Get your keyboards ready because one of WA’s biggest tech events for young people is returning to Geraldton, offering the chance for students to learn and challenge themselves.
About 500 students are expected to attend GoSHowcase and GoSHackathon on May 8 and 9, for two days full of learning and innovating about tomorrow’s technology.
The first day will feature exciting guest speakers, such as representatives from the Western Australian Museum and Curtin University’s Space Science and Technology Centre.
The second day will be a Hackathon, where participants join in teams and compete in problem-solving challenges. The obstacles are grounded in United Nations’ sustainable development goals for global impact.
WA’s biggest regional tech innovation event for young people will be held at Geraldton Grammar School and St John’s School, with participants joining from Mt Magnet, Cue, Dongara, Mullewa and Carnarvon.
GoSH founder Michelle Wong said the event aimed to improve access to tech pathways for regional young people.
“We want young people to know that they don’t have to live in a big city to build big ideas,” she said.
“Regional Western Australia has huge, untapped potential that can drive Australia and the world. We must invest where people aren’t looking.”
The two-day event will be opened by Minister for Regional Development, Science and Innovation Stephen Dawson.
Not-for-profit Disruptive Innovation developed the program for regional young people, and GoSH will be held in Peel and the South West later in the year.
Any young people interested in levelling up their tech knowledge can register online at the GoSHackathon website.
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