TALM NORTH- PL 

Professional Learning and Networking

Friday 1^st May

9:00am to 3:30pm

Kings Meadows High School, 93 Guy St, Kings Meadows 7249

Dear Lab Managers and Lab Technicians,

You are invited to Kings Meadows High School on Friday 1^st May for a professional learning opportunity focused on fire safety, demonstrations, and practicals. This event has been organised by members of the Tasmanian Association of Laboratory Managers.

Professional Learning and Networking Program

Friday 1^st May 2026

9:00am to 3:30pm

Kings Meadows High School, 93 Guy St, Kings Meadows 7249

Morning tea provided, lunch BYO (local recommendations provided)

Program:

9:00am: Sign in at front office, then meet in B28

9:30am: Tour of Science facilities – Lab Technicians Zak Howard and Mariam Shimmari

9:45am: Discussions on gas system rules

10.15am: Morning tea provided and catered by LiveEat, please notify us of any dietary requiremnts.

10:30am: Alkaline earth metals [demo] – Lab Technicians Zak Howard and Mariam Shimmari

11:00am: Iron and sulfur [hands-on] – Lab Technician, Zak Howard

11:30am: Fire tornadoes and flame tests [demo] – Lab Technician, Mark Nowakowski

12:00pm: Iodine clock made cheap and easy [demo] – Head of Science, Robert Johns

12:30pm: Lunch on campus ( own provided )

1:30pm: Thermite: Value, danger, rules, setup – Lab Tech Zak Howard and Teacher Mathew Battle

2:00pm: Thermite: One on one training – Lab Technician, Zak Howard

3:30pm: Off-site by 3:30pm

Register on TryBooking by Friday April 24^th

https://www.trybooking.com/events/1568397/sessions/6367813/sections/3021183/tickets

For any queries please contact  Zak via email: zak.howard@decyp.tas.gov.au, or SMS: 0487 723 14