and awareness of science and technology within the community. We're committed to making that experience fun, interactive, and relevant. We opened our Centre in Canberra in 1988, with half of the initial $20 million construction cost paid for by a generous grant from Japan. Today, our director, Professor Graham Durant, leads a team of over 200 staff members as well as an additional 150 or so volunteer Explainers. Each year, we welcome 400 000 visitors to our Centre in Canberra, while another 700 000 see our exhibitions in other museums and centres around Australia and overseas. Our numerous Outreach Programs take to the roads each year, visiting an additional 300 000 in towns and communities across the country. Between the generous support of our sponsors and other sources of revenue, we're able to do all this on an annual budget of approximately $20 million.